Specialties Operating Room
Published Jan 11, 2003
OK, I just gotta say this, but I know it's really petty:
WEITLANER!!!!!!!! It's called a WEITLANER!!!!!
W-E-I-T-L-A-N-E-R!!!!!!!
So why do even experienced nurses persist in adding a "D" to it and calling it a "weitlanDer?"
That has bothered me for over 25 years.
OK, now I feel better.
Thanks for letting me vent.
RNonsense
415 Posts
..what the h*ll is a "weitlaner"?? :)
Vent away...I for one will think of you if/when it ever comes up!
cwazycwissyRN, RN
271 Posts
Funny how the eye can see what you hear.; I really thought there was a d in it . I can visualize the d in it. Probably not just said wrong but written wrong by many. IIII really thought there was a d
ShandyLynnRN, BSN, RN
438 Posts
and a weitlaner is aaaa what????
Little One2
102 Posts
What are you talking about???? What is a WEITLANER?????
??????????????
yankeecamper
18 Posts
Fine, when I go to work Monday, I am going to look at the catalogue and see how it is spelled. I thought it was a weitlanDer! At least that is all I have ever heard.
shodobe
1,260 Posts
stevierae, I buy the instruments for the department and it is funny how some experienced nurses can't spell the names correctly. I for one was in that group until I started to do what I do now. You are right in the spelling though, WEITLANER!
PS, if some of you don't know what it is, then you must be a newbie to the OR. This is a basic inst in most minor sets and ortho sets. Mike
stevierae
1,085 Posts
Originally posted by shodobe stevierae, I buy the instruments for the department and it is funny how some experienced nurses can't spell the names correctly. I for one was in that group until I started to do what I do now. You are right in the spelling though, WEITLANER!PS, if some of you don't know what it is, then you must be a newbie to the OR. This is a basic inst in most minor sets and ortho sets. Mike
Or maybe they are part of that group of nurses who DOES NOT SCRUB!!!!
Sorry, I just could not resist--nurses who don't/won't scrub are my other pet peeve, one Shodobe shares with me.
A Weitlaner is a small-self retaining "forked" retractor, commonly used to keep a small incision open--often, one is used at either end of the incision--such as for hernias, breast biopsies, ankle ORIFs.
plumrn, BSN, RN
424 Posts
...another one.
The word is emaciated, not emancipated!
I don't know if it is just where I work, the region, or what, but this is one of my little pet peeves. (What a strange phrase, isn't it?)
2ndCareerRN
583 Posts
While we are peeving.....
How about Phenergan...phen...ur...gan
Not Phenergran...phen..ur...gran
OK, I am done now. I have some meds to take before the voices come back.
bob
H*ll, I'd scrub if they'd let me!!! You have to take the OR course here before you even could get near one...
Thanks for the definition...I'll be sure to pronouce it properly
Originally posted by plumrn ...another one.The word is emaciated, not emancipated!I don't know if it is just where I work, the region, or what, but this is one of my little pet peeves. (What a strange phrase, isn't it?)
Or "orientated" (wrong!) instead of "oriented" (correct!)
Example:"
"I haven't been orientated to that unit (or piece of equipment) yet."
Or:
"The patient is alert and orientated X3."
And what about people who say "woken up" instead of "awakened"? I read that even in the newspaper and in magazines all the time, by journalists who should know better.
What a can of worms you've opened here, plum!
:)