noun
General Slang
rotater
ROH-tay-ter · noun · slang
A patient so demanding they're rotated between nurses
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A complex, high-maintenance patient deliberately reassigned to different nurses on successive shifts to share the load and prevent burnout.
“Make bed two a rotater — nobody can take him two days running.”
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rotater In A Sentence
Make bed two a rotater — nobody can take him two days running.
Origin & Usage
Nursing slang.
Variants
rotator
People Also Ask
What is a 'rotater' in nursing?
A complex, high-maintenance patient deliberately reassigned to different nurses each shift so no one person carries the load repeatedly.
Why rotate such patients?
To share the burden and prevent staff burnout when a patient is especially demanding.
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