Please bear with me, but I really need to say this! My pet peeve is when people say to me, "Oh, you got your RN degree." Or "So and so is going for their RN."
Hello, people! When you go to school, you earn a diploma (not so common anymore) or a degree (such as an ADN, BSN, MSN, etc). Becoming a Registered Nurse involves taking the NCLEX exam, passing and becoming licensed by the state. It is THEN that you BECOME a Registered Nurse.
Ok, thanks for letting me vent. DH teases me about this peeve all the time, but I can't help it. Just because someone earns their ADN does not mean that they have permission to practice as a Registered Nurse.
Sonimeter is the french pronunciation of centimeter. Just like tar-jhay is the french pronunciation of Target. That's where the comparison is. It's the french pronunciation when it is not necessarily appropriate. If you are french, french-canadian or grew up in a french speaking household, I would expect sonimeter.
Otherwise, it does seem like a false pretention, like tar-jhay.
Information being disseminated in the staff bathrooms! That is consistently my #1 pet peeve. Can't there be just ONE place on the floor where we are not innundated with all the 'need to know info.'? "Is there anything else I can get you; I have the time"? The other night the new DVT core measure laminated, spiral bound information booklet was sitting on the toilet paper dispenser next to the toilet in the staff bathroom in the breakroom. I still haven't been able to figure out if someone was using it for reading material on day shift or it was put there on purpose so we would be sure to see it (see=read). I hope we don't have a pop quiz on it.
there's a lady I work with who constantly uses the word "supposably" in report. It would be annoying enough if she said it correctly! Dern it, it either is or it isn't! If you're not sure, find out before giving me report!! Or at least learn how to say the flippin word!!
OK OK I got one. OK, 2. NO wait, 3. NONO 4. Man, I should buy pet peeve food if I have this many pets around.
1. You're an RN, so you make big bucks. (UM, not in this area bud)
2. OH, you're a nurse. My sister's a nurse. (Find out later sister's a CNA)
3. Is it hard to go to nursing school? (um, no, it's hard to pass nursing school.)
4. Oh, you're the nurse, well, I think I could pass medicine. (ok, come help, I could use a hand - here's the adenocard - good luck)
5. I know you can't do anything without a doctor's orders (yep, I'd love to put you on the bedpan but you'll have to wait until I hear from the doctor, do try to hold it)
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Information being disseminated in the staff bathrooms! That is consistently my #1 pet peeve. Can't there be just ONE place on the floor where we are not innundated with all the 'need to know info.'? "Is there anything else I can get you; I have the time"? The other night the new DVT core measure laminated, spiral bound information booklet was sitting on the toilet paper dispenser next to the toilet in the staff bathroom in the breakroom. I still haven't been able to figure out if someone was using it for reading material on day shift or it was put there on purpose so we would be sure to see it (see=read). I hope we don't have a pop quiz on it.
That's a good one... I can't stand that, either. They even stick their stupid signs on the inside of the stall door!
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that's a good one... i can't stand that, either. they even stick their stupid signs on the inside of the stall door!
stalls? you have stalls? i want a bathroom with stalls! we only have a measly one-seater for 15 nurses, a couple of pharmacists, a couple of rts, a few aids, various orientees and students and a team of house staff that ranges from 2 on the weekends to 12 during the week. the bathroom line can be unbelievable!
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Eric, you just beat me to it. I was just about to post THE EXACT SAME THING!
Personally, I don't care if either is/isn't a word. They Both annoy the cr#p out of me.