Nurses General Nursing
Published Oct 6, 2007
I hate when people refer to emesis as "PUKE" ......nasty term !
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leslie :-D
11,191 Posts
i hate the word "expired" also.
why are people afraid to use the word "died"?
leslie
Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN
12,126 Posts
I loathe the word "obese". Even if I didn't know the English language, I'd want to stay away from this one instinctively (especially since it's written all over my medical record........). Frankly, I'd rather just be called 'fat'!
I'm not asking this to start a debate, but i'm just wondering why specifically you don't like the word 'obese' and would rather be called 'fat?' I've met pts. who prefer 'obese' to 'fat,' so that's why i'm asking :)
Presbyopia. Sounds like a bunch of Presbyterians on opiates.
Glad i'm not the only one who thought that lol.
i was wondering the same.
obese, to me, sounds much more clinical.
fat sounds much more personal...
ExCorporateRN
55 Posts
:monkeydance: FECES :monkeydance:
EmmaG, RN
2,999 Posts
verbalize and ventilate
Multicollinearity, BSN, RN
3,119 Posts
Everytime I read the word "chyme" I feel like gagging. It's the only medical-related word I've ever seen that gets to me.
DidiRN
3 Articles; 781 Posts
"Harvesting" organs. I cringe every time I hear that.
iHeartNICU
293 Posts
I hate when I hear "failure to progress" in L&D. It makes it sound like the woman is doing something wrong and is failing.
FireStarterRN, BSN, RN
3,824 Posts
This is a great thread!
I hate the term "obeys commands". I just find that rather demeaning. I always chart "follows instructions" instead. I also dislike the term "morbid obesity". It just sounds, well, awfully negative and gloomy.
When i heard "obeys commands" i think of my dogs' obediance training class.
loricatus
1,446 Posts
"Fetus" Don't know why I cringe when I hear it used, but I do.