Published Apr 29, 2016
allnurses
105 Articles; 417 Posts
You've heard of Bennifer (Ben Afleck and Jennifer Garner) and Brangelina (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) so you're familiar with mashups. We want your best nursing terminology mashups. Maybe you've been using this term for years or maybe you just created it five minutes ago. Whatever the case, leave your Nursing Terminology Mashup and a brief explanation of it in the comments below and you'll be entered to win a 3M™ Littmann® Cardiology IV stethoscope!
Winner will be announced May 13, 2016. Be creative. Be unique.
National Nurses Week - 7 Days of Giveaways
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UPDATE
If you liked the 2016 Nurses Week giveaways, you'll love the 2017 Nurses Week Giveaways!
AJJKRN
1,224 Posts
C-diffarrhea
C-diff vs diarrhea
jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B
9 Articles; 4,800 Posts
headiorectus (head up butt)
circumoraledema (swelling around mouth from shoving foot in it)
estherm0210
1 Post
Hanitizer = hand sanitizer I can't even take credit for this one! When my daughter was 5 she asked me to pass her the hanitizer and it's stuck since then. She's 12 now!
dah0022
28 Posts
Colostomess
Need i really explain this?
When the patient attempts to adjust their colostomy bag.
RN1488
58 Posts
Bathment
When your patient needs a bed bath and assessment at the same time. I use the term with my students (usually in a long-term care setting) from time to time.
dianadRN
45 Posts
Ambuhate: Your post-op patient is able to ambulate but absolutely hates getting out of bed.
Heather Nix, RN
4 Posts
Referring to the hospital as their Vacaway.
Lisamorin
6 Posts
Hotel Roswell is one that our parents even use. Must be because of the customer service and great food!
cori_, LVN
44 Posts
Walkey-talkey: when a patient is ambulatory, walking around the nurses station and chatting it up with other patients, families, nurses and other stuff. As a case manager, if you're walkey-talkey, time to phone the doc for a T. O. , discharge home.
DebraDawn
22 Posts
Burse (bad nurse)