Comments on: Vocabulary for nurses http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/ Nursing, nursing school, gadgets, rants, and whatever else I feel like writing about Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:55:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: tom http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/#comment-1369 tom Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:38:13 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/#comment-1369 One of the best instructors I had constantly mangled words, and one of the worst I had typo'd the hell out of all her handouts but made a big deal about typos and pronunciation... One of the best instructors I had constantly mangled words, and one of the worst I had typo’d the hell out of all her handouts but made a big deal about typos and pronunciation…

]]> By: gina http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/#comment-1342 gina Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:11:10 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/#comment-1342 I have the same problem. My first semester Ci said "stetascope" and "analglesics" instead of "stethascope" and "analgesics" - now my CI says Potazzium instead of Potassium. There are so many more. I have the same problem. My first semester Ci said “stetascope” and “analglesics” instead of “stethascope” and “analgesics” - now my CI says Potazzium instead of Potassium. There are so many more.

]]> By: notratched http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/#comment-1339 notratched Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:59:11 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/#comment-1339 Yikes, I haven't heard "pacifically" yet. There is rampant syllable/sound dropping, though. My primary nurse for clinicals last week left a lot of middle things out. Metoprolol became "metolol," for example. "Did you give him his metolol?" Er...no. Not really. It makes me wonder if med errors are caused by these kinds of things. Some drugs sound a lot alike. If you get too used to having to guess what people mean...whammo! Med error. Yikes, I haven’t heard “pacifically” yet. There is rampant syllable/sound dropping, though. My primary nurse for clinicals last week left a lot of middle things out. Metoprolol became “metolol,” for example. “Did you give him his metolol?” Er…no. Not really. It makes me wonder if med errors are caused by these kinds of things. Some drugs sound a lot alike. If you get too used to having to guess what people mean…whammo! Med error.

]]> By: Prisca http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/#comment-1337 Prisca Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:34:46 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/#comment-1337 Yeah, and what about saying "pacifically" instead of specifically? It is driving me INSANE! Yeah, and what about saying “pacifically” instead of specifically? It is driving me INSANE!

]]> By: Caroline http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/#comment-1336 Caroline Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:18:27 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/vocabulary-for-nurses/#comment-1336 Funny how there can be so many different pronunciations. (acetylcholine= "ass-uh-tea-ill-cho-line" or "uh-see-tull-choline." But "exasperated" and "exacerbated" doesn't count, I'm with you! Funny how there can be so many different pronunciations. (acetylcholine= “ass-uh-tea-ill-cho-line” or “uh-see-tull-choline.”

But “exasperated” and “exacerbated” doesn’t count, I’m with you!

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