Took me a sec to realize that a NURSE actually filled this out. I thought a family member did it.
Yes, I know that no one's perfect, but this just floored me for some reason. I know you can look at these and figure out what the girl was getting at, but, sheesh!
What are the worst clinkers you've ever seen on a chart, supposedly written by a medical professional?
And go ahead and flame me if you want to, it's freezing here!
My favorite gripe is the social worker who consistently spells niece "neice". I do wish we had higher spelling and grammar standards in nursing, but since my abilities are declining rapidly I'd be the first one up for correction.
One of my favorites for a male with a PEG was "give via Fallopian tube."
two days ago my husband complained about pain in his fallopian tube, the right one to be specific... I was laughing so hard I had tears rolling down my face. I knew he meant Eustachian tube, but c'mon, the man has a PhD in Psych n brain developm.
He did correct himself very fast and told me I could not tell this story to my sister, who would tease him relentlessly... I immediately called her!!
As a former journalist married to a copy editor, I'm alternating between laughing to the point of muscle spasms and shaking my head over the potential dangers of such blunders. BTW, the case of "coffee" was priceless. That's a Freudian slip if I've ever heard one; the doctor must have been craving a caffeine infusion! :lol2:
Oh I have found many gems in my chart auditing- including my favorites "pt has typing diabetes", "pts mother deceased from all summers disease" and "pt allergic to statins as they cause polio".
Obviously transcription errors (I hope) but the MD clearly isn't reading what he/she dictated.
I was going through an O.B. patient's chart last week and I had to ask another student to confirm what I saw written. Listed as her height was 4'12"!! I said, "Isn't that 5', or am I just sleep-deprived?" The student agreed that it was. We laughed about it, and so did our clinical instructor when we showed her the next day. AND it was written by a doctor!
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PostOpPrincess, BSN, RN
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That's a future CRNA.
yikes....lol!