Anyone else call 'em johnnies?

Nurses General Nursing

Published

I went to nursing school and was a CNA in Maine, and we always called hospital gowns "johnnies". When I got my first job out of school at a hospital in NC, I sure got some curious looks when I asked people where the clean johnnies were kept, usually they thought I was talking about a commode...hehehe

Anyway, my sister is in nursing school back home and we were chatting about this today, I was wondering exactly how regional of a term it is?

Specializes in ER/Ortho.

I am in dallas Texas, and here we call them gowns. We understand the term soda, but generally refer to all soft drinks as cokes regardless of what they are. I have never heard of a johnny on the go. We usually refer to those as port-o-pots.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in LTC.

I'm in Wisconsin and have Never heard to term johnnie for a gown here they are house gowns. a johnnie is a company that supplies portable outhouses to events they are 'jimmy's johnnys'. And we call the quilted pads soakers, they soak up urine. And soda around here is pop. Funny how we all have different names for the same things.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Emergency, outpatient.

Jumped from the Southeast to Hawaii, trained in New Jersey, always called them gowns, and chux or pads. (also have seen it spelled "chucks" ha)

I wouldn't know what you wanted if you asked me for a johnny. I would probably be like the other posters and direct you to the restroom!!

Up Vote Up Vote ×

in england they are called theratre gowns johnnies would mean a condom. we call chux inco pads or blue squares

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in LTC, rehab, medical review.

Ahh yes, good ol' New England...we call them "johnnies" here in MA :)

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

I am in Mi and have heard the term "johnnie" for gowns. Typically we call them gowns here. The chux are the blue absrobant pads for dressing changes and other messy things. The quilted pads we use are blue on one side and white on the other. We call them blue pads or draw pads.

We know what you are talking about when asked for a soda, but we call it pop.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Med/Surg.

Yup Im originally from New England and we always called them johnnies.....Im in SC now and they look at me like I have 4 heads when I call them johnnies...they are called gowns here. As for the pads...the reusable ones we just call pads and the blue disposable ones we call chux.....

Up Vote Up Vote ×

"Johnny Shirt" in Ontario, Canada.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ED, ICU, PACU.

Oh my, surprised to see that your post was referring to hospital gowns. I thought that your were referring to toilets :imbar

Up Vote Up Vote ×

We know what you are talking about when asked for a soda, but we call it pop.

We say soda pop.:D

steph

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I liked that expression "johnnies" for hospital gowns-never heard it before-but I'm gonna say it to my New Englander friend at work to see if she gets it. She likes to tell all her friends that she is from Conn. and NOT from SouthKakalaki! I think the male pts. would rather us call the gowns johnnies than gowns. Very colonial sounding.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Operating Room.

Yup, I'm in RI and we call them Johnnies...

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Add a Comment