Penelope_Pitstop

Penelope_Pitstop BSN, RN

Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health

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  1. Therapeutic range

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Britt1299's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there! These are two completely different scenarios. A serum lithium level is measuring the amount of lithium in the blood. An INR isn't actually measuring the amount of a...

  2. Life Changes

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    You had a heckuva mom, Ben! Thanks for sharing her with all of us for so long. Please accept my condolences, I'm very sorry for your

  3. Anyone like being a Nurse Manager?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to KristybayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did middle management for four years. I did enjoy it for about 2.5 of those years, but the manager above me started to flounder and I had to clean up those messes. Loved my staff! But I couldn't...

  4. Life Changes

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for sharing with us, Marla. sharing so much of your nursing knowledge, so many funny stories, so many pearls of wisdom. and being vulnerable in sharing your diagnosis with us, we...

  5. First Job: Rehab or Homecare

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to tatyfreedom's topic in General Nursing

    When you're a new grad, you don't know what you don't know. In home care, you're a bit of a lone wolf. A visit may be only thirty minutes or so and quite possibly just one or two visits per week. Not...

  6. First Job: Rehab or Homecare

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to tatyfreedom's topic in General Nursing

    Rehab. I'm in homecare now and I don't think it's really appropriate for a new grad. Rehab is closer to "hospital nursing,"

  7. "My doctor told me..."

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    "My doctor told me I got diabetes from not eating enough sugar. That's how it

  8. You just can't make this stuff up!

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    A woman took scissors to her Clintron bed because she thought her dog was trapped inside of it. (I'm glad I wasn't on call that night. This was in home

  9. Memphis RN wears violently racist t-shirt to polling place when voting on Tuesday

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    The first amendment does not protect the use of "fighting words." Furthermore, an employer may have a policy dictating public behavior. This isn't even necessary for dismissal in an at-will state. I...

  10. Old Threads

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, did that woman end up wearing a bra to work? Did the deers get that nursing student? WHAT ABOUT THE PARABENS, FOR THE LOVE OF

  11. What actions give you a discipline type on your license?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Red_Diamond's topic in General Nursing

    The vast majority of actions in my state involve controlled substances. This includes diversion, intoxication and/or recreational use of non-prescribed substances, forging scripts, count errors or...

  12. Are you a "Sister?"

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    **sniffles** No, I'm not a sister. I am an only child, I always wanted **sniff** siblings. **Sob** My husband is also an **hiccup** only child so I'm not even a **sob** sister in law

  13. Increase in Ehlers-Danlos (especially hypermobility type) patients?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Nursing

    I... Um... uhhhh.... Yeah, I got nothin'. And I NEVER have

  14. "You made a mistake."

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I've also had the dream wherein a patient is forgotten all shift. My favorite, though? Well, okay, not really...but it certainly stand out! In my dream, there was a patient sitting in the hall in...

  15. What is a sentinel event?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    Root Cause

  16. Hospital nursing or bad management?

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

    Remember that in every line of work, crap runs downhill. Chances are, your management has received negative feedback pertaining to these issues, so of course, your managers let the crap slide down...

  17. "My pain is about an eight and a half"

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen him live four times. If he comes to your area, he is well worth the ticket

  18. Coworker violated HIPPA

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to AsanRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It's very similar to the concept of "leading the witness" in

  19. Coworker violated HIPPA

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to AsanRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes, that's the right way to answer! I agree completely. But what answer did you expect or want,

  20. Coworker violated HIPPA

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to AsanRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    There's a number of things going on here that concern me, but mostly I agree with JKL. If you wanted to keep your distance in a professional sense, why bring him up when your "friend" was using her...

  21. Nasty/aggressive patients

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Kugrad2018's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent comments above mine. I would like to add that you are human and that is it okay to not be capable of understanding everyone. Should you always be professional and polite? Absolutely. Even in...

  22. Central Line Placement and Masks

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    It's a good idea to, even if you're not within three feet and in the same room. Once when I was (essentially) circulating for a central line placement in the ICU, the resident became woozy and I...

  23. Friend is sending FB requests to all ICU/ER nurses

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the friend request in of itself is not a stalker action; however, the motive and the way my name would have been found out by her? Yes, that's getting there with the stalker thing....

  24. Do you ever get concerned about certain users on here?

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    I use pure maple syrup and a truvia/cane sugar blend as well as raisins. So it's not at all diabetic friendly by any stretch; however, all of the sugar is at least from natural sources. Let me look up...

  25. Friend is sending FB requests to all ICU/ER nurses

    Penelope_Pitstop replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: I didn't read all of the responses. But, here are my thoughts: - that is a lot of time devoted to something that may have no positive result - if she requested me, I would not accept, but...