Q3 & Q4, explain?

can someone help me understand this? What does the Q stand for?
Is there a dictionary with all acronyms out there?? I know IT has one..

[mommax3]

I don't know what the Q stands for, but the number following it refers to how often someone is on call.....Q4 means every fourth night.

If anyone knows what the Q stands for, I would love to finally know! I have wondered about it off and on for years now.

Sally

[mommax3]

THANK YOU!

Sally

[DCJenn]

Unfortunately, the medical field is rife with latin crap that we all end up using-

for example- "honey, give the dog his meds po qhs" - a note left BY ME for my husband- translation, give the dog his meds by mouth at bedtime.

another example from my former job, "we need prn staff" - prn= as needed- aka, relief staff.

I actually had to know at one time what this crap meant, but now I just know the abbreviations.

The one that annoys me the most is "emergent" as in, an emergency. "The situation is emergent". NO, IT'S AN EMERGENCY- emergent to me means "the large snakelike animal was discovered emergent; he was next to the hole he crawled from."

Jenn

[migirl]

The one that annoys me the most is "emergent" as in, an emergency. "The situation is emergent".

This drives me insane too. At first I tried arguing with my husband about the exact definition of the word "emergent," but apparently everyone he works with uses it in the same context (i.e., describing a situation that is an emergency) so he continues to do it. I've learned to ignore it now, but it used to really bother me!

You guys made me today

"the large snakelike animal was discovered emergent; he was next to the hole he crawled from."

that cracks me up!