Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. I almost made a stupid nursing mistake and now I can't stop thinking about it. Help!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Sabinacrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You did the right thing by checking with another nurse. This is why those checks are in place. Please don't beat yourself up about it. By the way, that is NOT even close to the dumbest mistake...

  2. Hey! New here and a couple of questions.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to KelsieG's topic in General Nursing

    Keep an open mind...you may change it a thousand times or more, and that's okay! I never did PICU, but my preceptorship was in NICU and I found it not as rewarding as I had imagined. I did OR, and I...

  3. Best one sentence handoff report

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    "I have absolutely no idea what's going on with these people." It got a bit old, night after night, hearing that from the same nurse... But my favorite..."Mrs. Green just may be dead because she...

  4. What was the funniest/crazy thing you have heard another Nurse doing?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    My friend is a nurse who always gives everyone the benefit of the doubt. (I just KNOW she used to bring crazy boyfriends home and tell her parents, "Oh, but no one understands him! He's wonderful...

  5. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    - Gave beta blockers to someone with an apical rate in the 30s (I blew up at her and told her to get out of my way and go home...not my finest moment) - Confused an order for IV fentanyl with a...

  6. I swear.....

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad someone else's brain went there as well. Oh, Scott...you never fail to make me

  7. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    A few I've collected from my ED buddies recently: "Evil has my soul." (What, do you perform an MRI to see if the soul is still there?) "I fell in the shower on Monday and now my head hurts." (It was...

  8. Odd requests

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "You know what I really want? A long, black (rhymes with

  9. Thank you for all your comments over the years

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ventmommy's topic in Private Duty

    I am so, so sorry for your loss! I cannot imagine your pain at this time. Peace to you and your family...thank you for sharing all that you do

  10. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    Engage in regular and thorough personal hygiene, and you're good. Basically, the, um, posterior/perianal area becomes moist, warm...and, well, you

  11. What Committees are you on?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Pia Mater's topic in General Nursing

    Haha. I am the *one* off shift (this includes evenings!) person on a committee. I'm not saying which committee, but I joined it because there was an opening and it was something different to

  12. Vodka tampons?!?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    Well, it can't be me to do it. Since I've moved from the inner city hospital to one in the suburbs (and from surgery to medicine), the most interesting story involves a woman trying to eat her soap...

  13. Vodka tampons?!?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    https://allnurses.com/emergency-nursing/strange-things-found-299901.html There it is, my friend. I didn't start that thread...but don't worry, I did

  14. Vodka tampons?!?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    While we were in college, a fellow nursing student's dog ate one of my friend's tampons. She needed emergency vet care! As far as I know, my friend did not soak her tampon in vodka first! (But it...

  15. Vodka tampons?!?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    I um, may or may not have known someone who, uhhh, may or may not have snorted cinnamon and/or pixie sticks in her early teens. This...person reports that no harm came of it, nor no pleasant effects....

  16. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Thank you for being my

  17. Haldol and Ativan cocktail IV

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in Psychiatric

    On 3West? Because I never heard it when I worked on the surgical floor there... (PS- randomly found this thread and I might just be one of the only regular posters here who knows what 3West

  18. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Reminded me of this... [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE]Seriously, don't we all know who in our department needs this

  19. Special Care Nursery vs. NICU

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to BacktoBasics's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It can be hard for those of us in "adult patient" world to remember! I just know because I did a rotation in a Level III NICU in

  20. Special Care Nursery vs. NICU

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to BacktoBasics's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That wouldn't be Level I. Level I is has the least sick babies in it when compared to other NICUs. It's the opposite of trauma levels, wherein level I is the highest level. Your old hospital...

  21. Nursing major w/ a minor

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Dreaming1007's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Psych should be no problem, but if you had gone to my university, Spanish would have been quite difficult with Nursing. My friend tried to do it, but the requirements were more complicated than she...

  22. Religion

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to x4livin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    i'm a born again christian, aiight. but if you said this to me and you didn't know my beliefs, i would, (even as a christian) walk away from you or at the very least change the subject. you don't talk...

  23. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that universal precautions are called that for a reason. However, I know that when health care workers are exposed to fluids, they might not do anything about it. Possibly needle sticks have...

  24. So what exactly is a bed alarm?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Also keep in mind that patients are clever - I have seen them figure out how to deactivate both types of bed alarms described. One patient would pile heavy books on the alarm strip then get up. The...

  25. This Does Not Make Sense - But happens anyway!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Or they know my favorite prank to play on cute doctors when they leave their drinks unattended at my