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so what are some of the abreviations used informally in your institution to describe patients.
there are the old ones from Samuel Shems book "House of God"
GOMER get out of my ER
LOLNAD little old lady in no apparent distress
Then the appropriated military ones.
FUBAR f'd up beyond all recognition
SNAFU Situation normal all f'd up
Then there are the ones I have learned since nursing school
TFBUNDY totally F'd but unfortunately not dead yet
JPFROG just plan f'n ran out of gas
AMF kind of like AMA, only Adios Mother F'r (very good for some er pt's.)
care to add some more to the list?
some more I remembered while working tonight.
I tach, when the patient lays there screaming i yai yai i yai yai
Our doctors have one that tells them when the ICU patient is ready to leave the unit.
The half and full Acapulco the half is when the patient has their hands crossed behind their head while in bed, and the full is when the hands are behind their head, and their feet are crossed, as if laying on the beach in Acapulco.
oh yeah and then there is when you arrive at the code, and the patient is DRT (dead right there).
cheers.
This one from pediatrics: FLK = Funny Looking Kid, for a kid that's not normal, but has no recognizable medical or genetic disorder.
FLK's sometimes have FLP's - Funny Looking Parents!
P.S. Howling with laughter as I read these. The Big Bird cartoon nearly gave my hysterics! Just don't show it to your wee ones !
Charles S. Smith, RN, MS
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One from the late 60's and early 70's when nurses began watching monitors...
FLBs....funny looking beats.
chas