Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Hmm...that's nice

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

    I just did a super-quick stalking of your posts and I don't think we are, although we are very close geographically. My state *was* a part of your state at one point,

  2. New BSN vs veteran LPN

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to kiyoshi kazuya's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The BIG difference here is that an LPN is a NURSE and a CNA is not. An LPN also passed boards and has a license. LPNs typically have their own assigned patients and do not act as a nursing *assistant*...

  3. Chemistry!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to chekia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Usually it's kind of a "dumbed down" chemistry

  4. Magnet vs. Closer to home

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to pleasenocdif's topic in General Nursing

    Man oh man, I was with a hospital while the magnet process was being undertaken. The crap we were spoon-fed to regurgitate back to the Magnet people? I'd rather hand-irrigate an SBO - at least that...

  5. Hello! pre-med BSPH Student looking for guidance into ABSN programs :)

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Manni26's topic in School, College Programs

    One more thing - you might not actually even want to go that direction once you're a nurse. I went into nursing school with my end game being Neonatal nurse practitioner. I've done the majority of my...

  6. HIPAA and TV

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to amoLucia's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In what sort of facilities have you worked? Any sort of behavioral health facility might have this rule as

  7. Hmm...that's nice

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

    In my state, we receive a "Wallet card" with our license info on it when we receive our license. I guess we're supposed to carry it around, but it's too annoying to pop it out of the perforation...

  8. Hello! pre-med BSPH Student looking for guidance into ABSN programs :)

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Manni26's topic in School, College Programs

    Just a friendly suggestion - you should probably change your username and avatar. It's probably in your best interest. Wish you the best with

  9. Magnet vs. Closer to home

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to pleasenocdif's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked for Magnet facilities and non-Magnet facilities. The difference? The Magnet facilities are prettier hospitals and tell you constantly they're magnet

  10. HIPAA and TV

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to amoLucia's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This isn't a HIPAA violation if the patient's name was in the hospital

  11. Breaking Bread in the Breakroom

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

    At first glance, I read this as "Breaking BAD in the Breakroom" and boy would that have been a different

  12. Happy Hour

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard of this but not seen it, although I've heard of it more for prevention of DTs than the reasons you've named. I do remember patients being prescribed beer while in the hospital to prevent...

  13. Not sure if I want to be a nurse anymore

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to oscarpleco's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that you came here, to a nursing message board, speaks volumes. I think you *do* want to be a nurse. I also don't think MedSurg in of itself is the problem. Sounds like your floor sucks. If...

  14. Diploma RN's, any of us left?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not me but I know someone my age (32) who received her diploma only. I don't know if her program exists anymore; it was the only one in the state when we graduated high school. I know that in PA when...

  15. Will green skin hurt my career?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A) OP was tongue in cheek B) this was nearly 2 years

  16. What can nursing schools see in your medical records?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to kvida92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    All I had to produce was my immunization record!

  17. I suck at phlebotomy... Help?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jss1985's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're fine. In a lot of facilities, PCTs don't draw blood at all. In fact, a lot of nurses do not routinely perform venipuncture for the purpose of obtain

  18. My due date is in the middle of my last semester

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Catarina82's topic in General Students

    Hi Caterina - first of all, congrats!!! I am also pregnant with my first child (due in October) so although I've never given birth before, I *have* graduated from nursing school before, and let me say...

  19. New BSN vs veteran LPN

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to kiyoshi kazuya's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, exactly. Just because something is based on EBP does *not* mean that all facilities are up to date. The facility's "best practice" might be outdated, or could have been updated without adequate...

  20. Opportunity to transition into critical care

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to TM82's topic in General Nursing

    What about PACU to start? That's a more seamless transition to critical care than is OR and I would think an easier transition from

  21. Pros and cons to nursing in the state where you live

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Bduncan008's topic in General Nursing

    I think once you decide what sort of job you want, this will be easier to answer. Not all nurses want to be in a hospital environment, and not all hospitals provide the same services. Also, what *you*...

  22. lying about clinical hours

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to astrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know someone who received disciplinary action from the BON for doing

  23. PA's

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked critical care, I adored the PAs with whom I worked. They were wonderful, although I am thinking they were the best of the

  24. Out of school, forgetting a lot

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to DNTcode's topic in General Nursing

    We have so much information crammed into our heads in school...I highly doubt any one of us can remember everything. I rocked my peds class but eleven years later, forget a good chunk of it (except...

  25. Anyone catch HIV from patients as a Nurse or Nursing student? My biggest fear!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    HIV can spontaneously