Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Would you let a relationship affect your job advancement?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I can answer this seriously (for once). In my state at least, RNs and LPNs may work as CNAs/techs/clerks/whathaveyou as long as they are paid per that pay grade and do not perform any job function...

  2. Would you let a relationship affect your job advancement?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

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  3. getting rid of your PRN shifts?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Irini20's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, OP's place of work sounds odd for a few reasons. She is working full-time there in actuality. I wonder what kind of work environment necessitates that. No wonder she wants to leave nursing! As...

  4. D.C. Children's National vs. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jamaral's topic in General Nursing

    What klone said. I am in the Philly/BMore area, so still geographically close to DC but had never heard of Children's National until a little over a week ago. (A friend's child was being treated...

  5. How to get a PCT or student nurse extern

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ckordzi's topic in General Students

    Sometimes, because these positions are very coveted, a connection is necessary to secure one. In addition to looking outside of acute care facilities, consider other positions within the hospital....

  6. Too much facebook

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to orangelate's topic in General Nursing

    It'll catch up to him/her. Not your circus, not your monkey. Unfriend if not already done to keep yourself from being tagged and all of that. If you're not his/her supervisor, not much you can

  7. Responding to annoying co-worker who asks you to work for them every week?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NurseUnforgetable's topic in General Nursing

    Just say you're unable to do it. No need to give a reason because you would be the one doing her the favor. You're probably not the only one she's

  8. Urine specimen collection from indwelling catheter

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Miossy's topic in General Nursing

    I would still use the

  9. Where is The Commuter?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    I wish there was a way we could check on other posters without destroying their anonymity. Maybe she needed a break from the board. Wishing her

  10. What tasks are assign to an LVN in home health?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Rocio8809's topic in Home Health

    I work for an office that only offers short-term intermittent care for adults (no vents/trachs, no chemo, either). The visits are between 40 minutes to an hour on average. We do employ LPNs and they...

  11. Manager reporting confidential info to state board

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to geoda's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing ever said to management is private nor confidential. Been

  12. Reading recent posts; Is it THAT easy to lose your job/license/get reported ?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to DahliaDaisy's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, just about every action on a license involves substance abuse - at least 9 out of 10, with a variety of legal issues making up the rest (once in a blue moon there is an example of...

  13. AEDs in the Wild?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    When encountering AEDs that have not been domesticated, remember that they will attack if feeling threatened. If you're traveling to an area native to AEDs, be prepared. Ensure that your food is...

  14. Why are preceptors negative towards nurses they are teaching?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nursy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I usually resist the NETY threads, or I'll make a joke about it. But I think this does happen. I think it's an overused term and isn't always what is happening. However, the reason why? I think the...

  15. DOC was propofol

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to TKsprivatenurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't have an answer for you. But dang I am amazed as well that you survived! (And very

  16. Debilitating Anxiety

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to silentwolves's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    From someone who has BTDT... - meds take time to work, and are not one size fits all. Some people respond wonderfully to monotherapy but others need an adjunct - mindfulness has been shown to be very...

  17. Night Shift Nurses Help!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 7P-7A for several years and what I found to work for me was staying up as late as possible the night before the first shift. I would try my hardest to see the sun but that didn't always...

  18. Need help..hate my job :(

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to butters9812's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever considered actual ICU? I don't mean to downplay your particular department. I just mean that perhaps if you were a unit for critical care, you'd be able to devote yourself to two very...

  19. Adult ICU RN interested in NICU

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've known a number of nurses to successfully make this transition and not one has looked back. They all went from a high acuity adult medical ICU (lots of post-cardiac arrest and severe septic shock)...

  20. Craziness

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to CBlover's topic in Emergency

    I would like that "accidental" conversation repeated in its entirety, please. I had a boyfriend tell me that my natural smell was similar to a cat's (he verified it didn't mean any of their bodily...

  21. Nursing Ethics Question!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Nugget's topic in Psychiatric

    That would be the "dangerousness criteria" I mentioned. Those threats = ability to be committed, or if deemed with capacity, arrested. Why would an unmedicated patient committing a violent crime...

  22. When doing shift trades, can you?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to SouthpawRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, you can switch weekends or holidays but you'll have to either use PTO or make up the additional hours somewhere else in the pay period - and you can't generate overtime unless...

  23. When to report to BON, authorities, and/or HR (workplace harrassment & threats)

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jfrederickson80's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sorry, KK, I don't think he's coming back. It's been a minute and his only post. I would love him to as

  24. Addicts in the ED

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to amyjm333's topic in Emergency

    While I get where you're coming from here, I hope you really don't mean that you hope this person ends up addicted. I will say this, folks...if substance abuse has not touched you personally via...

  25. Random Question

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NurseEnvision's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to add this as well...our L&D had a dedicated OR but I imagine in other places it would need to be as you've said here. Additionally, NICU, postpartum and peds tend to be in the same...