[Kinky Slinky RN]

This is SO funny.. I am a new RN in a level 1 trauma center in Dallas, and during unit orientation our RN educator decided it was very important that we start learning the Parkland language... there were so many different ones that now I can't remember all of them... but a few were "I have a risin".... means you got a boil... and "my baby burned me"... means you got yourself an STD... I still have a while to wait before I'm triage, but... I am SO going to make a memoir of sorts

[sjt9721]

Originally Posted by KiNKy sLiNkY

This is SO funny.. I am a new RN in a level 1 trauma center in Dallas, and during unit orientation our RN educator decided it was very important that we start learning the Parkland language... there were so many different ones that now I can't remember all of them... but a few were "I have a risin".... means you got a boil... and "my baby burned me"... means you got yourself an STD... I still have a while to wait before I'm triage, but... I am SO going to make a memoir of sorts

It's good to hear the language hasn't changed since I was there...

Have you heard "I almost fell out" yet? No joke, I replied with "Out of what?" Turns out she felt like she was going to faint.

And then there's "I've got high blood". Your reply should be "Sugar or pressure?

[NoMoreStudying]

I remember one more now. Getting report from a new nurse for whom english is second language. Still her english is as good as any college graduate. So she says "the pt, he stood up from the sofa, he passed away. later, he went to the bathroom, he passed away again."

I was trying not to laugh, but it was too funny. She looked horrified when I told her the difference.

[sharonorn]

Originally Posted by ann945n

Discharge Instructions- repeat high school and learn to spell

HAAHAHAHAHAH!
I love it!

[Victoriakem]

I had one some time ago, "I have an issue with my vagina." Huh?
Turned out to be pain & discharge but it took a while to narrow down what the "issue" was....
Or "sik" written down as reason for ED visit. Sik of what?!

[postmortem_cowboy]

Originally Posted by Victoriakem

I had one some time ago, "I have an issue with my vagina." Huh?
Turned out to be pain & discharge but it took a while to narrow down what the "issue" was....
Or "sik" written down as reason for ED visit. Sik of what?!

Probably the wait... lol... Seems to me that's the biggest ER complaint of all. Personally I love it when they bring someone in for a fever of 99.9 wait for forever, and then get discharged with script for OTC meds and they say "that's it?".... uhhh yeahhhh... that's it... you could have treated this at home.


Wayne.