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41. Those of us in health care run into so many odd situations that require...

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 10:29 PM

Oct 2014

...us to maintain our professional composure that some sort of outlet is needed, even in a basically happy clinical specialty like a private pediatric practice. Private use of humor is a coping mechanism.

I have had to keep a straight face when finding out a mother still wipes her 11 yr old daughter's bottom after the child pees. The child is not disabled.

I have had to keep a straight face when a mother told me she had consulted a medium about her 4 yr wetting her pants during the daytime. Grandma came thru and informed the mom that "They won't find anything and she's going to be fine."

An acquaintance of mine had to keep a straight face when asked "Isn't it dangerous to put a hat on your newborn, because don't babies breathe thru the soft spot?"

Or how about this. "If you put Vicks on a baby's feet when they have a cold, it helps because babies breathe thru their feet."

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So Called Humorous Acronyms Or Abbreviations Use By Healthcare Professionals [View all] UglyGreed Oct 2014 OP

isnt cracked another mad magazine belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #1

It is a UglyGreed Oct 2014 #28

I've been in healthcare eyeofnewt Oct 2014 #2

4F is used; I've seen it in medical journals REP Oct 2014 #10

I think I read it as far back as Mark Twain... Hekate Oct 2014 #39

People in stressful, high demand jobs talk like this sometimes. It relieves stress. So be it. Shrike47 Oct 2014 #3

I wrote that in the UglyGreed Oct 2014 #27

While being UglyGreed Oct 2014 #35

B.S. Patient records are medical and (potentially) legal documents... demmiblue Oct 2014 #4

I did not write UglyGreed Oct 2014 #30

"Somewhere" is not a good source. It's work-related humor, which never totally translates to outside Hekate Oct 2014 #40

I'm supposed to be outraged by this? Sorry, not even a little bit. cali Oct 2014 #5

People in healthcare who phil89 Oct 2014 #7

I don't know. Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #9

Makes sense to me. 'Aloof' means 'thinking with your eyes closed'. randome Oct 2014 #11

I love when people with no experience of a situation makes demands regarding it joeglow3 Oct 2014 #13

"Dead Baby Day" hunter Oct 2014 #20

People in healthcare who invest far too much emotion into a patient are even more concerning to me. LanternWaste Oct 2014 #15

I don't think using such terminology is necessarily dehumanizing patients cali Oct 2014 #18

Different strokes N/T UglyGreed Oct 2014 #25

"Ever wonder what those abbreviations written on your charts while you are in the hospital mean?" Brickbat Oct 2014 #6

That was written UglyGreed Oct 2014 #21

This is slightly off topic, but sort of related. I worked as a medical transcriptionist for locdlib Oct 2014 #8

Those are slang used in the ER, not on charts REP Oct 2014 #12

Check my reply UglyGreed Oct 2014 #22

My fav - SOB - short of breath. 840high Oct 2014 #14

It's not just healthcare - PITA, F/U and KISS are old and common. n/t seaglass Oct 2014 #16

40 yrs in health care and I have not seen those, this is a joke list, not real. uppityperson Oct 2014 #17

I included links UglyGreed Oct 2014 #24

i used to work for a guy whose younger brother was in med school. hifiguy Oct 2014 #19

Maybe not UglyGreed Oct 2014 #23

Not impressed. You should see police and mortician-speak. nolabear Oct 2014 #26

And I'm not UglyGreed Oct 2014 #32

It doesn't mean you're not being taken care of nolabear Oct 2014 #36

I rarely see anything like these documented gwheezie Oct 2014 #29

What about notes UglyGreed Oct 2014 #31

I Don't doubt you gwheezie Oct 2014 #37

FLK = funny looking kid. ileus Oct 2014 #33

yeah UglyGreed Oct 2014 #34

Here's one for them: SAMMY bigwillq Oct 2014 #38

Those of us in health care run into so many odd situations that require... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #41

I work at a psychiatric hospital mokawanis Oct 2014 #42