Jo Dirt

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  1. RN to CRNA

    Jo Dirt replied to chimes's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There is no quick or easy route to becoming a CRNA. It takes a bachelor's degree plus at least a year of acute care experience (but there are probably applicants with more than that and I'd bet they...

  2. Discussion: lobotomize the patient or lobotomize the system

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't think there would be any dispute someone like Jeffrey Dahmer was lobotomy

  3. Discussion: lobotomize the patient or lobotomize the system

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, actually, no. I'm still an advocate, just because I cannot stand the idea of people being hurt at someone else's hands, even if they are supposedly not in control of themselves. If I was a...

  4. Discussion: lobotomize the patient or lobotomize the system

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Psychiatric

    They call it lesioning now. It's also done to try to control

  5. Dangerous nurses

    Jo Dirt replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A combination of insulins may very well measure out to 18 units (or more) but you should never feel like you shouldn't question an order. Any doctor worth his or her salt will be happy to explain it....

  6. I did take care of her and was at her side when she died

    Jo Dirt replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love my patients but over the years I've had to learn to be somewhat detached when it comes to letting go. It's the only way I can preserve my sanity and continue to be there for the patients who...

  7. Dangerous nurses

    Jo Dirt replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the longer you work in the medical profession the more you will realize you have a lot to be concerned about. The nurses (or medical staff) who really scare me are the ones who are overly...

  8. how do you expect me to pay for this???

    Jo Dirt replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be willing to bet half those meds would be deemed unnecessary. I might suggest a medication evaluation. A lot of doctors will write prescriptions as if money is never a concern for anyone. I don't...

  9. "End Stage" Untreatable Obesity

    Jo Dirt replied to medgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's where I

  10. God Bless LTC Staff

    Jo Dirt replied to Toquay's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you. I've realized after so many years in nursing that I love the old folks where I work (at a nursing home.) They are like a second family to

  11. Is moving around in your career as an RN really all that easy?

    Jo Dirt replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that easy, especially in the rural

  12. Discussion: lobotomize the patient or lobotomize the system

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Psychiatric

    It's a shame that doesn't qualify them for the lobotomy. Sociopathy should definitely be considered a qualifier. It really should. I know that my uncle had paranoid schizophrenia and my grandmother...

  13. Documentation Mistake?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    We had an aide who refused to follow the careplan for a patient transfer and tried to put a patient to bed by herself (this patient is a 2 person assist.) The patient ended up in the floor and I had...

  14. Documentation Mistake?

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    So...did I mess up? Yes, I'm a little thick, too. Last night, I told the nurse who told me I shouldn't have written that I was sure the doctor would have a lot more to say about this incident than...

  15. Documentation Mistake?

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it sounds like admitting error. But the careplan says "frequently" needs 2 person assist. However, this aide was told not to put the patient to bed by herself but did it anyway. I crossed out the...

  16. Discussion: lobotomize the patient or lobotomize the system

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Psychiatric

    You can get into all the semantics and such, but the bottom line is that it doesn't do the victim of the victim of mental illness any good when they have been attacked and/or murdered. Of all the...

  17. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    Jo Dirt replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if it's just the paycheck that matters I guess you could always switch to

  18. Questions about RN role in LTC

    Jo Dirt replied to debd72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You'll do the same thing LPNs do, only when there is a problem people will come and expect you to do something about it if the DON/ADON isn't

  19. Torn over FNP or MD...

    Jo Dirt replied to vetiver's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'd bet NP school will be a lot easier to get into than med school. Also, a lot easier on your family life. NP and medical school can't even be compared. You sure won't be doing med school online, and...

  20. ADN thenBSN then MSN or ADN-MSN

    Jo Dirt replied to RN2010LW's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I went the ADN to BSN route because it just seemed like there would be a gap in my education without it. Also, ADN-MSN programs do not award BSN degrees, so if you went part of the way and couldn't...

  21. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    Jo Dirt replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    This says it all. I'm not in love with nursing, but I worked very hard to get where I am and it makes me no less of a compassionate and caring person. Nursing may be someone's "thing" but not everyone...

  22. ADN-MSN Bridge Program at FSMFN

    Jo Dirt replied to fertile_myrtle's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I've got a mortgage to pay, I must work. I'm trying to keep as many ETO hours as I can so I can get my full paycheck and work 3-4 days a week instead of

  23. How many schools did everyone apply to?

    Jo Dirt replied to NHRNmomof3's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm applying to 3 schools, www.rodp.org (FNP), U of South Alabama (geriatric NP) and Frontier School of Nursing and Midwifery (FNP.) Got my application in at one, and am about to send the others. I...

  24. A thread for those awaiting decisions...

    Jo Dirt replied to Sarah7781's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Did they tell you why you were rejected? I've applied to the rodp program (FNP) that is just about to start here in Tennessee (www.rodp.org) and I'm getting ready to send in an application to the...

  25. Low GPA

    Jo Dirt replied to dslite's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You could also consider retaking some of the classes you didn't do so great in. It seems that would raise your GPA faster than simply taking more