So this morning, after my alarm clock rudely woke me up (so ruuuuude ) , I engaged in my terrible terrible habit of getting on facebook immediately after shutting my alarm off on my phone. I am friends with a few nursing students and they are always posting funny little nursey articles. Well this morning, one of my nursing student friends left a link to a pretty funny article that discussed the different slang used by nurses at work.They had it set up in a dictionary format, where they would use the words in a sentence as an example. As a dorky, overly excited pre-nursing student, I found them hilarious!
My fave was "PITA" which stood for Pain in the orifice.
Such as There is a PITA in room 9, just to let you know.
So I wanted everyone to share some of their "Nurse Slang" they may use daily or have heard before.
Oh, it was the first time I have heard it. I just turned 24 this week. lol
Happy birthday! How glorious to be young, strong and in possession of all your senses! Revel in it. By the way, I think your response showed diplomacy and a healthy sense of self. You will do well, I suspect, in the healthcare world of ego clashes!
Happy birthday! How glorious to be young, strong and in possession of all your senses! Revel in it. By the way, I think your response showed diplomacy and a healthy sense of self. You will do well, I suspect, in the healthcare world of ego clashes!
Aww! Thank you for making me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
I have also heard of this referred to as a B-52: Benadryl 50mg + Haldol 5mg + Ativan 2mg. Of course, we're in an Air Force town, hence the bomber reference.
We call it a B52 also (not an Air Force town)... and if it's 10 of Haldol it's the Holy Trinity. If you're aggressive on psych you get hit by a B52. If you're out of control you meet the Holy Trinity.
Flubber - a rhythm that's kind of flutter, kind of a-fib
Not sure if you're talking to me, but I'll respond. Who said I was offended by what you said? I said it was irresponsible of her to tell you that you should be feeling pain because most other people do in similar situations.
I am however confused as to why you're posting here when you are clearly NOT a nurse though...[
QUOTE=MsKew;8670430]Why are you offended by her comment? I wasn't! In fact, I found it humourous! #1 - I had to explain to her that, yes, I knew what a GOMER was, and why/how I knew the acronym #2 I AGREED with Dr "starts with S, ends with ski(cause, although I have seen him myself 3 times, twice with my boys in the past 20 yrs, I cannot for the life of me remember his full name), my pain scale IS OFF! 10 was a breech birth, no meds, rush to the OR, too late, emergency episiotomy to assist ; 9.5 was en-caul, posterior, pressing on sciatic nerve, cord wrapped and calcified, no meds, NO DOCTOR! THANK THE LORD FOR LD NURSES!!!!! (according to my hubby, took 4 surgical packs to stitch me back up once DR "I was at a dinner party, I didn't think I needed to rush" bothered to show)
I REFUSED both Oxy and Perc because I DO NOT like the "helium filled frontal lobe", augmented hearing/sight/every vibration in the house feeling. She was most likely used to "T3s do nothing for me" type patient.
So, here is a question for you.
Ever had a patient apologize for being at the hospital because they felt it was a waste of your/hospitals time and/or resources? CAUSE THAT WAS MY REASONING FOR CALLING MYSELF A GOMER!!! I think the nurse was just SHOCKED that a non-medical person used the phrase!!
) , I engaged in my terrible terrible habit of getting on facebook immediately after shutting my alarm off on my phone. I am friends with a few nursing students and they are always posting funny little nursey articles. Well this morning, one of my nursing student friends left a link to a pretty funny article that discussed the different slang used by nurses at work.They had it set up in a dictionary format, where they would use the words in a sentence as an example. As a dorky, overly excited pre-nursing student, I found them hilarious!
calivianya, BSN, RN
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Nevermind. Clearly I'm being speshul today.