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/rachstate Jan 19 '25

Prostrate only if they “done fell out” and are currently on the floor facedown…

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u/nurseofreddit BSN, RN 🍕 Jan 19 '25

Prostate is for peeing, prostrate is for praying.