oxygen sTaturations

19 This is just a pet peeve rant post. But why do some people who should have a basic education on this call it "oxygen stats/ staturations". Drives me crazy. Ive seen people write it and say it. Its sat!!! Saturation!

Ok end rant.
It kinda falls under the '...my husband has prostrate cancer....' erk! I'm forever correcting family and friends

How about "I'm vomicking And need Phennagan" ?

I've never heard staturation...that's pretty pitiful. Amniodarone is the one that drives me bananas.

Quote from registeredin06I've never heard staturation...that's pretty pitiful. Amniodarone is the one that drives me bananas.

::snirk:: One of my favorites is "sugar-thong splint". Oh mercy, please no. It's tong.....Tong.

How about those that say the patient is here for an exasperation of their asthma? It is EXACERBATION people. I was working with a nurse who has been a nurse longer than I have been alive saying that in report.

Or "my momma had to go on dialis" (dialysis)Or the ACLS INSTRUCTOR that calls it the "defibulator"...like nails on a chalkboard!!!

Lol or how about "I think he's artistic" *side eye* it's AUTISTIC people....AUTISTIC

For some reason, I've hearing "High Blood Pleasure" recently.. Coughing with Running nose..

I have a very intelligent friend (pre-med degree but never worked in health care) who uses "exasperate" instead of "exacerbate". It's the only word he has trouble with - he even uses "your" and "you're" properly.I can forgive non-medical people for mispronouncing words. I've given up correcting people when they ask if my eyesight has improved after my LASIX surgery. However, I can't bear medical people using the wrong word. It's not "metoprol" or "metroprol", it's "metoprolol". Right there on the screen, just take the letters one at a time and you'll eventually get there. And my pet peeve is "orientate". "Stacy is orientating with me tonight." No, she's not. She's just orienting. I know they're basically interchangeable and technically they're both correct, but "orientate" just sounds so wrong to me. Pet peeves don't have to be based on reality - let me have this one.

Quote from logank622I have a very intelligent friend (pre-med degree but never worked in health care) who uses "exasperate" instead of "exacerbate". It's the only word he has trouble with - he even uses "your" and "you're" properly.I can forgive non-medical people for mispronouncing words. I've given up correcting people when they ask if my eyesight has improved after my LASIX surgery. However, I can't bear medical people using the wrong word. It's not "metoprol" or "metroprol", it's "metoprolol". Right there on the screen, just take the letters one at a time and you'll eventually get there. And my pet peeve is "orientate". "Stacy is orientating with me tonight." No, she's not. She's just orienting. I know I'm fighting a losing battle there, but using longer words doesn't make you look smarter.

Haaate orientate.