Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. New Grad to ICU / Multiple Job offers

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to AC777's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had been a MedSurg RN for seven years and then received 12 weeks myself in the MICU. In my next of the woods, new grads get at the very least six months in critical

  2. Getting into a hospital with ADN

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to emtpbill's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered hospitals in

  3. Words You Hate

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard that but I can say I hate it too

  4. pradaxa question

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to shaunamarslan's topic in Patient Medications

    Gabapentin does come in a liquid form. It must be

  5. Scribes for nurses. Yeah I like that!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even know this

  6. Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired for it?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Patient Medications

    "A Sentinel Event is defined by The Joint Commission (TJC) as any unanticipated eventin a healthcare setting resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient or patients,...

  7. Healthcare-related "what the heck?!?!" dreams

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Her June 29th date is about an hour north of my aunt's house. I'm sure you can stay there. I mean, I might need your connections to see Paul McCartney and/or the Band Perry.

  8. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Ugh I TRIED in vain to upload an "eye rolling" gif. It failed. *rolls

  9. Healthcare-related "what the heck?!?!" dreams

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

  10. Healthcare-related "what the heck?!?!" dreams

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm no Freud but this is about sex. Hot, hot sex. PS - the line "I know you're the doctor but yer gonna die!" make me choke on a

  11. American currently working on becoming a nurse

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to VeganMommy's topic in Nurse Registration

    It's not on this website. Trained outside the

  12. Words You Hate

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    If one takes "the back way" to a nice little town near me, he or she will pass a house that has a ronald mcdonald statue sitting on a bench in the front yard. I wish I had a

  13. newbie CNA - when to notify the nurse about vital signs

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to sueyahoo's topic in General Nursing

    You have a decent idea of what to report to the nurses. (I'd say report resps at 12 or less, though). I will say, though, that you WON'T see greater than 100% on the O2 sat. It's impossible. :) I...

  14. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    And since St. Patrick's Day is nearly upon us...I thought this was all too

  15. Nursing with Depression

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

    Are there other behavioral health hospitals nearby? I have done IOP a few times and I've never been a danger to myself or

  16. Nursing with Depression

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

    Do you have a psychiatrist? And have you ever considered attending a day program at a mental health

  17. Searching for first RN job question!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to s1992's topic in General Nursing

    Apply everywhere. It can't hurt. The pain management clinic requiring no experience sounds kinda fishy, to be honest. But I'd still apply. The worst that can happen is they tell you "no." Wish you the...

  18. Blood pressure meds

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to neuron's topic in Patient Medications

  19. I want to be a nurse!!

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

    I'm a ginger. Therefore I have no

  20. Abandoned hospital in Detroit

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Tomascz's topic in Nursing News

    And that's all I'm going to say about

  21. Your peer is suffering

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RNEducator8056's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  22. Written Job Offer Rescinded=jobless

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RNlvn's topic in General Nursing

    How the heck did that

  23. I want to be a nurse!!

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

    Caring Teen Volunteer Program | Houston Methodist Volunteer at Children' s Memorial Hermann Hospital Summer Teen Volunteer Program at Texas Medical Center Volunteer Opportunities | Houston Healthcare...

  24. Remembering a friend

    Penelope_Pitstop posted a topic in General Nursing

    Seven years ago today I came home from my midnight shift and sat on the couch to watch SportsCenter with my dad. I opened the newspaper, as I did every day. But that day was different. That day I read...

  25. How do people feel about male nurses?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    Uhhh...no, no I have