Nursing

[Joween]

When I was in nursing college I was taught that the middle finger was your index finger so when I was working as a nurse. I accidentally stuck that finger twice so it had to be documented and the supervisor documented it was the index finger so I wasn't the only one that learned it that way. So what is going on with everyone saying the first finger is the index finger. I and others learned the middle finger was the index finger!!!!

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

When I was in nursing college I was taught that the middle finger was your index finger so when I was working as a nurse. I accidentally stuck that finger twice so it had to be documented and the supervisor documented it was the index finger so I wasn't the only one that learned it that way. So what is going on with everyone saying the first finger is the index finger. I and others learned the middle finger was the index finger!!!!

And the moral of that story is... never believe what a supervisor says.

[psu_213, BSN, RN]

Being open-minded, though, perhaps it's a regional thing. I was close to 30 years old when I discovered that millions of people call carbonated beverages "pop" instead of "soda" and that a "tag sale" is actually a "garage sale". Interesting!

Who knew there was an entire website devoted just to what people call their soft drinks:

The Pop vs. Soda Page

Some more maps on the regional dialects. Interestingly, 'tag sale' is not one of the choices for garage/yard sales.

Soda or Pop? Maps Show Americans' Colorful Dialect Differences | DiscoverMagazine.com

Sorry to get off the topic, but I find these quite interesting.