Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Psychiatric

    Perhaps I have not really explained myself well. I'm not quite *struggling* per se. I'm frustrated more than anything, and Friday I had just HAD IT. Thank

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Psychiatric

    She isn't diagnosed with it officially - but we're very suspicious. It's morbidly fascinating what she has put herself through...I can't be very specific but it's worthy of a case study! I've worked...

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Psychiatric

    I AM pleasant and polite. I'm also to the point though. I understand living with it must be horrible. I just don't think that means that I can't have some frustration towards this population. I WANT...

  4. Moral character

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to beckiand's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I can't date this dude. He has hypertension. What a jerk, can you BELIEVE

  5. Best quality care cannot be provided

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to uniqueguy34's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the office. It ain't always sunshine and

  6. Fox News says patients waiting to see a doctor will have to "settle for a nurse instead"

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to FrancineRNfrannie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  7. How true this is

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Mandychelle79's topic in Psychiatric

    When I worked acute care this didn't happen in my facility - probably because we didn't have an inpatient psych department. However, my friend works inpatient psych at the facility's smaller hospital...

  8. Tell my manager or keep the bipolar hidden

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to rhernandez748's topic in Health, Stress Management

    BTDT. Keep that under wraps...trust

  9. Lapsed license - advice?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Jeanne Ramick's topic in General Nursing

    But that's such a random username! How on Earth did you come up with THAT??? The nurse I replaced actually was fired because she was practicing without a license and had moved and didn't notify the...

  10. Lapsed license - advice?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Jeanne Ramick's topic in General Nursing

    PA has no budget either. My company is based there and relies on medicare reimbursement and the like...it makes things

  11. EMT vs CNA

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to mmoorevirrey's topic in General Students

    Your high school offers Paramedic, not EMT?

  12. How would you react?

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

    Clearly this is a toxic work environment. Now that management has an email of this nature, a paper trail has the potential to be created. I may sound paranoid, but I have been there and didn't...

  13. Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

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

    I...I don't get it. What went wrong? It doesn't sound like a disaster by any means! Do you really wanna hear about the night I spent crying on the stoop of a coworker's house in the freezing cold...

  14. Are hair accessories unprofessional?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to silhouettedreams's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have not. That sounds dangerous, though. They usually don't let me have sharp

  15. Work declining vacation request?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    The healthcare system with which I'm most intimately involved had this policy as

  16. Is tipping allowed?

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

    If we start to allow tipping in this line of work, then we're going to have our salaries decreased, just like

  17. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    This is partially off-topic (but if you've read any of my posts I doubt this shocks you) but where in Ireland are you, if you don't mind my asking? I'm trying to formulate my plan for new residence...

  18. Nurse/Doctor Friendships

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RVRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I disagree here. I don't think there's anything wrong with this as long as everyone's expectations are met. However... don't **** where you eat really applies here, doesn't

  19. Work declining vacation request?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

  20. Funny Things Patients Say

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ya gotta watch out for them ***** *** deers. They'll get

  21. Abortion interview questions

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to das729's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of their questions will probably be what any interviewer would ask. As for NPs, how the holy heck would we know that information? Why don't you ask

  22. Are hair accessories unprofessional?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to silhouettedreams's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    While I have everyone gathered here, let me say that I am very jealous of a lot of you. For some reason, my head is shaped in such a way that I can't wear headbands! I love them but I can't wear them....

  23. Parkland Hospital in Dallas, TX

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to HPnurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have an overbite from the silver spoon in your mouth? Plenty and I mean plenty of people living in the "nice houses" have never known poverty. They have never actually had to work for where...

  24. PTCLS

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to djh123's topic in Nursing Humor

    I personally think call bells should operate like PCAs. Each patient would have a programmed "lock out" time and "max dose." Your more annoying ones would have a much lower four hour max dose and...

  25. Stroke Certification

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to imbatz's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a facility that was Stroke Certified and because I worked on the stroke overflow unit I had to take hours of various courses. However, I didn't need any individual certification. I...