Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. When to start applying for RN jobs?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to g.elizabeth's topic in General Nursing

    No, you cannot work in MD with a PA license. PA is not a compact state but MD is. If you don't desire to work in PA at all, then you should take your NCLEX for MD licencure. ESPECIALLY since the MD...

  2. I want to be a nurse!!

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

    The hospital near me has a volunteer program for teens. Not sure where you're located, but this could be an

  3. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

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

    This LOL said to me, "gosh you're fat," "you're so fat," "I can't believe how fat you are!" and "how much do you weigh?" throughout my shift. I tried my best to ignore it; however, I couldn't help it...

  4. What are your favorite meals/snacks for work?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jchene's topic in General Nursing

    Jello shots are easy to transport and store.

  5. What are your favorite meals/snacks for work?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jchene's topic in General Nursing

    Triple Zero Yogurt, Easy Guac cups with carrots, GNC and SlimFast high protein/low carb shakes, any kind of fruit that's already cut up, Planter's Heart Healthy Nuts, cottage cheese

  6. Words You Hate

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand it when people say "I fell pregnant." Um...that is not how reproduction works,

  7. Have you ever worked with someone who had such a nasty attitude that it was almost hostile

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Always remember... SNITCHES GET

  8. Health care administration - non nurses

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the same boat. My boss is an MSW, his boss is an MSW, and HIS boss is an

  9. Written Job Offer Rescinded=jobless

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RNlvn's topic in General Nursing

    Why aren't you eligible for rehire at the place you worked in

  10. HELP!! Advice Please

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to IVNinja300's topic in Critical Care

    I'd stay where you are at until you can go to a different health care system all

  11. Thoughts on Volunteering (New Grad)

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to cttruong's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to get your foot in the door and can't find a nursing job at a hospital, why not any other paid JOB there? That way at least you're employed, and you'll have already gone through all of...

  12. Once a pickle, always a pickle

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Magsulfate's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hate the commercial, too. Especially since they make drug rehab seem like a

  13. Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

  14. Words You Hate

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Methinks she was doing it to get my

  15. Words You Hate

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Well that night I drank a fifth of pre-mixed (and cheap) Long Islands...I sure as heck appreciated my liver!!! But I do remember the night, on a medsurg floor, that we called an RRT due to respiratory...

  16. Student nurses with disabilities

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to sara2013's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have a history of TBI with subsequent post concussion syndrome that has led to short term memory issues and some difficulty with word finding. I don't know what your disability/cognitive...

  17. The Things They Forget to Tell Me

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I hear a lot of "no, I don't have HTN because I take pills for my BP and my BP is fine."

  18. helping out or obligated

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to thomas76's topic in General Nursing

    I would contact HR to find out the specific policy. I know when I did the same thing, I was under no obligation to my old department - they received more than four weeks' notice of my internal...

  19. Health care administration - non nurses

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with ya. A university near me offers a dual MSN/MBA and I understand THAT

  20. Words You Hate

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Guilty. I say that every damn

  21. Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    ELAINE: What about parabens? What kind of abnormal animal is that? And those kids who had their own parabens.. JERRY: I know, I hated those kids. In fact, I hate anyone that ever had a paraben when...

  22. Words You Hate

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Mac-ro-bid

  23. What do you think can be done to improve access to mental health care?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't know what we can do, but we must do something. There's a big part of me that thinks if JFK wasn't assassinated...maybe we'd be somewhere. He was very much for progressive mental health care....

  24. Words You Hate

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I second o2 "stat." Makes me homicidal. I worked with multiple educated healthcare professionals who told me the patient was now on a "non-breather." (uhh, that's a problem...) Although, I must say -...

  25. Haldol, Pneumonia, PD

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Rnfortuna's topic in General Nursing

    That was the impression I got as