My professor told a story about when she was talking to a student in clinicals at the nurses station. She asked the student: "Is that COW still in room 2A?" This was just as the student's patient from 2A, a rather obese woman, walked by.
Needless to say, my prof saw the woman's face and immediately said to the student: "By COW, do you understand I'm referring to the computer-on-wheels?"
Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Where I've worked, we call the plastic urine collector that fits in the toilet, a "nun's cap". Never have figured out why, but everyone knows what we're referring to!
We called them texas hats......however....this is why it's callled a nuns cap
My professor told a story about when she was talking to a student in clinicals at the nurses station. She asked the student: "Is that COW still in room 2A?" This was just as the student's patient from 2A, a rather obese woman, walked by.
Needless to say, my prof saw the woman's face and immediately said to the student: "By COW, do you understand I'm referring to the computer-on-wheels?"
We had to switch from COWs to WOWs (wireless on wheels) when we started doing bariatrics. If overheard by a bariatric patient, it could seem insensitive.
In the OR, when doing laparoscopic surgery, we use two monitors. The outlet monitor was called a "slave". They banned that term, and it's now called a "satellite". PC non-sense. I'm black, and I could care less. It's not like a black person has to hold the screen during the entire surgery, NOW that would be a "slave", lol.
In the OR when doing laparoscopic surgery, we use two monitors. The outlet monitor was called a "slave". They banned that term, and it's now called a "satellite". PC non-sense. I'm black, and I could care less. It's not like a black person has to hold the screen during the entire surgery, NOW that would be a "slave", lol.[/quote']
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