Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

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Ever searched in a patients' room for what you thought she said she needed to "watch her pocketbook" , she staring at you and you staring at her. Then finally saying, mam what color is your pocketbook because I don't see a pocket book here. Only to have her say, no get my washtub out of the drawer, my washcloth and soap. I always like to wash my pocketbook before I go anywhere. Especially down for tests. And close that curtain, too. Then you say, Oh. ;)

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Specializes in Cath Lab, OR, CPHN/SN, ER.

hehehe... I was helping a fellow student chart the other day, when she asked me if this was ok... "Patient stated her 'cookie' (lady partsl area) itched due to the soap..." Took all I had to keep from laughing! I told her that I didn't feel that was the best way to chart that. Even though it was her exact words, I looked at from this view...If I were in court, and I had charted that, what would the judge/jury think of me! We changed it and left of the "..." marks and put it as 'Patient complained of her genitals itching...

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Had a lady complete a health questionnaire and stated she had had "a hysterical rectum". Imagine my relief when I learned she actually had had a hysterectomy.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

My patient complained her "monkey" hurt. I SWEAR I did not know what that meant til then....but being in OB, I was able to figure it out PDQ......

the things people say....

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I have heard three people call it a coochie in the last week. I don't know why lady parts is a scary word for people... I have also heard memberes called "Wee willy winkies" twice.

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

Had one patient refer to her private parts as "my pretties." :chuckle

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

Took care of a lady that called her private parts down there "Tom". Took me a minute to figure that one out. Get it? Tom, tom-cat, uh, another NAME for cat. Begins with a P. :uhoh21:

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How about "The baby has it's foot right in the middle of my 'cookie'" (Was twins and baby 'a' did indead have one foot on the cervix lol.)

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Specializes in Inpatient Acute Rehab.

We had a guy who called his member "The Boss"!!!!

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How about wheetzie, or goula for female parts......

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I had an OB patient tell me that her beaver hurt.... it's another furry animal I guess....

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:rotfl: I overheard a pt call it her Virginnie. I thought it was cute. she was dead serious...she actually thought that was the name.

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