[TennNurse]

OK, I did live in New Mexico for 7 years, but I am from Tennessee and have no idea what the Hysterical Hispanic stuff is all about. Can someone please explain that to me? In return, I offer the following information on "done fell out".

This is a tried, true, and no-questions-asked accepted diagnosis in the South. It is an equal-opportunity diagnosis, with no regard to age, race, or religion, but my personal experience has provided me primarily with rural whites suddenly overcome with the Spirit at all-day revivals, most of which take place in hell-hot temperatures with 98-99% humidity thrown in to weed out the wusses. I've never seen one younger than mid-30-ish, but anyone older than that is fair game.

I LOVE the "intubating junior"! What a classic!

[RN92]

"Chrome induced ischemia "- when someone gets handcuffed/arrested and they start having chest pain

We give suspiciously unconscious patients "vit A" (ammonia) - one in each nostril works MIRACLES!!

[kevro1013]

Heard the MD tonight order Dopamine as "no hopeamine"
(I guess he didnt want to "leave em dead" with levophed)

[Rep]

DOA = dead on arrival

[Stitchie]

I like the "no hope-amine"; I can't tell you how many times I've felt the same way.

Leave-'em-dead levophed?

Where can I get a "no pressors" tattoo for my forehead?

[Marie_LPN, RN]

JPS--Just plain stupid (this was coined after a 34 y M tried to ski off of his roof, and no traces of any drugs or alcohol was found in his system)

[JACALA_CL]

chocolate hostage = constipation ( stole it from another post) but love it

[gwenith]

PFO = P***ed and fell over - drunk with minor head trauma

frequent flyers = boomerang patients - hey these are Australian

[JACALA_CL]

Hypoxanaxemia = A Condition Suffered From A Majority Of The Clientel

[Hellllllo Nurse]

I've never worked in ER, but here are a few from some other areas of nursing-

Turn and Baste: slang for incontinence care and rounds in LTC.

One foot on a banana peel, and the other in the grave: see FTD.

Licking a baby aspirin: phrase used when a doc has a pt on very little, inadequate pain meds. i.e. Q. "What did doctor so-and-so order for pain?"
"He's got her licking a baby aspirin." Such as when a doc orders DCN-100 i-ii q 4-6 hrs, prn for cancer pain.

Hydrating the family: phrase used when a dying hospice pt who can no longer take food or liquids, is losing the ability to process fluids and does not have the oncotic pressure to hold fluids, is getting IV hydration because the family thinks it's necessary, despite repeated teaching. Ususally run @ TKO only.

Hydrating the doctor: pt in same condition as above, but doc feels better if he sees an IV going when he enters the pt's room.

Pt is BB King- i.e. dialysis graft is clotted. Thus- "The Thrill is Gone."