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  1. Jan 25 by
    Quote from OCNRN63

    I'm not quite sure what this is supposed to mean. I was pointing out that it is, in fact, a word. There's no snobbery intended.
    Noooo!!!!! Didn't think YOU were being snobby at all!

    Posting from my phone, ease forgive my fat thumbs!
  2. Jan 25 by
    'Atenol' and 'Tynol' are 'not uncommon', as are 'vomitting' and 'stomache'; I see these alot... sometimes even allot.
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  3. Jan 25 by
    Quote from Creamsoda
    This is just a pet peeve rant post. But why do some people who should have a basic education on this call it "oxygen stats/ staturations". Drives me crazy. Ive seen people write it and say it. Its sat!!! Saturation!

    Ok end rant.
    I work in Quality Mgmt entering incident reports-unbelievable how many intelligent nurses report patients were found "in the floor".
    Really? How deep were they?
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  4. Jan 25 by
    Deep breath, this is my first posting after reading for years, but in report the other day my patient's primary complaint/diagnosis was stated and written as obstipation, as in small bowel obstruction and severe constipation. My charge nurse insisted that it is a real term; I'm only a new grad 6-month med-surg RN so what do I know? And I must admit I haven't looked it up.
    One thing I do know, is that her NG tube suction was bringing up "poopvomit," a term my fellow clinical students and I agreed should be a word back in nursing school. If you have encountered it, you know what I'm talking about!
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  5. Jan 25 by
    Subscription instead of prescription. Yikes.
  6. Jan 25 by
    Obstipation is a real word. It means severe constipation.
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  7. Jan 25 by
    You are absolutely right now that I have put it out there, that obstipation is a real word. But to be fair and a little (maybe a lot) nitpicky, it describes a situation of prolonged severe constipation that suggests an obstruction is near, rather than an actual diagnosis. Not that there's anything wrong with that!
  8. Jan 25 by
    I work with a nurse who abbreviates acetaminophen as ASAP, instead of APAP.
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  9. Jan 25 by
    We had a nurse document that a pt was on "hormoans"
  10. Jan 25 by
    Lozenger instead of lozenge.
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