Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

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Ok...

So I am a part of a committee putting together a "seminar" targeting New Grads, Recent Grads and students.

We are tentatively calling it "REAL Life in the ER".

We are planning it from a humorous perspective.

I have the task of ED "Definitions"

You know...

"DDK"=Dead Doesn't Know it

"Code Brown"=No explanation needed...I hope!

Got it??!!??

So if anyone has some funny ones...please post them so I can include them in my "lecture"

Thanks!

:rotfl:

Also, any funny "Nurse Calls"

These are great !!!! LMAO:lol2: I can use some of these with my patients!!

We use:

FLK

DFO

TSTL

and

WDF: whole damn family (for when somebody's WDF comes in with them to the hospital or calls for updates q30 min)

Greetings all..first post, just joined yesterday...Here's a couple of our well used ones:

JSP = "Jerry Springer patient"

JSF = "Jerry Springer family"

(frequently arrive together!) The medics will call in with "JSP followed by a JSF"

Specializes in ER/Trauma, research, OR.

Pt have thier own acronyms also:

Dilauda=dilaudid

Fireballs=fibroids

Mommy parts=lady parts

Penny=member

Herz=Hurts

Staff uses:

TTTR=Tooth to tattoo ratio

Bohica

TWA- traveling with angels

OTL - Out to lunch, usually use this for our pleasantly confused pts.

Specializes in ED, Cardiac Medicine, Retail Health.

F.A.R.T. = Fast Acting Response Team

F.A.R.T. = Fast Acting Response Team

I agree these anacronyms are funny- to those of us who work in Emergency Departments. I would like to raise the possibility however, that their use may be inappropriate for a presentation aimed at students, new grads and new ER nurses.

I think they may appear disrespectful and uncaring. Every job and every specialty within any job has its' own jargon that is not interpreted the same way by others.

I have a feeling that using these terms in a presentation of that nature will only reinforce the stereotype of ER nurses that we all try so hard to overcome.

I live in Canada where the americain dollar cost almost 1.50$ canadian so when we have to give ativan or haldol or whatsoever to a patient who REALLY needs it, we ask for an "USA dose"

Specializes in 6 years of ER fun, med/surg, blah, blah.

These are stress relievers! It's not to be taken seriously. I had a great laugh out of all the ones I have read here & have told my co-workers about allnurses.com. It's hard enough working in the ED, so getting a laugh out of these acronyms is great. I needed it.:lol2:

I agree these anacronyms are funny- to those of us who work in Emergency Departments. I would like to raise the possibility however, that their use may be inappropriate for a presentation aimed at students, new grads and new ER nurses.

I think they may appear disrespectful and uncaring. Every job and every specialty within any job has its' own jargon that is not interpreted the same way by others.

I have a feeling that using these terms in a presentation of that nature will only reinforce the stereotype of ER nurses that we all try so hard to overcome.

Specializes in Geriatrics, LTC.

For those of you that have missed this type of thread in the past, I have a pretty good list of these "acronyms and abbreviations", approx 14 pages worth....so if anyone wants a copy please let me know. :)

PPP--P*** Poor Protoplasm (We've all run across those kind)

Pet Rocks/Fossils---water and turn every two hours

We had our own terminology on the Med floors as well.

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