Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Transition to Specialty Care: New Graduate Nurses in Specialty Care

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Hoss43's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on the orientation offered to the new grad. My healthcare system gives new grads 6+ months and it seems to work well; however, sometimes the ICU is not for all of them and it can...

  2. Hmm...that's nice

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

    I did this when my grandmother was dying, but it wasn't to throw around my weight. My mom was the decision maker but elected me to make the decisions on her behalf when my grandmother was in the ICU....

  3. Handwashing Question

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Mickey78's topic in General Nursing

    Crank it before you

  4. Why do patients.....?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is mostley unrelated, but I had a patient with schizoaffective disorder who had the delusion that she had dissassociative identity disorder. She did not. Anyway, she had several names for...

  5. Options after RN

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Kaitef0716's topic in General Nursing

    I had the concept beat into me in undergrad that we should all continue on to graduate school. Is that where this is coming from, or is it that "everyone" is doing it and you feel like you should,...

  6. What was your worst shift ever?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Isakolistic's topic in General Nursing

    I've had worse shifts than this one but I think it was the most stressful... - walked in at 1900, my patient who honestly should have been comfort care was being RRT'd (I was hopeful that she would be...

  7. Dilemma - family as a possible patient on my unit

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Nurseannieb's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked L & D, nurses often assisted in deliveries of family and friends' babies. It was called "specialing" someone and it was fine as long as the patient was the one who desired it. The...

  8. BSN salary?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Kaitlyn.w's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a large magnet hospital for several years and never did I make more money for having my BSN. Later on, I worked in community mental health and made less than my less-experienced ADN...

  9. Hospital Scholarship

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to K7&3's topic in General Nursing

    Jacksonville is still one of the biggest cities in the country, yes? So it's far from rural or underserved. You'd have to go relatively far from Jacksonville to find that sort of

  10. Accept a job in an unwanted specialty?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to evee2212's topic in General Nursing

    Where I would live would adore you - the stepdown units often need people and love new grads, but everyone wants to work somewhere

  11. Night shift and mandatory meetings

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to aprilrazz's topic in General Nursing

    This stinks and I've usually seen meetings held at 730 & 1400 to prevent this issue. (Hey, we can't ever make day shift come in early or stay late, now! Sorry, long term noc nurse) I was on a...

  12. Preceptor burnout

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I loved precepting but preferred it later on in someone's orientation if that person was a new grad. I never had the patience for the first few weeks. Who is in charge of putting the new grads with...

  13. Nursing with anxiety

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to bsn46's topic in General Nursing

    I agree to an extent; however... - there exists a difference between expected anxiety related to performance and pressure and an anxiety disorder. A person with an anxiety disorder experiences anxiety...

  14. Nursing with anxiety

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to bsn46's topic in General Nursing

    I have battled anxiety and depression for as long as I can remember. It sounds like you are doing well but that the critical care environment is not for you at this time. That's fine. I was a...

  15. My patient committed suicide last night

    Penelope_Pitstop posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone. I work in outpatient psych at a case management agency. I'm a nurse there but do case management stuff in an office setting with some home and community visits - just for background. We...

  16. What's the strangest phone conversation you've ever had at work?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Brekka's topic in Nursing Humor

    One of our administrative assistants was...in left field, so to speak, on a good day. I knew one of my patients had been in the office earlier in the day so I wanted to grab her vitals if she hadn't...

  17. Dating Coworkers

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Wake88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a rule, don't crap where you eat. And if you date multiple doctors don't think that just because they're in different specialties they won't run into each other. Advice from a

  18. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital in my area: MedSurg 5:1 (sometimes 6:1 at night) Stepdown 3 or 4 to 1 ICU 2:1 (some cases 1:1) L&D 2:1 then 1:1 once pushing

  19. I was a stripper ..

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in Nursing Career

    Try Craigslist man...everyone has

  20. Does your ICU use CHG wipes for bathing patients?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to fatrabbit's topic in Critical Care

    Not ICU anymore, but we started the mandatory CHG baths in early 2014. Mid Atlantic, 1000 bed level 1 trauma teaching

  21. How do I go about resigning?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NURSEJSS's topic in Nursing Career

    No need to elaborate on why you're leaving...just that you are leaving and that you are indeed giving your two weeks' notice (or four weeks, depending on your company's

  22. I was a stripper ..

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in Nursing Career

    Just wondering... You do realize how long it actually takes to become an RN, right? I'm not being flippant; rather, I'm trying to correct a common misconception. You're about to start LPN school...so...

  23. Having some issues with BPD (big shocker!)

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Psychiatric

    I appreciate your input. Just an FYI, I'm not on an inpatient unit. I work in an office for an ACT team, and there is no nursing administration. I am the only nurse for one hundred patients who live...

  24. 5-year-old chooses heaven over hospital

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to anh06005's topic in Nursing News

    Hmm, I'm not going to argue over the realities of a Heaven. But isn't it true that your version also results in no more pain, no more suffering? Perhaps that in of itself is Heaven,

  25. Having some issues with BPD (big shocker!)

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Psychiatric

    As I have said ad nauseam, I understand that they have a disease! I am not blaming them - dealing with them frustrates me. Here's an example - if you've ever had to potty train a child...well, it's...