Learn To Say It Correctly!!

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Doesn't it just drive you insane when someone tells you that Mr. Smith's O2 STAT is 96%?

It's O2 SAT people! Sat, short for saturation. I even hear respiratory therapists saying this. I am sooooo tempted to say something next time, but I know it's just petty, so I needed to vent here. Thank you.

Specializes in Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych.

I like the little old lady who's hubby I'd just admitted who leaned over to me and whispered: 'I think he's got that old timer's disease coming on dear!'

What a sweetie.

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Specializes in Rehabilitaion.

I work with a nurse who, talking about a uvula a called it a vulva, after the confusion subsided we were all in tears laughing so hard.

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Today I said "uterer" instead of "ureter" - DOH!

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Specializes in ICU,ED, Corrections, dodging med-surg.

I hear "old timers disease" more often than I would like, and by people I thought I KNEW! C'mon are they really going to name this condition "old timers?" another,lots of southwestern population for some reason say Tineolol for Tylenol......I am thinking..come on..this drug has been around FOREVER! Who started this?When I hear "SONTIMETERS", I envision a pompus, old rich guy with an ascot smoking a pipe. :no:

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myree72 said:
I work with a nurse who, talking about a uvula a called it a vulva, after the confusion subsided we were all in tears laughing so hard.

The uvula, vulva ring a bell, way back in college when my professor was talking about the uvula and saw my face confused and twisted. Next thing I heard, he shouted in front of the class Ms.___, we are taking about uvula, not the vulva. I was shocked! How did he know? LOL., talking about embarassment!!

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Specializes in Women's health & post-partum.
UpinawayRN said:
When I hear "SONTIMETERS", I envision a pompus, old rich guy with an ascot smoking a pipe. :no:

Good one!:yeah:

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Nurse I know says feenergin and toratol. Makes me crazy!

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Specializes in FNP.

I hear 'subdermal hematoma' a lot and cringe... really??

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.

In defense of the letter "d" ...

Poor Letter D. You are increasingly forgotten and abandoned as the useful tool that you are to make verbs past tense. Sentence structure flounders without you. I'm not sure why you're forgotten after elementary school. Twenty minutes of perusing allnurses.com reveals phrases such as, "I was suppose to ....." and countless others. How can we support you, and make sure you are used to your fullest potential?

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Specializes in floor to ICU.

I haven't read all the posts but hearing PhenerGRAN drives me crazy...:uhoh3:

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Orientated drives me nuts, as in the pt is alert and orientated. The pt is alert and ORIENTED. If not, he may need to be orientated.

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Specializes in MDS Coordinator.

the one that makes me the craziest: the resident used a pencil to "itch" under his cast! Don't they mean "scratch" under his cast????

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