Gram Positive Cockeye vs Cocci Explained.

Here's a letter I wrote to the National Academy of Nursing Vocabulary last week regarding my concerns about an epidemic of gram positive cockeye sweeping our hospitals.  You think the flu was bad this year?  You think C diff is bad.  You have no idea how aggressive the cockeye has been. Dear Academy, I have been a practicing hospitalist now for ten years.  I want to commend your organization's mission to improve nursing vocabulary.  Helping nurses achieve proficiency in medical terminology is important for doctor-nurse and nurse-nurse communication of critical patient information.  Quite obviously, some nursing schools do not make this a top priority.  Your contributions to the field of nursing are important  in many regards.  I rarely hear mispronunciation of meto-pro-lol or at-in-ol any more.  I understand your nursing organization has made an aggressive  push into the field of cardiac pronunciation.  Your efforts do not go unnoticed.   You have nipped these mispronunciations in the bud. However, I feel you have failed miserably in the field of infectious disease.  I continue to experience grave concerns regarding correct pronunciation in the  transfer of critical blood culture notification results from nursing staff to physician staff.  I have specific concerns about gram positive cocci (pronounced kok-sahy). There should be no debate about pronouncing gram positive cocci.  Unfortunately...
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