Specializes in M/S, Onc, PCU, ER, ICU, Nsg Sup., Neuro.
Here's one I came up for patient one day when I was in charge for the shift;
D/S & ATU (drunk, stupid, and all tied up)-used for a drunk brought in EMS who fought with one of female staff while pulling his #14 ga IV site. We fought him back to bed, tied him up(in leathers of course), replaced his #14IV site and gave him a foley for his trouble. Fell asleep and heard no more out of him for the rest of the shift,,,,, Keep em laughing.... Paul
This isn't an acronym but..... have you ever had those pitiful suicide attempts that are in your ED so much that you know they just enjoy the attention? I'm gonna write a book titled "Suicide, Doing It Right the First Time"
i recognise quite a few of those already mentioned, but here are a few from my workplace... although we've never go as far as writing them on the notes... yet:chuckle
fns - friday night syndrome
das - drunk and stupid
dadd - dead as a do-do
fuc... this patient - follow up care for... this patient
fubar - f&^£*d up beyond all recognition (reserved for the iv drug users)
cfa - cry for attention
asl - assess stupidity level
ht - health tourist
uhtep (pronounced u tep) - using hospital to try to escape police
hi - human icicle
gdfd- got drunk + fell down
snafu - situation normal, all f&^%$d up (personal status report - someone asks "how you doing?" and they respond snafu)
DDGB------Drugh deal gone bad
SharkLPN
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ADR - Ain't Doing Right, for all your non-specific complaint needs.