PennyLane

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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...

  16. Would you become a nurse again

    PennyLane replied to Human nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The jury's still out for me. I'm coming up on my one-year anniversary as an RN. Most days I ask myself what I'm doing, but I know that there are plenty of opportunities out there. I can't see myself...

  17. RN to pt ratio @ your hospital?

    PennyLane replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    maryland, ER 1:3 is the norm. We may have 1:4 for a few hours if we're short that day, but this is

  18. working on Christmas?

    PennyLane replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. There are plenty of nursing jobs that don't require weekends/holidays/etc. Some choose these jobs, others don't. It goes with the territory. My sister was in ICU over Christmas one year....

  19. My innards are falling out !!!! EEEKKKK

    PennyLane replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My thoughts exactly! To the OP: best of luck to you. Hope you find a good

  20. Soon to be new GN moving to Baltimore... Any advice?

    PennyLane replied to NotQuiteAnRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    There are lots of great areas in Baltimore, especially if you're like me and love old houses and great architecture. There are also a ton of new developments outside of the city if that's more your...

  21. animal research

    PennyLane replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    So does the end justify the means? If we accept the basis premise that animals feel pain, then they really aren't so different from us. Would we use a mentally retarded child to test our drugs on?...

  22. What do you live for?

    PennyLane replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Psychiatric

    I can relate to what you're feeling. I was on medication for a while after my sister died a few years ago. What gets me going? Well, it may sound cheesy, but it's music. Listening to Bach, I sense...

  23. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    PennyLane replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Glucose 794. Low pulse ox while sleeping, takes 02 off. Insulin gtt started. Creepy guy. LOL, soaked in urine, feces, lives with neice, pacemaker, CP. Pulls out IV, blood everywhere. Smiles. No...

  24. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    PennyLane replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    double

  25. If not a nurse...what????

    PennyLane replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to be a professional singer or a musician in a world-class symphony. My two loves are music and science. But more realistically I'd probably end up a music teacher...that doesn't interest me....