Words You Hate

[OyWithThePoodles, RN]

Is there a medical word that you absolutely hate? Or one that you can never seem to pronounce correctly?

Hate:

• Meatus. (Eww)
• Gargle.

Mispronounce:

Prophylaxis. I ALWAYS say prophylaxicks.

I have a co-worker that says Cefazolin wrong and is convinced she is right. Drives me nuts.

[LibraSunCNM, BSN, MSN, CNM]

Orientate! I know it's technically also a correct version of the word, but it's like nails on a chalkboard to me.

[flying_ace2]

Moist. I'm sure I'll think of others....

[Farawyn]

Compartmentalize.

[OyWithThePoodles, RN]

Moist. I'm sure I'll think of others....

There are several on the "hate moist" train.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Moist. I'm sure I'll think of others....

I second moist.

And, smegma

[kiszi, RN]

I second meatus.

Orifice

Stimulate

Phlegm

[Farawyn]

These "bad" words you hate? I use them as much as possible.

[OyWithThePoodles, RN]

Farawyn said:

These "bad" words you hate? I use them as much as possible.

Far, I know you use the word meatus with your students as much as possible. How might that conversation go?

[whichone'spink, BSN, RN]

-Orientate. It's just wrong English.

-O2 stat. Why people use it is beyond me.

-Dilitation.

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

LibraSunCNM said:

Orientate! I know it's technically also a correct version of the word, but it's like nails on a chalkboard to me.

Me too. I do not care that in Britian it is correct.

roser13 said:

And, smegma

You beat me to it.

[Farawyn]

SullyRN said:

Far, I know you use the word meatus with your students as much as possible. How might that conversation go?

I use it when I'm out socially.

I'll PM you.