Words You Hate

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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.

Specializes in allergy and asthma, urgent care.
I went to school with the one with the hoo ha!

I have a patient who calls it her "biscuit"....

I hate meatus, smegma, moist, and nipple.

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Specializes in ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine.

"Intubation" used in any other context except for airways. Real urologist's order: do not extubate member unless ordered by Dr. X (postoperative Foley). Also, in Flexiseal booklet there is point of "performing rectal intubation".

I can't stand using customer service friendly jargon used just in order to conceal the reality. "A bit overweight" with BMW 45 and "having a little tough day" when patient is clearly dying -that makes me sick.

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Specializes in LTC, Rehab.

I could say a million, but you'd all think I was nuts. But how about - ok, it's not a word, but a med - Levitericetam, or is it Leviceteram, or Leviticus, or Levitationalizmness, or ... ? :^) And then of course, the worst words of all are 'it's time to go to work'.

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..
How does she say it?? I love that our MAR helps us with pronunciation bc I kill some med names sometimes!!

Sa-faz-o-lin.

I say Sef-uh-zo-lin. As does our pharmacist. So I go with him.

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Specializes in Pediatrics/Developmental Pediatrics/Research/psych.
I use it when I'm out socially.

I'll PM you.

I think we need to discuss work meatus versus recreational meatus

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Specializes in ICU.

Anal leakage. Something about those two words together.

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I could never pronounce phenytoin. After 25 + years of not "getting" it one day a co-worker said it and it suddenly became clear. Now it is kind of fun, just rolls off the tongue.

I dislike words, or names, that start with X, (except X-ray), I'm never sure how you pronounce it.

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Sa-faz-o-lin.

I say Sef-uh-zo-lin. As does our pharmacist. So I go with him.

Funny - it's honestly one med I always feel weird saying. Our MAR actually lists it as ce-FAZ-olin (including the capitalization!) so that's how I say it, but I want to call it cef-ahh-zolin!

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..
sandytoes said:
Funny - it's honestly one med I always feel weird saying. Our MAR actually lists it as ce-FAZ-olin (including the capitalization!) so that's how I say it, but I want to call it cef-ahh-zolin!

Well, heck. Maybe I'm wrong! Blaming it on the pharmacist. And the docs. 

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"Extubate member" :no:

What does that even MEAN???

*goggles at you*

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Specializes in Critical care.
SullyRN said:
Well, heck. Maybe I'm wrong! Blaming it on the pharmacist. And the docs. 

I wouldn't use the above as a measure of pronunciation. They're using "tall man" lettering to draw visual attention to what differentiates similar sounding or spelled meds.

"Moist" is a big one for a few coworkers. The pronunciation of Mepelex dressings as "Mepeplex, Meply-ex" etc. or Metoprolol as "Meto-prolol"

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..
Farawyn said:
What does that even MEAN???

*goggles at you*

It involves the recreational meatus... 

According to a pp I believe it is taking out a foley.

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