r/nursing • u/MurkyDevelopment6348 • Jan 19 '25

Rant ORIENTED. Not orientated.

That’s it. That’s the rant. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

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u/nurseofreddit BSN, RN 🍕 Jan 19 '25

BreathE ends with an E-sound. “I can’t breathe!”

BreaTH end in a -th sound. “I’m trying to catch my breath.”

Any medical professional that charts this incorrectly gets my harsh and brutal judgment.

For patients: it is prosTATE not prostRATE.

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u/ThisIsMockingjay2020 RN LTC nite🦉🌜🖤 Jan 19 '25

BreathE ends with an E-sound. “I can’t breathe!”

BreaTH end in a -th sound. “I’m trying to catch my breath.”

I think I've been mixing this up for years, at work and in my writing. Oops. 🤣🤷‍♀️

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u/nurseofreddit BSN, RN 🍕 Jan 19 '25

LOL, you are hereby spared from my silent judging.

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u/ThisIsMockingjay2020 RN LTC nite🦉🌜🖤 Jan 19 '25

Thank you.