Whinorrhea! By Elizabeth A. Schultz, RN, BSN
Marsha took a deep cleansing breath before entering Room 519. It was only midnight, and she already answered Mrs. Gorski’s call light four times. The evening nurse had given Mrs. G. a Halcion at 9:30 and assured Marsha she would sleep through the night. Another empty promise.
“What took you so long?” Mrs. G whined. “I called 10 minutes ago. What if it had been an emergency? I could be dead by now..maybe that would be a good thing. I wish I were dead.”
“Mrs. Gorski,” Marsha said calmly, “I saw your light go on from down the hall. I finished what I was doing and came directly to your room. I’ve been in here five times, and I really do need to check my other patients before it gets much later. Now, what can I do for you?” (more…)
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How many ways can you say a woman is pregnant? There’s “PG,” short and to the point. There’s
”prego” which has a kind of continental flair. There’s
”bun in the oven” with its domestic touch. There’s
the old-stand by evasive label, “in a family way,”
which is so polite it’s nauseating. Then, of
course, there’s plain and to the point, “knocked
up,” which definitely has no class. What the
heck does it mean, anyway? There’s plain ’01
”expecting,” which is full of anticipation, indicating “company” is coming. The ancient label
which still surfaces from time to time is “with
child” which is definitely Biblical, and a major
understatement for what will occur for the next 18
or so years. One of the newer labels, used by the
under 25 year-old crowd is, “pop
ping a puppy.” (Hey, don’t ask me.
I’m older.)