Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. BSN/Pre-Med

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Verlina's topic in General Nursing

    If your end game is MD/DO, why do BSN first? Biology or something like that, would align much more readily with med school prereqs. I can understand the desire to get a leg up in terms of patho,...

  2. Nurse busted for drugs/Hep C

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to broughden's topic in Nursing News

    So, this nurse injected him/herself with narcotics, *then used the same supplies on the patients*? Uhhh. I cannot for a moment fathom this. How? I'm serious, how was this

  3. HIPAA Violation?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Medic_Murse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Not. Everything. Is. A. HIPAA.

  4. Dream job . . . but it's night shift

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to lissy1214's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I think you should take it. I think you do not have a "grass is greener" attitude about this position, which means you'll be realistic when making choices. But, it's not up to me, so my advice? Make a...

  5. Advice on an ethical issue

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Nurs907's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do nothing else. No need to invite

  6. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wowie wow, might I just say that this was the first thread in which I posted...coming up on 11 years ago! I realize the post above mine was the first in three years but this is nonetheless an...

  7. I took a 25 mg of Seroquel the night before a drug test, will it show up as a something?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Pdjorgen's topic in Patient Medications

    You really should have a physical, just to establish care with a physician and rule everything else out as a cause of this insomnia. But that's enough

  8. I took a 25 mg of Seroquel the night before a drug test, will it show up as a something?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Pdjorgen's topic in Patient Medications

    In my last lifetime, I was a community mental health nurse and I can attest to the fact that Seroquel certainly is a drug of abuse and does have street value. Perhaps not everywhere, but in many...

  9. Scribes for nurses. Yeah I like that!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    People don't proofread their typed, handwritten or dictated documentation as it is. i highly doubt they will proofread what the scribe

  10. Need advice on ethics

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to AWorley80's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    HIPAA nonwithstanding this is very unprofessional, disrespectful and unethical. There are things that a healthcare professional does that are wrong but have nothing to do with HIPAA. Before HIPAA was...

  11. I took a 25 mg of Seroquel the night before a drug test, will it show up as a something?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Pdjorgen's topic in Patient Medications

    And you took Seroquel why? Probably won't show up on a drug screen, but why did you choose this medication to

  12. The ANA is worthless, looks down on floor nurses, don't join!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to DannyBoy8's topic in General Nursing

    Do they favor anyone? I'm genuinely asking. Until right now I've not given the organization much

  13. Any other places doing "Hospital Employees' Week" instead of Nurses' Week?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Pics or it didn't

  14. Any other places doing "Hospital Employees' Week" instead of Nurses' Week?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a healthcare system that did that, it had a much more pretentious name for it, though. (So smug that I forget what it is.) And I'm a bit steamed that Teachers' Week aligns with ours. They...

  15. Had to work as CNA

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Sol95's topic in General Nursing

    I see your point there. I guess in my experience when I've been utilized as designated assistive personnel I have not been treated any differently. But sadly, I feel a lot of our fellow nurses do...

  16. Had to work as CNA

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Sol95's topic in General Nursing

    Dis. Y'all do realize that if the nurse:patient ratio thing becomes a reality far and wide, primary nursing will be the go-to, yes? Why is everyone who is objecting to this objecting? Can't handle...

  17. Going to Patient's home without patient consent

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RNBecky84's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    HIPAA allows the passage of PHI from one protected entity to another for the purpose of treatment (which involves care coordination/case management) as long as it is given in a secure manner. As long...

  18. What has been your career path?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to mandymae92's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was dead-set on becoming a NICU nurse when I was in school. Now I am in adult skilled home health. I never in a billion years thought I would enjoy this at all. But a series of unfortunate events,...

  19. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Millennial here. (YOU CAN RIP MY AVOCADO TOAST FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!) But Pilot? They're totes adorbs, but the Zebra Z-grip is

  20. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    If y'all go back to the first post and replace every "pen" with "member," it is extremely

  21. What's your best catch?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

    Five pound small mouth bass when I was 10 or

  22. Serious Mental Illness: How Can We Help?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I was an ACT nurse for a year and a half. For those of you unaware of the ACT model, it is a governmentally funded, social services based community treatment model that uses an interdisciplinary...

  23. How big of an error would you consider this?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to selfiessuck's topic in General Nursing

    Irregardless of how I would classify this error in terms of severity, I do think that this could be prevented easily in the future. Had you slowed down to verify that it was the correct patient's...

  24. Medical-Surgical CNA?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to carrieebridges's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi Carrie. Welcome to AllNurses! First of all, if your username is your legal name, I suggest you change it. Although you may not post anything that you find incriminating, it's always a good idea to...

  25. Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Um, the first rule of nurse fight club is to remove all witnesses prior to brutalizing a patient. Why on Earth would you have a coherent non-hospital personnel as a witness? Unless you're planning on...