Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Bridget41040's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! When patients get in a tizzy and tell me they're telling the doctor on me, I inform them that my boss is NOT a physician, but a nurse. Furthermore, the OBs are not trained as charge nurses...

  2. Orientee Horror Stories?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    Ours had just been fired from the hospital down the block from the same thing before he did it on my floor! Don't people check references?

  3. What's the lowest potassium you would feel comfortable not supplementing?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to blondy2061h's topic in Patient Medications

    Whoops, I can't believe I forgot that!

  4. Orientee Horror Stories?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    We had a dude who started diverting narcs while still on orientation. Holy cow, man, wait until you're on your own for that

  5. Is a slow code ethical?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    No way is it ethical.

  6. The "Q" Word and Other Mysteries

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nursing Humor

    How about this one...if you switch shifts with someone, you WILL have the worst shift ever and promise to never again make a switch for

  7. What's the lowest potassium you would feel comfortable not supplementing?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to blondy2061h's topic in Patient Medications

    We replace less than 3.5 in the patient with normal renal activity. For me personally, if a patient is having diarrhea, vomiting (or gastric emptying) or EKG changes and a K less than 4 I'm going to...

  8. Reporting meds to the Police when a patient dies....HIPAA?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to tewdles's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't think it is. The family members are not the patients. And having the medicines could result in harm - I think this falls under duty to report. It's obviously very different from elder abuse...

  9. CIWA: OK to reassess in less than 4 hours?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to dreamingoftheocean's topic in Addictions

    You are not at all off...that is why the PRNs

  10. Am I being too sensitive?

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

    It can happen. I was an RN at 21 and have had two different older nurses with less experience make comments that they should be given responsibilities I have because "she's just a young girl,"...

  11. Am I being too sensitive?

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

    You're being sensitive but at the same time I understand why. It's tough being the new kid on the block! I'd probably be a bit paranoid as well. If you want, you can break the ice a bit..."come on,...

  12. nursing clinicals and glorified cna work

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to kkanady's topic in General Students

    When you're working as a nurse, what will you do when you DON'T have a CNA? Not all departments staff them. Or, they're stretched very thin. And no matter what, even though a CNA's tasks are his or...

  13. Rhabdomyolysis

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to julz68's topic in General Nursing

    Don't leave! I've been posting here for years and had the same thing happen to me today. I thought your question was interesting...if you had googled it, I'll wager you'd end up back here anyway,...

  14. Recurrent Nightmares About Work

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to rnay312's topic in General Nursing

    Did you just oversleep or is the story better than that? If so, please share! I work midnights so I have woken up in a cold sweat because I think it's 6 PM and I should be getting ready for work, but...

  15. History of Varices an Absolute Contraindication to an NG?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    Our surgical residents are awesome with NG tube insertions. But I prefer to drop them myself. I just ain't got time for causing no

  16. History of Varices an Absolute Contraindication to an NG?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    In that case, I prob would have asked the doc himself to place it, or at the very least consult surgery for its placement. The surgical residents at my facility would have placed it or had it placed...

  17. Irritating things about being a nurse VENT

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

    Can we pretty please not make this a floor vs. ED situation? That is nurse on nurse hating! Let's get back to hating on

  18. Irritating things about being a nurse VENT

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

    Do we work at the same place? Dear

  19. What is the...

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jadelpn's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Hey, can someone get me an anatomy book?" "Nurse, can you hold my bong?" "Which foot was it again? Or was it an arm?" "All right, get ready to push Potassium into her IV..." "It's a shame my glasses...

  20. Recurrent Nightmares About Work

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to rnay312's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for almost eight years and I continue to have work dreams. My typical ones are that I am given a crazy assignment (people bleeding to death, falling, or being jerks), that I forget...

  21. HIPAA Violation? Article about nurses caring for Tsarnaev.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Spidey's mom's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The State Attorney General, who happens to be the Vice President's son, was brought to my facility after he suffered a stroke a few years ago. Somehow word got out about where he was treated and for...

  22. May 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I think they're overdoing it with the

  23. What Should We Call Nursing?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Tait's topic in Nursing Humor

    What about this one? Confession...I'm the author! Here to Save Your Butt, Not Kiss

  24. What Is The Shift You Will Never Forget?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to bsartor's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there was the one that involved a gentleman actively DTing who kicked me in the head. But that was short lived because I was sent home due to my concussion. Then there was the night I came on to...

  25. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

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

    "We aren't actually having this conversation" Ooookay