What does this mean?

[Liss RN]

Hi everyone, may be a stupid question, but, (there are no stupid questions....right?) I'm a new nurse in a ICU, and I overheard someone say the term "crumping" a few days ago. Can someone tell me what this means? Thank you very much!

[akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P]

Crumping, crashing, circling the drain, fixing to die... they all mean the same basic thing: the patient is in a really fast decline towards death.

[caroladybelle, BSN, RN]

Going bad, circling the drain, crashing, etc.

When your pt is rapidly decompensating.

[JBudd, MSN]

crumping: trying to die, VS going down

similar to "circling the drain", crashing (crumping is slower), heading out, preparing for a celestial discharge

[JBudd, MSN]

LOLOLOL:hug:

3 of us gave you the same thing simultaneously

[mmm cdiff]

Being transferred to the ETU (Eternal care unit)

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

I was going to say it's a form of Hip Hop dancing. LOL

[MMARN, BSN, RN]

I was going to say it's a form of Hip Hop dancing. LOL

I almost said the same thing!!

[Liss RN]

haha! thank you all so much!! It has been on my mind. I tried googling it but couldn't really come up with anything. Very much appreciate the responses.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

I was going to say it's a form of Hip Hop dancing. LOL

:lol2::lol2: TOO FUNNY......if you aren't an ICU nurse......... that's what it is!!!!:heartbeat

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

:lol2::lol2: TOO FUNNY......if you aren't an ICU nurse......... that's what it is!!!!:heartbeat

Yea I guess so, now I will make sure I don't ask people in the hospital if they want to go crumping after work.