Words You Hate

[OyWithThePoodles]

Is there a medical word that you absolutely hate? Or one that you can never seem to pronounce correctly?

Hate:

• Meatus. (Eww)
• Gargle.

Mispronounce:

Prophylaxis. I ALWAYS say prophylaxicks.

I have a co-worker that says Cefazolin wrong and is convinced she is right. Drives me nuts.

[cttruong]

Great topic!

I hate the word retarded. Absolutely hate it. I don't care what content you use it in, that word should never ever be used by anyone. It's just a bad word. LOL curse me for saying it.

[Rytykaymom]

Not really the word that bothers me, but the mispronunciation: can't believe how many people pronounce dyspnea as "dips-nea". Drives me crazy!

[Spiker, ASN, RN, EMT-P]

I agree! Either Orient someone, or put them through Orientation!! Don't ever try to "orientate" ME!! 

[righteousjenn]

Schegma is just funny... I haven't read all 14 pages but..... Flatus, decubitus, pretty much any word that describes going to el bano due to the fact that those questions make everyone comfortable.

[righteousjenn]

I hate it when adults use cutesy or baby terms for bodily functions as in "Could you please give my mother the bedpan because she needs to go "cocky." I kid you not....a grown woman, who was at least 40 years old, came to the nurses station and uttered that statement! And she said it with a straight face! My colleague and I were laughing our heads off as we went into the room.

As far as difficult to pronounce words go, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, atelectasis, empyema and exacerbation are a few that some nurses on my floor have trouble pronouncing. And I could probably retire by now if I had a dollar for every patient who asked me for some Ty-nol instead of Tylenol. That drives me nuts!

Uhhh spell check? LOL

[righteousjenn]

Oh I hate when I see things like "the liver is well appreciated in this exam"

[Shagce1]

Not sure if this one was said or not, but how about the "COPD exasperation" instead of exacerbation? And then we can check the "O2 stats"

[oldandintheway]

After 14 pages and reading some of these words out loud I'll never be able to pronounce anything correctly.

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

I have to admit I like the word keister though . . . just told the 3 year old not to climb up on the table because he might fall off and break his keister. He said "My keister?".

[SunnyPupRN]

Formication. As in, "The pt reports feeling formication over her arms and legs after administration of morphine." I also hate the word "micturation". Why not just say urination?

[Lev, MSN, RN, NP]

Metropolol

[SarahMaria, MSN, RN]

RHC. I was still asleep lol. Ooops

What is RHC??