Nursing Talk
I got a really good comment a couple days ago about nursing jargon and abbreviations, and it made me really think and smile and remember back to just a few months ago when I was learning how to "talk like a nurse" and to save my fingers when typing or writing, and since I'm a bad speller, how to save some face and just abbreviate! So I'll make a little list to maybe make reading my ramblings easier. I'm sure I'll forget something, but hopefully it will help a little! Primip /prime - woman who this is her delivery, it is frequently her first pregnancy too. These labors usually take a little bit longer because the woman's body has never done this before. These women usually come in and have lots of questions and are really nervous, as I would be too! I like prime's because I get to really ease their worries and concerns and help them through the labor. Multip - women who have had a baby before. Their labors are "usually" faster because their...