Can doctor's read other doctor's handwriting?

Other_Owl

I heard doctors have illegible handwriting.

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Reply 1

Bookworm524

if you're one of them I bet you'll be fluent

Reply 2

Democracy

Original post by Other_Owl

I heard doctors have illegible handwriting.

Yes but it's increasingly becoming less and less necessary with electronic patient records and prescriptions. Still a useful skill to have though :wink:

Reply 3

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

In my experience the best people to ask to "translate" doctor's hieroglyphics are nurses :laugh:

Reply 4

_Rusty_

Volunteer Team

Reminds me of this. The funny thing is, I knew what it said straight away :lol:

Reply 5

MedCourse

Absolutely. Some of it is learning to read bad handwriting, but most of the skill is in understanding the context. If someone has scribbled some notes together about a patient, and I know their background, I can make out most of it. If they wrote a shopping list I'd have no chance.