anxious_101 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 How many use a different signature to sign off patient prescriptions? By different I mean not the same signature that you sign off on your credit cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Why would you use a different signature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I have a range of signatures corresponding to varying levels of tiredness. My real name is very long. I am going to have to try to stick with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I have an initial I use on orders in hospital. I have a full signature I use on rx. I have a legal signature I use on legal documents. Like Ellorie said, the more tired I am, the more likely I will use the shorter one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixFlare500 Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I have a tidy signature that looks somewhat professional that I use when I can actually take the time to write neatly. Then there's my actual signature which I use for everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmingHedgehog Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Agree with the general sentiment - I have a signature for professional stuff, mainly because I often have to sign quickly and write my last name and pager / credentials behind. Also, Ina completely bizarre way, I initially decided to use a different signature because of this unreasonable fear that someone is going to copy my signature on one of the prescriptions I write, and try to use my credit card with it or something. Therefore, signing differently would allow me to identify where the signature came from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I am planning to get a custom stamp with my name, credentials, CPSO number, and pager number made (because we keep the same pager for all of PGY1). Then when I write a note or something I will just stamp and sign under the stamp. I expect that this will save me a lot of time, especially on writing out my full name (which is, as I said, long). I'd get a signature stamp too if I thought I could get away with it, but that would basically defeat the purpose of a signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I have an initial I use on orders in hospital. I have a full signature I use on rx. I have a legal signature I use on legal documents. Like Ellorie said, the more tired I am, the more likely I will use the shorter one. This. It's always interesting comparing a signature from the beginning of a call shift to the end of a shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 I am planning to get a custom stamp with my name, credentials, CPSO number, and pager number made (because we keep the same pager for all of PGY1). Then when I write a note or something I will just stamp and sign under the stamp. I expect that this will save me a lot of time, especially on writing out my full name (which is, as I said, long). I'd get a signature stamp too if I thought I could get away with it, but that would basically defeat the purpose of a signature. Just be careful of triplicates and other forms like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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