Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Penelope_Pitstop has 19 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.

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1. Therapeutic range

   Penelope_Pitstop replied to Britt1299's topic in General Nursing

   Hey there! These are two completely different scenarios. A serum lithium level is measuring the amount of lithium in the blood. An INR isn't actually measuring the amount of a...

2. Life Changes

   Penelope_Pitstop replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   You had a heckuva mom, Ben! Thanks for sharing her with all of us for so long. Please accept my condolences, I'm very sorry for your

3. Anyone like being a Nurse Manager?

   Penelope_Pitstop replied to KristybayRN's topic in General Nursing

   I did middle management for four years. I did enjoy it for about 2.5 of those years, but the manager above me started to flounder and I had to clean up those messes. Loved my staff! But I couldn't...

4. Life Changes

   Penelope_Pitstop replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for sharing with us, Marla. sharing so much of your nursing knowledge, so many funny stories, so many pearls of wisdom. and being vulnerable in sharing your diagnosis with us, we...

5. First Job: Rehab or Homecare

   Penelope_Pitstop replied to tatyfreedom's topic in General Nursing

   When you're a new grad, you don't know what you don't know. In home care, you're a bit of a lone wolf. A visit may be only thirty minutes or so and quite possibly just one or two visits per week. Not...

6. First Job: Rehab or Homecare

   Penelope_Pitstop replied to tatyfreedom's topic in General Nursing

   Rehab. I'm in homecare now and I don't think it's really appropriate for a new grad. Rehab is closer to "hospital nursing,"

7. "My doctor told me..."

   Penelope_Pitstop replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

   "My doctor told me I got diabetes from not eating enough sugar. That's how it

8. You just can't make this stuff up!

   Penelope_Pitstop replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   A woman took scissors to her Clintron bed because she thought her dog was trapped inside of it. (I'm glad I wasn't on call that night. This was in home

9. Memphis RN wears violently racist t-shirt to polling place when voting on Tuesday

   Penelope_Pitstop replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

   The first amendment does not protect the use of "fighting words." Furthermore, an employer may have a policy dictating public behavior. This isn't even necessary for dismissal in an at-will state. I...

10. Old Threads

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, did that woman end up wearing a bra to work? Did the deers get that nursing student? WHAT ABOUT THE PARABENS, FOR THE LOVE OF

11. What actions give you a discipline type on your license?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Red_Diamond's topic in General Nursing

    The vast majority of actions in my state involve controlled substances. This includes diversion, intoxication and/or recreational use of non-prescribed substances, forging scripts, count errors or...

12. Are you a "Sister?"

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    **sniffles** No, I'm not a sister. I am an only child, I always wanted **sniff** siblings. **Sob** My husband is also an **hiccup** only child so I'm not even a **sob** sister in law

13. Increase in Ehlers-Danlos (especially hypermobility type) patients?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Nursing

    I... Um... uhhhh.... Yeah, I got nothin'. And I NEVER have

14. "You made a mistake."

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I've also had the dream wherein a patient is forgotten all shift. My favorite, though? Well, okay, not really...but it certainly stand out! In my dream, there was a patient sitting in the hall in...

15. What is a sentinel event?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    Root Cause