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.

[Tash4nvyblues, RN]

[color=#a0522d] bowel prep!!

for a client out in the community, with a colostomy/ileostomy, who doesn't have a lot of experience with caring for the stoma, because they are often temporary. you can imagine the state we walk into when that bag has blown

[BEDPAN76]

Care Plan

[Tash4nvyblues, RN]

Care Plan

Sorry, BEDPAN, I have to say this, what about

FULL BEDPAN!

[RNSC]

buget cuts

belt tightening

negative cashflow

It's getting tight around here

[cherrybreeze, ADN, RN]

"medical overflow"

Which on my floor (med/surg) means, the medical floors are full so I'm giving you every CHF and COPD exacerbation that comes in the door. Nevermind that there are 5 surgicals without beds yet, waiting in PACU for someone to be discharged and that room be cleaned. We want to save the 2 beds open on 7th floor for cardiacs.....SO, why is it that I can't save my beds for SURGICALS? Since no one else ever takes OUR overflow? Chest tube or epidural? Good heavens, we're the only ones qualifed to take care of THOSE. *rolls eyes*

[NeosynephRN]

Naked & Bloody....not to mention wandering around bleeding everywhere...ughhh it has been a long week.

[MadisonsMomRN, BSN, RN]

"short staffed"

"mandatory meeting"

The stories of my life at work!

[MadisonsMomRN, BSN, RN]

"All available" (I work in corrections)

Ugh... we go to the treatment room to get the supplies ready! An all available is called when something breaks out like a fight. When its called all the correctional officers go running. So its not a pretty sight most of the time when we get them.

[Pudnluv, ASN, RN]

Not two words, but... "Karen, can you come here?? And bring your stethoscope! Also, "Is room such and such a DNR?"

[DoeRN]

"Code 7" when you just walk off the elevator with your coat on.

"Golytely" Well that is one word but it makes me cringe everytime I hear it.

[Trigeminy, RN]

"Mike, phone!" Honestly, I spend more time explaining to families and physicians what I'm doing than it takes me to do the things I get called to explain.

My favorite two words are "Thank You", although, those two words are getting heard less and less.

[tryingtohaveitall]

"Can you send my nurse in?"

Only to discover that they needed another straw or their channel changed. Good thing I went to school for 4 years to learn how to deliver straws, fresh ice, and change channels.