Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Medication preparations for real

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Emuhawk000's topic in General Nursing

    This. As for Fentanyl, we just pushed it in the ICU. We only gave it to our vented folks anyway. On the floor, I diluted everything for the most part. Remember "Desired"/"Have" times

  2. Need some advice - am I that unreasonable?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ACNPmomof2's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I was referring to them working with your school stuff, getting that in

  3. When a child dresses up...

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to A&Ox6's topic in General Nursing

    Where I'm from, everyone is Catholic or LDS. I didn't even know Purim involved costumes. Thanks for

  4. Need some advice - am I that unreasonable?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ACNPmomof2's topic in General Nursing

    And, no, I don't think you're whiny. Not at all.

  5. Need some advice - am I that unreasonable?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ACNPmomof2's topic in General Nursing

    I'll cut to the quick. ALWAYS ALWAYS get it in

  6. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep. When I was a unit clerk "I ran the floor like a well-oiled machine." (Manager's words, not mine.) If the unit clerk ain't happy, nobody's

  7. My patient committed suicide last night

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    It's okay. We all want to go to his service but his obit hasn't been published. We're thinking his family might just be doing something privately without a public announcement because of legal and...

  8. 2/27 What I learned this week: crying on the job feels so much better when they're happy t

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    What.she.said.

  9. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Um...Joe...you aren't a nurse? Mind. Blown. OP - why the heck do you want to become one of us

  10. High Alert Medications during Transport

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to bobbi_marieda's topic in General Nursing

    So is Metoprolol. How long would an AM med pass take on a MedSurg floor if every beta blocker had to be double-checked? And how far is this taken - does every titration of a vasoactive gtt need a...

  11. Mock interview

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Peachypea's topic in General Nursing

    I had no clue these even existed. Is it like a mock version of an interview to obtain a nursing job, or a mock version of an interview to be accepted into the

  12. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Another thing about the "lifeline." If that bugger gets infected (CLABSI!), then the patient is royally, royally screwed. I worked with a nurse who googled how to access dialysis caths because...

  13. phone interview

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Respectfully disagree. The squeaky wheel gets the

  14. Least stressful nursing specialty

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Svkd's topic in General Nursing

    I think that all depends on the

  15. Getting my license with an expunged Adjudicated Deliquent Felony Charge. Help! Thanks!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nurse_with_penis's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    This was legit my first thought when I saw his

  16. High Alert Medications during Transport

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to bobbi_marieda's topic in General Nursing

    "manual independent double-checksare not always the optimal error-reduction strategy and may not bepractical for all of the medications on the list." Got that from ISMP's list, which I got to from...

  17. Anyone here a certified herbalist?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to HikingNinja's topic in General Nursing

    Or you could wait for your letter from Hogwarts, and in seven years can achieve a NEWT in Herbology. *smacks hand* bad DLHW,

  18. Anyone here a certified herbalist?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to HikingNinja's topic in General Nursing

    I poked around for a while for you. It doesn't appear that there's truly any reputable certification. I thought I found a program for you, but the "college" is...uhhh...not so much a college as a...

  19. "Best Practice" would be to have more nurses.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Six years ago or so, my floor had the most falls of any department in the healthcare system during the month of January or whatever month it was. Everyone was interviewed by management to determine...

  20. 2/27 What I learned this week: crying on the job feels so much better when they're happy t

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    What I learned during this, the last full week of February 2016 in the year of our Lord... ~ Sometimes one cheeseburger just doesn't cut it. ~ People who are suicidal and mean it...mean it. ~ I'd...

  21. My patient committed suicide last night

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. I'm not blaming anyone, myself included, for this. I visited him during his last psych hospitalization and he said, "I like these meds. I don't feel like killing myself for once." He...

  22. Medication drawer keys

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RN4ittybits's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked on a MedSurg floor, most of the meds were kept in the computer on wheels thingie. There was a drawer for each patient and there was a code to get in. We also had a key to access drawers...

  23. Understaffed with a heavy patient load

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ashleesini's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What? I did midnights for years, and as an RN on a MedSurg floor, tried my darnedest to wash up my completes during last round, and set up some independents or partials. In the ICU, at least half of...

  24. Understaffed with a heavy patient load

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ashleesini's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Why are all of the baths on YOUR

  25. Are You Nurse Jackie or Nurse Zoey?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    But Abby cheated on Goran Visijinic! WHO CHEATS ON THAT MAN??? Plus she went to the dark side and got her