Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Boldness to Speak

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Parakeet's topic in Spirituality, Religion

  2. Tardiness

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Vtachy1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I remember there being an accident on the interstate one morning. My carpool group passed it just after it happened but when we arrived at the hospital, we alerted our instructor that the other group...

  3. Fun hobbies or interests?

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

    I love to travel but I don't really have the chance anymore, due to funds. I also was a figure skater and tennis player and miss both of those things. Maybe you can take art classes at a studio or...

  4. Are hair accessories unprofessional?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to silhouettedreams's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I really, really hate it when my coworkers show up

  5. Work declining vacation request?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the minority here, but every place I've worked has been very liberal about allowing for requesting off. What is your

  6. Job offer dilemma

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Midwest.rn's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the interview at the Level

  7. How important is it to you to be a nurse?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Being a nurse is a HUGE chunk of who I am. I can't see myself doing anything

  8. Reasons to lose nursing license?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    I had never heard that term until I came here. At that time, I'd been an RN for over a

  9. Funny Websites or Blogs With Nursing or Hosp Stuff

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to kidsnstudyn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here to Save Your ***, Not Kiss

  10. What exactly do trauma nurses do?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to floatingribs's topic in General Nursing

    Ever considered being a

  11. Reasons to lose nursing license?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    I know I should be horrified, but I'm actually more...fascinated. When I was in school, a local peds RN had her license permanently revoked because she was injecting her son with human feces. She did...

  12. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    In 2005 I had clinical on a neuro floor...for DT prevention there were cans of Milwaukee's Best in the fridge next to the Zosyn syringes! When I became a nurse at the same hospital a few years later,...

  13. Nurse takes pic of patient's...

    Penelope_Pitstop posted a topic in Nursing News

    Upstate New York nurse convicted of taking picture of patient's member surrenders license | New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV "Johnson also used her iPhone to take a video of another nurse cleaning an...

  14. What offends you (nursing related)?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    Glad "Hell is for Children" was not the chosen

  15. Lantus vs other insulins

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to riverotter's topic in Patient Medications

    Why are suicidal people not buying insulin to kill themselves? Uhhh....I may have been in psych too

  16. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Darn good thing I didn't have to do this as an L&D nurse...you should see what I do to my legs! Wasn't a nurse in the 80s but I adore threads like this. I own a few vintage nursing textbooks - two...

  17. How do nurses work with each other in the hospital?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nyletak's topic in General Nursing

    Practical nurses ARE nurses themselves, btw. I second the

  18. allnuisances

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

  19. Will I be perceived as disloyal?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to rural-rn-15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Here is my concern about this... just because THE POSITION is per diem...well, it does not mean orientation is part-time! Oftentimes orientation is full-time because that makes you "staff" quicker. So...

  20. You Just Weren't the Right Fit

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to kaylas13's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto to what the PPs all said. I'd like to add...how stinkin' cowardly of them to send you a LETTER telling you this. Dang, fire me to my

  21. Is it OK to go to work the day after having anesthesia

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to guest825264's topic in General Nursing

    Fun fact - the Vice President obtains "presidential powers" while the Commander in Chief is undergoing a colonoscopy, and for a bit thereafter...although that is only MAC anesthesia. There's more to...

  22. Opinions on nursing students?

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

    You mean students who are currently breast-feeding, yes? Well, ya gotta do what ya gotta do. If you can feed your baby and take an exam at the same time...more power to

  23. What offends you (nursing related)?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    People who don't say "thank you" when you hold the door for

  24. Do I aspirate too violently?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to lorelei13's topic in General Nursing

    Zyprexa Relprevv the Zyprexa depot injection, requires aspiration prior to

  25. Friday!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to kidzcare's topic in School