Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. A manager's perspective "I talked to my mgr about XYZ and nothing was done!"

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I have said some awfully negative things about "management" in my day - mostly because I have had some terrible managers, but also because it's easy to project blame/frustration toward the higher-up...

  2. Can I stay home and watch my boyfriend.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to sgray2008's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking more along the lines of a bald spot, or some sort of skin issue (like cradle cap or a strange wound with a dressing) vs. a medication patch, so now I'm even more

  3. Can I stay home and watch my boyfriend.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to sgray2008's topic in General Nursing

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  4. License at Risk? Put up or shut up,,,

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    He is fine and he must be a teenager by now. I believe he initially was removed from the home but returned to the custody of his father when mom was incarcerated. I know Mom is back home now, still...

  5. License at Risk? Put up or shut up,,,

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and I believe that she did jail

  6. License at Risk? Put up or shut up,,,

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    99% of all of the suspensions and whatnot involved substance abuse, whether diversion, being under the influence at work, being positive for illegal drugs or forging scripts. The only actual...

  7. Make It STOP!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    And absolutely NO

  8. Hydration Stations in the Nursing Station

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to 1Crazynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Lids *and* naked? I hope the dates at least let them order the filet

  9. Make It STOP!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    I'm soooo devastated to read this, MMJ. I'm a pre-pre-pre-nursing student and I work in a super dooper freaky BUSY unit in a wordwide role playing game! I know what I'm talking about! One day I'm...

  10. Having issues with being a "babyfaced" nurse.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Ash2016's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 33 and very visibly pregnant. Yesterday while I was out with my mom, a woman made a comment about my age - come to find out she thought I was a pregnant high school student. I thought about this...

  11. Come again?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Nursing Humor

    Haha, thanks! It makes me laugh hysterically now but at the time I just wanted to scream. Perhaps next I shall tell the tale of the Sodium

  12. I want to work in a level 1 trauma! Maybe in Virginia?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to indorfpf's topic in General Students

    SIX WEEKS? No, no, no. That's less than the typical new grad orientation on a MedSurg or telemetry floor. Any area that is either more specialized than those or regularly has less stable patients...

  13. Tell me why an LVN/LPN is a "real nurse"

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

    You are very much a nurse. I don't understand why some of the differences in scope of practice exist in my state, either, and I've worked alongside LPNs for YEARS. Where I live, LPNs may not: -...

  14. Leaving Bedside Nursing

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to addiewaad's topic in General Nursing

    Please finish out your contract. I'm not saying that you will change your mind, but I never thought I'd do bedside nursing for as long as I did (and I did not have a contract). It does become easier....

  15. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    I know I'm the first one to make a sarcastic comment if given a chance; however, I find these articles empowering and sometimes necessary. Are they ridiculous at times? Well, yes. But how many...

  16. Having issues with being a "babyfaced" nurse.

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Ash2016's topic in General Nursing

    Come on, everyone - don't every last one of us have one or two things about ourselves that are touchy subjects, or things that we've been teased/harrassed about (even semi-jovially) all of our lives...

  17. Remove Foley catheter and IV when resident dies?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Ash0315's topic in General Nursing

    We had to do that also, but the ME office made its decision very quickly typically. I would call the office as part of our "death checklist" and received my answer almost immediately. But, in the...

  18. Social Media and Patients

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NurseDrizzles's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have a friend who's a NICU nurse and is friends with at least a handful of former NICU parents on Facebook. I think that's a bad

  19. Don't Risk Your Job Over Social Media

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing - if you call out for any reason STAY OFF OF SOCIAL MEDIA! Ya never know who is going to claim you were well enough to be on Facebook. (Even though we all know that when you're too sick...

  20. Remove Foley catheter and IV when resident dies?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Ash0315's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, the only time one wouldn't do this is if it's a medical examiner's

  21. Curriculum change

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Manye's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Our entire curriculum changed between sophomore and junior year. One day, during a patho lecture, all of the "powerful" members of the nursing department came and explained that everything had changed...

  22. How To Recover From Near Rock Bottom...

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Snowana's topic in General Nursing

    I could have written a very similar post two years ago. I'm not going to get into my entire story because A) this isn't the place and B) it's triggering for me but it's eerily similar. What I did was...

  23. Triple Major in Criminal Justice, Psychology, and Nursing?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to jassnoelle's topic in Forensic

    I second this - and I think even a minor can be very difficult. I was a nutrition minor but didn't complete it because I had no time for other classes outside of my nursing requirements. I think ANY...

  24. Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I know my charge nurse in the ICU never would have accepted that patient. Such a waste of resources...couldn't she have had a tech for the

  25. Chances of Nursing Board allowing me to become a nurse?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to MasterChief6's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I've seen Invega Sustenna, for example, be a real lifesaver. Typically it's given every four weeks. Now there is Invega Trinza which is 12 weeks in duration. There are other depot injections, but this...