Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Any of you make excellent grades but suck at skills?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to aem31's topic in General Students

    I was the same way - scholarly but not practical. Guess what...I learned in due time. I've been an RN for 4 years, I'm board-certified...you see where this is going. Trust me, after you've been...

  2. Posting pictures to facebook

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to divaRN*'s topic in General Nursing

    HIPAA does not apply to you if you're a patient or a visitor. And apparently common sense doesn't apply to anyone these

  3. respiratory arrest

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to krissy29RN's topic in General Nursing

    There is no one answer to this. Just know that it WILL occur, and sooner rather than

  4. Patients that are not allowed narcotics

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Jo West's topic in Emergency

    Apparently the EDs in my health care system have a database called "exceptional patients." These patients have been informed by the ED physicians that they will receive no narcotics if they come to...

  5. Hyperkalaemia and saline

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you don't want to add it to saline. You want that amp of D50 to be given as it is. And you want to observe the patient and watch the IV site. So if I'm in there watching the patient,...

  6. heparin drip before an EGD??

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Ashrn1's topic in Gastroenterology

    I know someone has a better grasp of the hows and whys of coagulation, but a Heparin drip does NOT increase the INR. It effects the PTT. Turn off the Heparin drip for a little bit and the PTT will...

  7. Being trained by CNA to do procedures

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    This may sound awful, but I'm so glad a PCT (our version of CNA) showed me how to change a bed, do a bath, transfer a patient, etc. A lot of my RN preceptors were not techs in the past and didn't...

  8. Have you ever felt defeated?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    I can't answer as to what role God plays in your life. I do know that I heard a phrase once - "feel distant from God? Guess who moved!" And that's all I'm going to say about that. But anyway, I...

  9. Hyperkalaemia and saline

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, D50 is given as a push following IV insulin because you're administering the insulin to a non-diabetic person whose own insulin is working fine, or a diabetic person whose glucose...

  10. how to remedy this situation?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Six years *is* "for years!" And boasting, really? It wasn't like you weren't answering a question. It would be one thing if you had said, "look, I've been doing this FOR YEARS and blah blah blah"...

  11. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Sorry to hijack the thread...but... your username is

  12. Suggestions for giving Pentasa via G-Tube

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to brandik's topic in General Nursing

    I have never given this medication, but I consulted my facility's formulary. "Swallow capsules or tablets whole, do not break, chew, or crush" - these are the first words in the "administration"...

  13. Gabapentin?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to IaCountryGirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A lot of Chronic Renal Failure patients have

  14. Cooling/Induced Hypothermia S/P Arrest

    Penelope_Pitstop posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    My hospital's ICUs do a lot of induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest. I don't work in the ICU, and I've been involved in several codes but my duties end once the patient is transported to the ICU....

  15. needleless syringe disposal

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to MsRehabRN's topic in General Nursing

    I live and work in Heroinville, USA. And, guess what, a lot of these addicts are young, attractive, intelligent people from good families who clean up well. Because a lot of these people are...

  16. needleless syringe disposal

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to MsRehabRN's topic in General Nursing

    My syringes go in the sharps container once used, no matter if there is a needle attached. Why? I do not allow anyone access to syringes. The new ones are locked up in my drawer, my med cart, or...

  17. ER handoff report to floor

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in Emergency

    We receive faxed report, and about half of the time the nurse who faxed the report will call to make sure it arrived. At the bottom of the report sheet, we're to "call so and so with any questions."...

  18. Eating our young...and our colleagues

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to fezzin's topic in General Nursing

    Let's face it - the anonymity the internet provides allows people to act a certain way. It's not limited to this message board, though. My friend's boyfriend was shot recently. People posting...

  19. Winner of the creepiest nursing commercial ever....!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, the other commercials are REAL. Still, this is an old favorite. "Oops I Crapped my Pants holds a lot of

  20. Winner of the creepiest nursing commercial ever....!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot all about that one. And here is a good one in the same sort of category... [YOUTUBE]

  21. Winner of the creepiest nursing commercial ever....!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    Holly strikes again! We've discussed her here before, and this is actually the older commercial. She's in a new one that features a better hairdo. And then there's THIS little gem... [YOUTUBE]...

  22. i am not crazy

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nsaids_nurse420's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Can I come to work with you, haha? I've been sent home ONCE in four years, and it was right before Christmas so we were ridiculously overstaffed with a very low census. Any time we are pulled...

  23. A few basic questions

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jew5136's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Look, you have absolutely no way of knowing any of us actually are nurses, even if we say we

  24. So much negativity towards Associate Degree Nurses

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to LPN_2005/RN_10's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have never seen this! In fact, I think most of my fellow staff RNs are Associate Degree nurses. I'm a BSN and personally don't care where you went to school as long as you passed your NCLEX and...

  25. "If you can feel a pulse their BP is at least 90"

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to nurseterry's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Think of all of the pulses a human has. And all of the methods that exist for obtaining blood