Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Oldest patient

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

    A patient told me she lived to be in her 90s because she never

  2. Oldest patient

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

    I've only ever worked in a hospital setting....106. Getting up to the commode. Couldn't hear worth a dime, but that's okay when you're 106 I

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have found no reliable evidence of Lemonjello and Orangejello...but I have verified the existence of an "Orange" and a "Lemontee" in my area. Not twins, not related at all, but the closest we have...

  4. What degree do you have?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    This is true. But there is no stipulation that requires Magnet hospitals to pay BSNs

  5. What degree do you have?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work (a Magnet facility, 1000 beds, teaching, etc.) Diploma RNs, BSNs and ADNs are paid the

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Floydtasha

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Tonight's Conan was entitled "Never name your daughter Dilda." Thought this was

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    The first woman in outer space was a cosmonaut named Valentina Tereshkova. When I was ten or so, that was what I wanted to name my daughter. My kindergarten "boyfriend" was named Levi Denim. I...

  9. All the cool people work nights!

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

    Never worked NICU, but this was very similar on the adult surgery floor. We had to hang the TPN, draw AM labs, discontinue foleys and PCAs on the immediate post-ops, and make sure that two shifts'...

  10. All the cool people work nights!

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

    According to my manager, this is why working nights isn't bad. We all manage to clock out on time so "you couldn't have been that busy."

  11. What Should We Call Nursing?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Tait's topic in Nursing Humor

    Finally, there are new entries! Here to Save Your Butt, Not Kiss It Sorry, tooting my own

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think this particular demographic of newborns is better using the latter, though. Do we really want a cohort of little "Honda Backseat" and "Burger King Parking

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Crapster-Spitz? LOVE IT! I know a doc whose hyphenated name is Shitta-Bey. My middle school principal was Harvey Harvey. FOR THE

  14. All the cool people work nights!

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

    Autonomy!

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Jailyn (I get that it was supposed to be a version of "Jaylyn" but who wants a daughter with "Jail" in her name?) My friends have a baby whose legal first name is "Rocky" My favorite celebrity baby...

  16. How does anyone do double shifts? I'm tired after 40 hours

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you work 8s or 12s? If this was my schedule and I worked 12s, I would probably be in jail after smacking too many people. If you're working 8s, then I think I get it. I worked 8s for a while and...

  17. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    I feel like that every day of my life! Good to know I'm not the only

  18. You know you are going to have an interesting day when you get report that . . .

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to anon456's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd like to start by saying I work ADULT MEDSURG, not peds, not psych... "She has multiple personalities and is currently the personality that is suicidal" "I called security to have her parents...

  19. BE CAREFUL on social networks

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    I drove more than 300 miles to see him in Hartford this year. The tickets and hotel were my Christmas present from my boyfriend. I *adore* King George! Umm, back to the topic at

  20. People really believe this????

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    I understand. But...well, you'd have to hear it in context with her. For example, "how do you make more money than I do! I am a DOCTOR!" And she insists on everyone knowing she's a doctor but is NOT...

  21. BE CAREFUL on social networks

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    Because he couldn't become a patient again? Dear

  22. People really believe this????

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    This is funny. On a side note (kinda) my friend is a veterinarian and is always introducing herself as "Dr. Blah." She LOVES being a doctor. (Although I'm sure we'd all rather have her as a surgeon...

  23. BE CAREFUL on social networks

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    Do people seriously do this? For the love of

  24. coping with sadness

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to fancysocks's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this is an alarming reaction. It's quite possible that this is catharsis related to all of the sad outcomes. What I mean by that is sometimes something awful happens and all of your...

  25. My birth story offended our OB's now they want me fired!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Bridget41040's topic in General Nursing

    My question is, how was this physician privy to your post? BTW, congrats! (Sorry I didn't say that