AllNurses Abbreviations

[AllieSparksRN]

I'd like to start a helpful thread. We throw around abbreviations left and right and while some of them seem incredibly obvious, not everyone knows what they mean, plus we have new people joining all the time. Let's make the new people feel welcome and let's help those of use who can't remember what everything stands for :) .

Simply post the abbreviation(s) you use or see and write what it means. No comments or discussion needed are here. If this is successful, maybe Admin can make it a sticky?

Thanks for your anticipated contributions,

Allie

AN = AllNurses

OP = Original Post/Original Poster

COB = Crusty Old Bat

[AcuteHD]

Thanks for this thread, I was wondering about COB.

[Julius Seizure]

Not something I have ever seen here, but I've personally used it at work (when I or somebody else has a brain fart and makes a dumb mistake/asks a dumb question). My coworkers agreed that it was useful.

YSAAN = you suck as a nurse

Also, this definitely could be useful on this site:

IANAL = I am not a lawyer

[AllieSparksRN]

Thanks to all who have contributed so far. Keep 'em coming!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

TPTB = the powers that be

FWIW = for what it's worth

TANSTAAFL = there ain't no such thing as a free lunch

SO = significant other

IRL = in real life

EOM = end of message

HTH = hope this helps

TIA = thanks in advance

CYA = cover your ass

[BrandonLPN, LPN]

Not something I have ever seen here, but I've personally used it at work (when I or somebody else has a brain fart and makes a dumb mistake/asks a dumb question). My coworkers agreed that it was useful.

YSAAN = you suck as a nurse

Also, this definitely could be useful on this site:

IANAL = I am not a lawyer

That last one just seems like an awkward misunderstanding waiting to happen.

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

It took me forever to figure out DH too. Wonder why our married male posters never refer to their spouses as DW?