My two least favorite words

[elizabells]

"Nurse's discretion"

Translation: we have no intention of giving you any guidance, so you're on your own, but if a family member doesn't like something you said or did, we're totally going to yell at you.

[Atheos]

At work, it would have to be " JUST PRIORITIZE!"

In real life, the two works would be: can't and should.

Nope my two least favorite words are 'I'm sick...' Of course, I am stuck scheduling...

[Hands and Heart]

Nope my two least favorite words are 'I'm sick...' Of course, I am stuck scheduling...

Along those lines, "short staffed" translates to more work for all those who didn't play hooky.

[Valerie Salva, BSN, RN]

"short staffed"

"mandatory meeting"

[DLS_PMHNP, MSN, RN, NP]

"customer service"

Makes us sound like we work for a hotel chain, not a medical facility.

[CitrusBeeRN]

"PneumaticTube down" (technically 3, but I made it 2)

[psalm, RN]

"Admit's here" when I have barely begun assessments on my patients.

[prmenrs, RN]

My LEAST favorite phrase: (said by one of the NICU divas to me, working in the intermediate nursery) "Well, they're just feeder/growers."

Like, you don't think they can get sick and die? Wanna bet?

[shellsgogreen]

"up grade"

= extra stress; especially when there's no beds available in the icu

:uhoh21:

[elizabells, BSN, RN]

My LEAST favorite phrase: (said by one of the NICU divas to me, working in the intermediate nursery) "Well, they're just feeder/growers."

Like, you don't think they can get sick and die? Wanna bet?

We lost one to NEC totalis just a couple of days ago. He was "just" a feeder who suddenly ended up on the oscillator and then dead.

[RNSC]

NEC

those three letters will strike fear into any NICU nurse heart.

[NexLvlDad]

Hi handsome

[psalm, RN]

We lost one to NEC totalis just a couple of days ago. He was "just" a feeder who suddenly ended up on the oscillator and then dead.

I'm so sorry, that is sad. I do need to know what "just a feeder" and NEC totalis mean. Thank you.