Pet Peeve

Nurses General Nursing

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Please bear with me, but I really need to say this! My pet peeve is when people say to me, "Oh, you got your RN degree." Or "So and so is going for their RN."

Hello, people! When you go to school, you earn a diploma (not so common anymore) or a degree (such as an ADN, BSN, MSN, etc). Becoming a Registered Nurse involves taking the NCLEX exam, passing and becoming licensed by the state. It is THEN that you BECOME a Registered Nurse.

Ok, thanks for letting me vent. DH teases me about this peeve all the time, but I can't help it. Just because someone earns their ADN does not mean that they have permission to practice as a Registered Nurse.

I feel much better now!;)

Maybe they are trying to prevent people from getting DVT's from stting on the toilet for so long.....

:yeahthat: :lol_hitti

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Specializes in ER, IICU, PCU, PACU, EMS.
Maybe they are trying to prevent people from getting DVT's from stting on the toilet for so long..... ;)

I think they're trying to say, "What are you doing in here, just sitting down! Prioritize and multitask - if you're going to pee, then you must also do something work related! Get off that toilet and go back to work! We're not paying you to sit and take breaks!"

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Specializes in ER/OR.
"sonimeters" it's centimeters.

that's my pet peeve.

it's like pronouncing target like "tar-jhay".

ha! you'd hate me then! i always say "i'm going to tar-jhay!". it makes me feel a little fancy, ok? give me a break!:p

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Specializes in Home Care, Hospice, OB.

use of the non-word "irregardless"....it's regardless!

(that and posts written without capitalization --unless we really have e.e.cummings as a member!):banghead:

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
ha! you'd hate me then! i always say "i'm going to tar-jhay!". it makes me feel a little fancy, ok? give me a break!:p

we have a unit secretary named tar-jhay.

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Actually, for certain areas it's sonimeters. Not sure of the spelling or why, since it's the same measurement, but it is.

No, actually it is the same word. Some people pronounce it "sontimeter" while some people pronounce it as "sentimeter". Sont is the french pronunciation of cent, while sent is the english pronunciation.

The only other word that is close is sonometer, which is a device for demonstrating the relationship between the frequency of the sound produced by a plucked string, and the tension, length and mass per unit length of the string.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

love the guys who have to get their "prostrate" checked.

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Improper use of the word 'anymore.'

Proper - I don't skate anymore.

Improper - Anymore I don't skate.

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If someone can not master a language after 12 years of school and a lifetime of speaking it then how well do they practice nursing??

My other pet peeve is when people pick at spelling on a website. The ability to spell and type are two separate skills. Especially typing in the dark.

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Or you come in soaking wet, "Is it raining outside?"

:chuckle

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My favorite is when ppl just assume because you have an Rn after your name you know everything! I know it is part of our job the community part of it, but at the same time they are asking us to do what an MD does.....diagnose! and that is not in our scope. I know the general public doesnt know this but its frustrating when i tell them they have to talk to there doc and then they just keep askin ?'s and ?'s and ?'s! HELLO!!! didnt i just say to talk to ur doc?!?! :chuckle

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Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.
I want to get me an RN, too. ...:chuckle

I agree with the folks that cite the above pet peeve. You're trying to get an RN LICENSE, not an actual RN. It irks me just as much when it's a degree or something else. It's not yours until you earn it.

I have an RN license, but also once got myself an RN.

I still think of her fondly. :heartbeat

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I have an RN license, but also once got myself an RN.

I still think of her fondly. :heartbeat

I've been trying to get my RN too but they are all married!

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