Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Man Dies While Performing CPR on wife

    Penelope_Pitstop posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Very sad!

  2. Has anyone been in trouble at work over what they posted in allnurses.com

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

  3. Medical words that make you cringe.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    ' Not gonna lie, I thought "there is NO WAY this is a real term" when I first heard it. Same with "bilirubin." I was cracking up during pathophysiology because I was imagining a dude named Billy...

  4. What does your username mean?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    That's one of my all-time favorite Beatles songs. Did you know the Prudence in question is Mia Farrow's sister? Won't you come out and

  5. Medical words that make you cringe.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Lochia.

  6. Question: if 1 of your patients fell?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Elvienm's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Falls are going to happen. I don't know all of the circumstances of this particular fall, so I can't tell you what you could have or should have done differently. But we simply can't prevent every...

  7. Patients, Are They really all drug seekers?

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

    I personally dislike the term "drug seeker." When I had surgery, the pain afterwards was awful. So was I seeking drugs? Yes, because I required them to relieve my pain. People with real pain...

  8. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know what, Carol? Keep telling them! Are some of them graphic? Yes, but maybe, just maybe, a story like the one with the baby on the pillow may keep another person from making that choice,...

  9. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

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

    Sorry if "we people" are pretty rude, but you never did answer me - how many night shifts have you worked? You're going by hearsay, right? That person who told you that nights do nothing - how many...

  10. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

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

    Exactly. Where I work, evening and nights receive the same differential, because more people actually wanted to work midnights than wanted to work evenings. Of course, when I worked evenings, we...

  11. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

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

    I'm just wondering, when was the last time you worked a night shift? If what you're saying is so, I want to work nights on your floor! Because I give scheduled meds at 2000, 2200, 2400, 0400, 0600...

  12. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

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

    I've worked nights for more than four years. Once every few months, I pick up a day shift for a change of pace. Boy, is it nice to be able to take a break off the floor, have a charge nurse that...

  13. I just found out... One of the nurses I work with is

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to lpnwkids's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sometimes it's nice to know what others believe so that you understand them, so that you don't insult them...so that you don't assume things. It makes for a nicer work environment, and might lead to...

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Now, my question is...was this intentional on the nurse's part? Because I don't know which is worse - a nurse who accidentally puts pills through an IV, or a nurse who purposely does

  15. Fecal Transplant

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN's topic in Gastroenterology

    I really am not sure I could put poop in a blender. I think it's awesome that this is working,

  16. What is the difference between CLEAN and STERILE?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ILoveTenerife's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If I remember correctly (and I could be wrong), sterile technique is only required when the patient has a trach or ETT. NT suctioning, oral suctioning, et al. need only be clean. I wish I knew where...

  17. What is the difference between CLEAN and STERILE?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ILoveTenerife's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The point of entry and route are still not sterile. And even if you use sterile equipment, those things are not

  18. To experienced nurses...

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    From the time I could express my career aspirations (before kindergarten), I'd wanted to be either a doctor or a singer. I changed my mind in my later teens and switched to nursing. I'm still not...

  19. Pushing Dilaudid?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to chacmool's topic in Patient Medications

    Perhaps, but it's better than nothing. Also, I'm not just locking it from the patient, but from visitors...and

  20. Pushing Dilaudid?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to chacmool's topic in Patient Medications

    I lock mine. I also lock anything like Heparin, Dobutamine, Lasix, etc, or

  21. A question about Adenosine

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Aerin's topic in Emergency

    Hmm, not in my neck of the woods...we slam it in and then slam in the flush, too! And yes, Cardizem can be given for

  22. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, it's a good way to help on those "heavy flow"

  23. I didn't know I was pregnant?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to cali_rusk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "No, no, that isn't mine. I was, um, holding it for a friend!" Miranda, the story you shared is obviously not on the same level as the ladies on this show. I've only seen one plausible story on...

  24. what are common times to run IV's in ?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Amy10BSN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Our Zosyn is given via syringe pump., usually over 30 minutes. Any reason why you run yours so

  25. facebook "stalking" as a nurse?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you're on my friends list, you're not going to find out anything about me on my Facebook. You know what's interesting, though...we have a nurse in our department who frequently "looks up"...