Do you notice the doctor's handwriting?

drs do write super sloppy where you cant read it! i am surprised that the pharmacist can read it. Although i have had them get it wrong before.....

I agree with you cream97.. Doctor's handwriting can be hardly read and understood. and i guess maybe only 1 in 1000 doctors, could write clearly..lol. But i think not only that they are rushing but i think doctor's don't really care about their handwriting so much because the person who's gonna read it is those nurses who works for him. So the longer the nurse works for him, the better they understand their doctor's handwriting. So if its a new nurse, i guess she'll have to start to get used to his handwriting. So what i'm trying to say is that, the doctors dont care about their handwriting because the prescriptions written are not meant for us but is meant for those working with him e.g. nurses, pharmacists in the clinic/hospital. I know we would also like to know what he's trying to write but we just can't do anything unless they change! haha which is impossible !

It's one of the oldest jokes around, doctors' handwriting. My doctor uses a computer these days to print out prescriptions, so there is little chance of making a mistake.

Hello there, this is a good question. Frankly, I cannot read doctor’s hand writing. For the prescription, I don’t mind to find out what it is as finally the pharmacist will provide the relevant medication accordingly. But if for the new or unfamiliar doctors, I even have to memorize or mark down their names so that I can request my Sick Leave from my work while filling in the form. LOL

I agree with you. :) Doctor's handwriting can be hardly read and understood. i guess only 1 in 1000 doctors could write clearly and neatly. haha But I think not only they are always in a rush, i think doctors don't really care about their handwriting so much because the person who's gonna read it is those nurses who work for him. SO the longer the nurse works for him, the better they understand the doctor's handwriting. And if there's new nurses, i guess they'll have to start to learn and get used to his handwriting haha. So what i'm trying to say is that doctors dont care about their handwriting because prescriptions are not meant for us to read but meant for those working with him i.e. nurses, pharmacists. I know we would also like to know what he/she is prescribing but we just can't do anything unless they change! haha which i think is impossible for the next 20years!

LOL. Yes they have bad handwriting. I am studying med so I guess I should train myself to have a neat handwriting. But it seems the pharmacists and people who have to read doctors' prescriptions are actually trained to read band handwriting.

I can't read any doctor's handwriting. I am comnvinced that they write messy unpurpose to mess people up..many people doe every year because they end up with the wrong prescription becasue the pharmacist read it wrong or could not make it out....it's a disgrace.....There is no reason why they can't write neat...people's lives are at stake and they dont care!

Yep, know what you mean. My doctors use a computer now, but sometimes they still write out the prescriptions. I had heard that doctors were getting into trouble because pharmacists were unable to read the handwriting and Some people were getting wrong prescriptions. Now they have to slow down and try to write neater. I noticed that the last time I got a prescription I was actually able to read it.

Most of the prescriptions I see these days get printed off on a computer and the doctor just has to sign them, which seems like a definite improvement over the old system, since most of the doctors which I've seen just scrawl their signatures with a great bit of speed and far too many flourishes. I can't imagine having to work at a pharmacy and decipher all of the crazy looking scripts that doctors send in.

Argh - this is one of my worst pet peeves - I won't even take handwritten prescriptions anymore - Either computerize or call it into my pharmacy. When I was 13 (bout a billion years ago) I had a terrible case of pink eye and the doctor prescribed eye drops - unfortunately his handwriting was so bad the pharmacist read it as a similarly named ear drop. My mom couldn't understand why it hurt so bad when she put them in my eyes - and she dosed me 3 times before we finally figured out. That experience could have left me blinded for life.

I swear, my doctor's handwriting are terrible when writing a prescription. I don't know, all of the doctors I had met are like that. Sometimes I really get a hard time reading the instructions or prescription but thank goodness that the pharmacy assistant can read those handwriting! I guess that is their trend mark being a doctor... always in hurry .. more on talk and do... but I love my doctor so much! lol.

Well it seems it won't be to much of a problem since a lot of medical facilities are going electronic. However, i believe that doctors write as legible as they think nurses can read. Dr's do tend to rush whenever they are at the end of the appointment.