PennyLane RN

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1. What Does Your Agency Do Differently to Keep You With Them??

   PennyLane replied to NewYorkCityRN's topic in Agency Nurses

   My agency knows me by name right away when I call. The founder and president of the company is an RN and knows me by name. They treat their employees with respect, listen to our concerns, and are just...

2. Agency Nurse-from ER to Med-Surg

   PennyLane replied to ERnurse04's topic in Agency Nurses

   I'm an ER agency nurse, and I worked one tele shift to see what it was like. It's VERY different! The facility where I was working had computer charting, so that slowed me down a lot. And I had to...

3. Officially an agency nurse!

   PennyLane replied to HisTreasure's topic in Agency Nurses

   Hi! I'm a full-time agency nurse, mainly ER, but I also do some other areas from time-to-time. You can't beat the variety or the scheduling! Oh, and the money is nice too, but for me it's not...

4. can a single RN make it ok in Baltimore?

   PennyLane replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Absolutely! I should know, I'm one of them. I put myself through nursing school with a mortgage and pets to take care of, and I survived just fine. I survived after graduating and starting to work,...

5. Tele or med-tele holds in the ER...

   PennyLane replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

   We have to start the some of the paperwork within 8 hours, and the complete database has to be finished in 24 hours. So if they're really boarding in the ER for days, yes, we do the MARs etc. But if...

6. The Ban On Knit Pants and Shirts (take 2)

   PennyLane replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I don't understand what you mean by knit items. As in a sweatshirt or cardigan sweater? How about a cotton shirt--is that considered a knit

7. My fear of nursing..

   PennyLane replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

   I, too, switched from IT to nursing. I had to work some 3rd shifts in IT, years ago. I HATED it. Now I'm an RN working dayshift 7a-7p 3 shifts/week. I work in the ER and we have separate day and night...

8. Off topic: How do you keep house?

   PennyLane replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Students

   I live with my long-term boyfriend. We share the cleaning 50/50. That way we can each have a few days of slacking off while the other one cleans up behind. Then

9. Room assignments and pt load.

   PennyLane replied to hollykate's topic in Emergency

   We're a busy community ED. 63,000 visits/year. Each RN has 3 assigned rooms, sometimes 4 if we're short-staffed. Ideally each tech has 6 rooms (works with 2 RNs). We will also put ppl in the hallway,...

10. Longest "Visit" in ER b/4 admitted to your floor

    PennyLane replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Prob 2 days or so. We've also had pts discharged from the ED. It depends on the time of year. It's also not unusual for psych patients to be in the ED for the weekend waiting for transfer to an inpt...

11. Yoga

    PennyLane replied to Princess74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I love yoga. Luckily there are two yoga studios within walking distance of my house :) Lucky me. I'm trying Bikram Yoga (hot yoga) for the first time on Friday... I'm a little apprehensive b/c I don't...

12. "I'm going to sue you", What do you say?

    PennyLane replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I have had this said to me. But never when a breach of duty and/or patient harm occurred. It has been over minor things...delays in seeing the MD, going to Xray, etc. Everyday things in a busy ER....

13. Sick, sick sick of IBS

    PennyLane replied to TennNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I also have GI problems, but they are of the upper GI variety. I would strongly recommend acupuncture. That has helped me more than anything. I'm now down to about 1/2 of the meds I used to take, and...

14. Baltimore Living Info

    PennyLane replied to gracefulc's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I'd recommend areas around the JHU Homewood campus. You can take the shuttle from there. Charles Village and Hampden are safe and

15. Would you become a nurse again

    PennyLane replied to Human nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Please spend some time following an RN in the field you want to work in. Shadow him/her for multiple shifts, if you can. Find out for sure! Although I know I won't be doing this forever, I DON'T...