Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i9DGr9U20570; Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:53:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:53:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <BAY16-F35PGNkY5Tetp000515f6@hotmail.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jill Linnell" <linnelljill@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4557] dosing cups for health literacy program X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/html Status: O Content-Length: 1235 Lines: 10
We are currently developing a health literacy curriculm to use with patients in pediatric waiting rooms. The curriculum addresses dosing errors by encouraging parents to use dosing syringes and dosing cups rather than common kitchen spoons when giving their children liquid medications.
Currently we are seeking to buy or obtain dosing cups to give away to our families and have discovered that the majority of dosing cups available to purchase are very difficult to use from a health literacy perspective. Many have marks only for 1/2 tsp, 1 tsp, and 1 tbsp, despite the fact that many medicines are prescribed in doses of 1.5 or 2 tsp.
Does anyone know of dosing cups that are easy to read and have all of the markings by half teaspoons in addition to cc's or ml's (which may be easier to understand for patients from other countries).
Thank you,
Jill Linnell
Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, NY
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