Ok. So I'll start by saying that when I hear the office or a nurse say "orientate", it is like fingernails on a chalkboard. Its orient, not orientate.
Another one is O2 "stat". Its O2 sat, as in saturation.
Its trach, not "trache".
Or parents who tell me their kid has a trachea...I sure hope so! I want to tell them their kid isn't special for that and that we all have a trachea.
Parents that tell their kid I'll give them a shot if they don't behave. I'm not around to cause pain or scare a child.
And parents that speak Walmart! When they tell me they want to "axe me" I fear for my life or my job and then they just ask me a question.
Incorrect spelling of meds. It can lead to a med error. The med name is on the container. It can be looked up online if needed. I can't stand hearing "Phenergren", its phenergan.
Seeing/hearing yankauer spelled/said incorrectly. Passy-Muir is another.
Formula doesn't always have milk in it. Some patients are allergic to milk/dairy. Calling it milk and saying you don't want your kid to drink milk because its too much milk just sounds silly.
You don't drink melk? But, your header says you are from Michigan!
Yep I am from Michigan. Can't stand when my mom, grandma, and aunt say MELK. It is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I drink MILK LOL. It even drives my brother crazy.
Specializes in Hospice, corrections, psychiatry, rehab, LTC.
I can't stand people who use the word "rape" to describe anything besides forced sexual contact. My little sister is active duty military, and when she was stationed at West Point she described buying gas off base as "rape." I'm familiar with New York gas taxes, and it's nothing like being forced to have sex.
Or their cousins, the people who use the terms "Nazi" and "communist" to describe anyone with ideas they do not like. They obviously have no idea of the significance or true meaning of either term, given the contexts in which they are using them.
And another peeve - people who use the descriptor "on steroids" to describe anything they believe is bigger or better than a more common article.
Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.
I love to say BUTT-ock. (like Forrest Gump) It's a fun world LOL. I love it when they say am-BU-lance and the PO-lice. Living in the South, I hear all kinds of pronunciations. medications are always fun.
Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
My Polish grandmother says yoga for yogurt. As in did you get your yoga today?
That and she's convinced if you have cancer and have surgery you are going to die once the air hits the cancer. (To her credit when she was young there was little early detection so often by the time a malignant mass was felt or visible it was often widespread mets, so yes by the time they did an open exploratory procedure/biopsy it was too far gone)
Specializes in Pediatric Private Duty; Camp Nursing.
There's a difference between saying words wrong due to ignorance and being unable to make sounds due to a speech impediment. Believe me, they are painfully aware of their problem.
nrsang97, BSN, RN
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Yep I am from Michigan. Can't stand when my mom, grandma, and aunt say MELK. It is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I drink MILK LOL. It even drives my brother crazy.