Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. 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

    I am trying to give report. It is 7 AM, and you have 12 hours to work with each other. Get caught up about the weekend later on in the shift. Please do NOT come up while I am giving report and...

  2. Coworkers that SLEEP on the job....arrrggghh!!!

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

    I have worked 7P-7A for years, and have learned that being well rested prior to that shift is an art form. One time I recall not getting any sleep - feeling like I couldn't even drive to work...

  3. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand your curiosity. Kevin wears Calvin Klein briefs. Not white because they wash out his complexion. And, yes, they are a bit snug. That is for attractiveness purposes, not performance...

  4. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Soo...you're gay,

  5. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about him, but I laughed so hard I knocked over my pint of vodka. Looks like just one quart today,

  6. med-surg..the "trailer trash" area of nursing??

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Come and hang out on my floor. I have never had two shifts alike, even if my patients were all the same. I have a "boring" shift maybe six times per year! All kinds of ages, races, medical...

  7. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys, this my first post so I'm a little nervous. I've always wanted to be a nurse! I'm not a nurse yet. (Actually, I'm not a nursing student yet but I have all of St Elsewhere on DVD and I DVR...

  8. 5 new admissions...on my face!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    I DID know what you meant, actually, haha. I don't think night shift in of itself is to blame for your new friends. However, I have noticed that the schedule of working nights makes it difficult to...

  9. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I so have an idea for our next party! :) I already make Jell-O shots using medicine cups! They are the perfect

  10. can young,healthy,athletic men have heart attacks?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly. No matter how healthy of a lifestyle a person has, he or she cannot change genes, nor any anomalies in the body into which he or she was

  11. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was first runner-up in "Cell Block C's Got Talent!" with my stand up comedy skills. I couldn't compete with that chick who pull her own eye out of her nostril and then release it, only to have it...

  12. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

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

    She knows this because of her dentist's gloved hands in her mouth, right? Right?

  13. Oncology Drug shortage

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to plum94's topic in Oncology

    I am on the east coast as well and have experienced shortages with IV preparations of Lopressor, Bactrim and Morphine. Those all directly affect my practice as a MedSurg nurse. We don't administer...

  14. Oncology Drug shortage

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to plum94's topic in Oncology

    I am so sorry to hear this. I have no words to offer you, other than I will be praying for you and thinking of you as you fight this fight. I wasn't aware that there was a shortage of oncology...

  15. Just got a new grad job in neuro - what to expect?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Hands&Feet's topic in Neurological

    Hi MochaNurse... Every nurse feels like this at first. A Neurosurg unit is challenging for any level of nurse, from novice to expert. But you will learn SO much. I think you will be fine. Just...

  16. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Um, well, I did a little bit (just a little bit!) of time in the women's prison near there and classes are offered at a pro-rated fee for the number of license plates made by each inmate. Thank...

  17. You just can't make this stuff up....

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    Thanks for being my boyfriend's nurse when he went to the hospital! Thank goodness he's

  18. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have 2.75 credits from Farthole County Community College & Lawnmower Repair School. They'll take them, right? I paid good money for

  19. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I hope ur never a nurse 4 any1 in my family. Why tie ppl up? UR lazy! Do ur job n care 4 ur patientz! I thought nurses were caring ppl! When I'm a nrs, I don't wanna b like u! Every1 on this...

  20. amp of D50

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to happyRN21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I checked out my health care system's formulary, and it agrees with this except in emergent use. Apparently in a continuous infusion, the 3mL/min maximum is appropriate. So no more than 180 mL/hour....

  21. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    excuse me, but i could barely read your post. if you want to be a nurse, you have to learn to speak and write english correctly! i don't know how you will pass nursing school with your spelling and...

  22. amp of D50

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to happyRN21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm sorry, what? D50 is a RESCUE drug. Wow. And where did 17 minutes come from...that is a very random amount of time! I'm not yelling at you, Samantha; I am questioning your

  23. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    but you were mentioned on the second page!

  24. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    certainly!

  25. hidden cameras in patient's rooms allowed?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Shell5's topic in General Nursing

    What exactly does the sign in the lobby say? My hospital DOES have cameras, but they are security cameras, and not in patients' rooms. So, yes, I may very well be on video at any given time. I think...