Jo Dirt

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  1. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    Jo Dirt replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't blame the family. It can be very hard to let a loved one go, to the point of the family not thinking rationally. Their main care is to keep their love one alive at any expense because...

  2. What do you HATE to do at work?

    Jo Dirt replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    Things I dread most: female catheterizations/perineal care and colostomy/ileostomy bags. These things just turn my

  3. Deaconess

    Jo Dirt replied to GeriL's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I apologize for the mistake. What I meant to refer to were pell grants, which one does not have to pay

  4. Tell me something good...

    Jo Dirt replied to mrs.henderson's topic in General Nursing

    There are low stress nursing jobs out there. I just got a job as an LPN making $18.00/hr on the 7PM-7AM shift. I sit with a lady in her house. She goes to bed soon after I get there and aside from...

  5. I don't fit into nursing& nurse eating

    Jo Dirt replied to cargal's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen the attitude the OP is talking about. It really shakes your faith in nurses. Luckily, I've landed a wonderful 7PM-7AM job as a private duty nurse in a home. It is a very quiet, very lonely...

  6. Native Americans in Recovery...What seems to work best?

    Jo Dirt replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    My great-grandmother was an Indian (American). I wouldn't mind being referred to as an American Indian. Don't know about American Indians and AA but went to the Wind River Indian Reservation in...

  7. Rude and crude RN

    Jo Dirt replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    This makes me sick. This loser needs to be reported and

  8. Offended by Prayer

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

    I'm agnostic. Depending upon the spirit in which the prayer was said I may or may not be offended (organized religion really turns me off.) Still, the prayer will most likely be to help you feel...

  9. Deaconess

    Jo Dirt replied to GeriL's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Federal student loans will only cover a fraction of

  10. Can you take the CPNE before you finish your other EC courses?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I read something on another thread about someone still having some courses to CLEP out of after they finished their CPNE. Just wonder if it is possible to go ahead and schedule the CPNE as soon as you...

  11. Better Ratios at the Daycare!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to TiffyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It makes me sad that moms have to be away from their kids at

  12. Looking for online RN - BSN with no clinical componet.

    Jo Dirt replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well, since some people felt the need to be petty and ask how I was talking to an advisor when I wasn't enrolled I felt like I should clarify. I can see the temptation in making payments that make it...

  13. Concerned about GPA policies on prospective Nursing schools

    Jo Dirt replied to Ms. La Mirada's topic in General Nursing

    The A in Algebra should have replaced the F and therefore would not be counted. That way your GPA would be back up above

  14. Are there any Excelsior grads working in Colorado?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I would like to know if it is true that Colorado does not accept Excelsior graduates for licensing? I called the BON in Colorado and spoke to a woman who said Colorado has never accepted EC degrees...

  15. Are there any Excelsior grads working in Colorado?

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yes, I mentioned that a lot of distance learners get rabid if you happen to question distance learning, but I am also taking NC courses with EC. After finally coming out of denial and facing I can't...

  16. Looking for online RN - BSN with no clinical componet.

    Jo Dirt replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I read on another post that most all EC students pass the CPNE and that it is actually a very simple

  17. Lexapro - Want off...advice please?

    Jo Dirt replied to Ashera's topic in General Nursing

    I take Lexapro. There are times when I go off the medication, somtimes for days, sometimes for months. Then I go through a depressive episode and I start taking it again because I am so depressed I...

  18. Are there any Excelsior grads working in Colorado?

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm in the exact same situation, I'm trying to take care of a family and go to traditional school and it's killing me. And I don't know why we have to be so catty, I was inquiring about Colorado...

  19. Looking for online RN - BSN with no clinical componet.

    Jo Dirt replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    ***So I was still speaking to an

  20. Are there any Excelsior grads working in Colorado?

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Called the BON in Colorado because we will likely be relocating there in the near future. This is so good to know, because I was getting a little worried. I've decided I do want to go through EC. I...

  21. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

    Jo Dirt replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I think what FN did in her day was probably a lot more trying and difficult than the way we nurse

  22. Medical Asst vs Nurse

    Jo Dirt replied to kellisdomain's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN. When people ask what I do, I tell them I'm a nurse. Their eyebrow's go up and they say "Oh? An RN?" I say no, an LPN. Then the impressed look is wiped off their faces and I can tell...

  23. Looking for online RN - BSN with no clinical componet.

    Jo Dirt replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I figured it was something like that. In fact, I know it is. I think that is a real racket. The more I am learning about EC the more I am starting to think if a person is going to go through distance...

  24. Looking for online RN - BSN with no clinical componet.

    Jo Dirt replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    wait a minute. are you telling me that to go through cn/isu the total cost for everything is $5775.00? if that is the case then the choice should be clear: i would do isu all the

  25. Student Loan Debt

    Jo Dirt replied to Sweetpea00's topic in General Nursing

    It is different in different states. Here in Tennessee they are so desperate they are taking people off the streets in certain towns and training them to be social workers. And the remark about...