Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    In my patient's case, her husband had been deceased for quite some

  2. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

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

    First of all, a lot of these posts aren't "judgmental." The OP clearly stated how he/she feels. If it was a question inquiring about how much "poop patrol" is necessary, or asking if he/she should...

  3. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    Well, at least my pay now isn't dependent on

  4. Would I be a terrible person if . . . ?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby, I couldn't get through more than a paragraph of your post. You are not a terrible person. My dad's mom suffered from Alzheimer's for 12 years before she left Earth. I wouldn't wish that...

  5. And if we catch you smoking you'll be charge $25

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Forgive my density, but how does one certify that he or she is a non-smoker? Once in a great while, I will light up (less than five times per year), usually when it's nice outside and I've had a few...

  6. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen the same darned thing. It's crazy. The pseudo-dementia associated with tertiary syphilis is one of the strangest things one can witness. And I'll bet the vast majority of folks suffering...

  7. Worst doctors orders ever received

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    I agree that that it was a bad order, but not for the reason you've stated. Do you get why IV PUSH Potassium is ALWAYS a terrible

  8. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    Guilty!

  9. Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    :bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur

  10. Worst doctors orders ever received

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    Well, I don't see a problem replacing a K of 3.4, especially if the patient is having vomiting or diarrhea, or cardiac issues. Nor do I see a problem with giving K through a peripheral. (Run slow...

  11. Anxious about flight

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Well, I haven't been overseas all that much, but I do travel at every

  12. Anxious about flight

    Penelope_Pitstop posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Friday afternoon I leave for vacation. I'm going to Ireland for a week. I have a total of four flights during that time. I'm very anxious about this. It's not that I've never flown, or never...

  13. Anxious about flight

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Actually I regret to inform everyone that my plane crashed in the Andes and I'm presently eating the flesh of my soccer teammates. :) Kidding. Everything was fine, although it ended up being FIVE...

  14. fired if they don't like the color of your nail polish...

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. If I showed up to work without my makeup, my patients would become even sicker. Perhaps they would

  15. Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I've been boy-crazy all of my life, according to my family, so perhaps I'm not the one to ask. But YES! I mean, I didn't get into this job to meet doctors, and it's not my goal to marry a doctor...

  16. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in college I worked as a waitress at Friendly's. I didn't need the job, I just wanted to work because I only had class a few days per week. One night I began vomiting uncontrollably. I'd...

  17. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    For the county? Did you drive the mainland road in

  18. am I the worlds worst nurse?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to brownbook's topic in General Students

    Unless a patient has a known DVT, just had surgery, or have BKAs...I don't check the popliteal. It's not part of my routine assessment. Distal pulses, to me, are more important. I do check pedal...

  19. Bad code

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to sk8rn's topic in Emergency

    Hi sk8rn. Welcome to AllNurses! Are you a skateboarder? Anyway, I'm not an ER nurse. I work MedSurg, and, yes, we do Accuchecks during each and every code. If nothing else it gives us something...

  20. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    Before I was a nurse, I was a nursing student, and before that I was a high school student. :) But I have done odd jobs as secretary and waitress. I could do the secretary thing again easily...

  21. Are hospitals deadlier in July?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    I think there are a LOT of things to consider about the month of July... ~ Yes, there are the brand-spankin' new doctors roaming about who don't know what they're doing, we all know that! ~ There are...

  22. Funny Nursing Dreams

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do you know how often I've had that dream? Well, let's say I can't count anymore! The worst specific dream in that series involved me forgetting about a patient then having to give report to my...

  23. Nursing Superstitions?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't you DARE utter the "q" word in my presence! I don't know who ever taught me that one, but I believe in it! This is weird, but anytime I see a family standing by the code cart and talking...

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

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Before I begin...in case anyone is wondering, I have posted several of my own really dumbheaded mistakes on here previously. One time a nurse took it upon herself to access a Tunneled Dialysis...

  25. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen that several times, actually. Something I never thought I would see - Munchausen's. I figured I'd encounter Muchnausen's By Proxy at some point (which I haven't personally, but an RN...