Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Do you stalk anyone here?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Heck yes I stalk! Isn't that why the internet exists? I also like to read all of the posts from members who live in my area to see if I can figure out if I know where they work or (in one case) who...

  2. Medication error

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient Medications

    How on Earth was this allowed to happen? I can't believe that they were even on the same floor, unless it was a really small hospital or a very specialized department. We once had three Wilsons on...

  3. invega sustenna site reaction

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to AlwaysLearning2's topic in Psychiatric

    I give this med pretty frequently and have not seen this happen yet (I'm sure I will...only been doing psych two months!) . I would call the manufacturer AND prescribing

  4. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Love it! Don't you wish you could have that on

  5. Acute renal failure alert?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Chisca's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    How did the patient do? Those numbers are fairly incompatible with life! Also, what access was being used for the

  6. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Aw, come on and play along! I'd bet you have some great stories! I'm drawing a blank on a personal anecdote...although there was the woman who rang her callbell to ask me to scratch her head. And...

  7. Acute renal failure alert?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Chisca's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I don't know about your facility, but at some institutions, some or many of the attendings refuse to consult anyone until it's too late. I'm assuming this patient was in an ICU area because he or she...

  8. ACT team, anyone?

    Penelope_Pitstop posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi everyone! I recently started a job as an RN on an ACT team. I found a thread on this but it was pretty old, so I thought I would make a new one. I was just wondering who else was on an ACT team? If...

  9. List your crazy interview questions...

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to rockstar11's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I copied and pasted this from an thread a few years back: I had an interview for a very competitive position at a prestigious teaching facility. The entire interview felt like an SNL skit. The...

  10. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I've never been afraid to have a curette pulled on me when I've accidentally cut someone off in

  11. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    This made me laugh out

  12. New Grad- Labor & Delivery

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to katelynm_05's topic in General Nursing

    I know in my area, new grads are no longer hired in L & D; however, I know a decent number of folks who were hired as new grads in NJ. This was ten years ago,

  13. Mental health nursing

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to True Self's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Lord, I need to go to bed. I laughed out loud at

  14. OR to NICU?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ej1104's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It depends on what the NICUs around you want out of their nurses, experience-wise. It doesn't hurt to look. Good

  15. Day Shift vs Night Shift nurses

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Ndy-RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I know few day shift nurses are like this, but I knew a nurse who acted just like that. He truly thought the patients slept all

  16. You are NOT allergic to...

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite was a patient who was "allergic" to artificial sweeteners. Now, I'm sure that's possible, but the reaction listed was "blood sugar dropped to zero."

  17. OGT securement in intubated patients

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to JeffTheRN's topic in Critical Care

    We, too, tape the OG to the ETT. I'm trying to think of another way and I simply cannot! I would be afraid to do mouth care if we taped OGs like NGs, for

  18. Meds?!!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to x0xerika's topic in General Students

    Why don't you study anatomy instead? That's likely to be your first course unless you've already taken it. There is a lot of memorization to go along with it so I think the more time devoted to the...

  19. Charge Nurse Pay

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to JeffTheRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Same here. Mid-Atlantic region, if that

  20. Seriously?!?!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    That'll happen with lack of a brain, ya

  21. What does your username mean?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

  22. Best Hallucinations Thread

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I know this thread is almost a year old, but I just reread the entire thing and this post..well...I'm done. HAHAHAHAHA! I almost peed

  23. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    But aren't those patients much sicker? And probably immobile as

  24. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    How are ratios for other departments, like

  25. Theme song to your Nursing career?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is sort of off-topic but every time I spike a bag of Levophed I sing "Levon" by Elton John in my head all night. I'm in the MICU, so that song is in my head quite often! My positive work song is...