Specialties NICU
Published Feb 7, 2015
klone, MSN, RN
14,798 Posts
As a non-NICU nurse who has worked in the NICU (in a research role), I found it an odd, yet endearing thing, that the nurses always referred to the babies as "kiddos". It seemed universal in the NICUs in which I worked (three). Now I'm reading threads here and seeing nurses here also using that term (makes me smile).
Do all NICU nurses call their patients "kiddo"?
prmenrs, RN
4,565 Posts
We also refer to the rest of the hospital's patients (unless a peds hosp) as "grown-ups". And we don't want to work there!!!
Luckyyou, BSN, RN
467 Posts
we call them kiddos, little people, tiny people. we call the micros squids or squidlets.
tinkerbell419
181 Posts
Lol!! Kiddos?! No i call them little teeny weenies or little popsicles.
Micro Squid!! Thats hilarious!!!!!
HyperSaurus, RN, BSN
765 Posts
I call them 'kidlets' and in the case of boys, 'little dude.'
Grizabelle
17 Posts
We call them peanuts =)
KelRN215, BSN, RN
1 Article; 7,349 Posts
Not a NICU but a pedi nurse. I rarely use the term "kiddo", but do call little boys "buddy" a lot.
zeus&lincoln
156 Posts
Yup, I am totally guilty of calling them kiddos, peanuts, twinkies (for twins), tiny humans, and a slew of other grossly adorable and endearing names. :) NICU nurses are a strange and amazing breed of human... Wouldn't want to be anything else.
xoemmylouox, ASN, RN
3,150 Posts
The nick names/ endearing terms are endless. Peanut is a frequent one.
babyNP., APRN
1,922 Posts
I have been known to call my patients, "cutie" to their faces :)
katierobin23
147 Posts
Yup, kiddo, kid, buddy, little man, big girl, big guy, dude, sweetheart