Schools to Stop teaching Cursive!

Beowulf said:
Someone close to me tried to forge a prescription and was caught. She lost her nursing license and had to change careers. Ach.
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Happens more than you realize. Nurses are at high risk for becoming addicted to prescription drugs.
 
Reba said:
Yes, I know they exist. It's just not the same as getting a real card that can be displayed on the mantel or table and handled. Recently, a loved one of mine spent a couple weeks in the hospital, and he enjoyed getting get well cards and displaying them in his barren hospital room. He did get pleasure and comfort from looking at them and rereading them, and sharing them with visitors. He also had a smart phone, so he kept up with friends on FaceBook and such but that wasn't the same thing as card with a hand written message inside.
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Call me old-fashioned, but I think a handwritten card is worth more in gold than electronic messages. It shows that the person took the time and energy to do it. :)
 
jillio said:
And many doctors don't ever write an Rx. They phone it in with an ID number. This became popular some time ago when forging Rx's for schedule drugs was at an all time high. I know doctors that never keep an Rx pad in their office. Keeps them from being stolen.
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Interesting, most doctors here still write prescriptions.
 
jillio said:
I don't know. Maybe I'm weird, but I figure as long as someone is thinking of me, I really don't care what medium they choose to express it.:dunno2: I'm just appreciative of their thoughts.
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I am extremely appreciative of e-gift cards! :P
 
deafbajagal said:
Call me old-fashioned, but I think a handwritten card is worth more in gold than electronic messages. It shows that the person took the time and energy to do it. :)
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I am tempted to send musical cards to deafies I despise. :giggle:
 
Beowulf said:
That's a good idea. They probably check to see if certain areas of the signature matches those on the computer check, in case he varies his signature each time he signs the prescription.
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I doubt pharmacist has time and effort to do some forensic job. I'll email my pharmacist friend about this issue. and he's deaf.
 
Banjo said:
Interesting, most doctors here still write prescriptions.
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Maybe the problem with stolen pads and forgeries hasn't been as wide spread in Canada? There are some here who still use paper Rx's, but more and more of them are getting away from it. Or they use forgery proof pads.
 
Banjo said:
Interesting, most doctors here still write prescriptions.
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because some pharmacies don't have computers. Some doctors may do both prescription and online.
 
Jiro said:
I doubt pharmacist has time and effort to do some forensic job. I'll email my pharmacist friend about this issue. and he's deaf.
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I'm willing to learn, especially if others do the footwork for me. :lol:
 
TheWriteAlex said:
Cursive is an anachronistic waste of time. There are much more important things we should be teaching our children in the 21st century. Good riddance.
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like what? ASL? :lol:
 
Jiro said:
because some pharmacies don't have computers. Some doctors may do both prescription and online.
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Actually, most pharmacists here have computers. They scan them in as soon as they receive them. They have a prescription-sized scanner for it. I can order the refills online if I wanted to.
 
jillio said:
Maybe the problem with stolen pads and forgeries hasn't been as wide spread in Canada? There are some here who still use paper Rx's, but more and more of them are getting away from it. Or they use forgery proof pads.
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That's a good question, I don't have the answer to that one though.
 
Banjo said:
Actually, most pharmacists here have computers. They scan them in as soon as they receive them. They have a prescription-sized scanner for it. I can order the refills online if I wanted to.
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I dunno if "mom n' pop" pharmacy has computer like that :dunno:
 
Banjo said:
Actually, most pharmacists here have computers. They scan them in as soon as they receive them. They have a prescription-sized scanner for it. I can order the refills online if I wanted to.
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Yep, here too. And they will notify you by email or phone text when it is ready to be picked up.
 
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