Nurses General Nursing
Published Aug 19, 2002
pebbles, BSN, RN
490 Posts
This is a very silly question, I know - but it is burning in my mind. :)
That little plastic pot that we put in the toilet to measure urine is called a hat - does anybody know why?
melissa24
94 Posts
I always thought that it was because if you flip it upside down, you could wear it as a hat........not that I ever would..... :)
Maybe I'm wrong....
OrthoNutter
169 Posts
You guys have something for that purpose?????
Incredible....the mind boggles....
Sleepyeyes
1,244 Posts
Melissa's right. Cause it LOOKS like a hat. They're usuallly stored upside-down, in "hat" position.
OC_An Khe
1,018 Posts
specifically it looks like some of the old nursing caps.. why hat instead of cap I don't know.
Wow, thanks for the answers everyone....
looks like a hat? I just never thought that it did look like a hat... one of the old nursing caps, I can understand though.
Now I know what to tell people when they ask. :)
(And it doesn't go on your head!... )
Nurse Ratched, RN
2,149 Posts
Now I've heard most people refer to them as "Pilgrim's hat's" because that's what they supposedly look like lol.
nakitamoon
215 Posts
The supply company I order from,,,,, labels them 'nun's hats',,,,,,
Never could figure that one out,,,, hats,,, okay,,,, pilgrim hats,,, can visualize that,,,, but nun's hat,,,,,, ???????
oh well,,,,, what ever they are called,,,,, so glad we have them!!!!! Nikita~~~~
P_RN, ADN, RN
6,011 Posts
We call them witch's hats.
Squeeta2
52 Posts
Maybe it's because in some countries the toilet is called the "head" & this sits on the top of it??
I dunno....Maybe I'm just to tired......We've been known to use (new ones) for impromptu ice buckets.
OBNURSEHEATHER
1,961 Posts
Originally posted by Squeeta2 Maybe it's because in some countries the toilet is called the "head" & this sits on the top of it??
:chuckle :rotfl: Really? They call it the "head?"
Heather
adrienurse, LPN
1,275 Posts
I don't even know what it's real name is. You don't wear yours? I wear it all the time when I get dressed up.
Ever notice that vernacare molds look like hats too? Who's the gut with the fetish that designs these things?