Jo Dirt

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  1. Schizophrenia

    Jo Dirt replied to ncolvin1's topic in General Nursing

    My cousin is schizophrenic. She is also 6 ft. tall and it is very scary to be around her.My uncle was schizophrenic. He died in his 40's and it was very sad for my family to see him this way. Once in...

  2. Things you wish you would have known!

    Jo Dirt replied to VeryPlainJane's topic in General Nursing

    Ideally, yes. But we must face reality, few people enjoy this status. So the rest of us encumbered with a husband and children must learn to make due. It is true, however, that if you are...

  3. Neonatal Nursing Career Questions

    Jo Dirt replied to dillinger's topic in General Nursing

    I'm *just* an LPN right now, but one of my instructors in the LPN program was an OB nurse. She said the most important thing for a nurse who wants to work in places where tiny babies/newborns are...

  4. Drug Seeker Stories

    Jo Dirt replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    From what I have seen alcoholism and drug abuse are many times symptoms of a bigger problem: depression. As someone who has suffered from depression since I was a child I know how debilitating...

  5. 2-4 year waiting list?!?

    Jo Dirt replied to Achoo!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't understand it. I got into LPN school the first time (before that I had applied to and was accepted into an ADN program the first time around which I had to decline the offer and go to the LPN...

  6. Nice true story about how much one nurse cared...

    Jo Dirt replied to nosonew's topic in General Nursing

    Well I guess I would be considered a very very kind, selfless generous nurse, too, because I wouldn't have the flu vaccine for a million

  7. online nursing degrees- what do you think?

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

    I keep getting my a$$ kicked around on the distance learning board because I question the benefit of an LPN to RN online program (I STILL believe that in general-and *maybe* in all cases-a physical...

  8. Anyone going through Baptist Nursing School in Little Rock?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm enrolled in the accelerrated LPN to RN track set to start January 3, 05. I am having to move from Tennessee (live in Murfreesboro area) and am dreading the move, even though I'm really excited...

  9. Anyone going through Baptist Nursing School in Little Rock?

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

    ERtele, I have got to ask your opinion...I'm having to make a tough decision...the money isn't stretching as far as I thought it would (which doesn't mean a thing except I will be having to work...

  10. Community College of Denver Nursing program

    Jo Dirt replied to tazee's topic in General Nursing

    Is it really easy to get through the

  11. Community College of Denver Nursing program

    Jo Dirt replied to tazee's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it so

  12. I have been impersonated-Input please

    Jo Dirt replied to Cubby's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy would I be fighting

  13. Two Questions About Quitting A Job

    Jo Dirt replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a member of his webgroup. Dave is a pretty sharp guy, he tells people, ''go ahead and try it my way for 90 days, if you do't like it go back to living in debt...'' his high horse approach...

  14. Two Questions About Quitting A Job

    Jo Dirt replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    You need to call Dave

  15. RN vs. Psychologist

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

    You sound like you came straight off the Dave Ramsey Show...I like Dave, though, so that's a good thing!

  16. Good Retirement Areas

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi. Sorry if this is too long...My husband is an only child and we have been taking care of his 80 yr. old father (who retired from his job as a school psychologist only a year and a half ago!)...

  17. I think I got fired

    Jo Dirt replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    If you haven't been in the habit of calling out I don't see how they could hold it against you for having to miss a couple of days of

  18. "RN" arrested for phony NCLEX scores

    Jo Dirt replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like that would be impossible to do these days, with the online nurse license verification

  19. RN vs. Psychologist

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

    That's kind of like people who say....there is something out there you can do better than *anybody* else, you just have to find your niche... I've noticed too, on Home & Garden or Lifetime, for...

  20. RN vs. Psychologist

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

    Ha ha ha, hahahahaha, ha ha

  21. I got placed on clinical probation today. *sob* *sob*

    Jo Dirt replied to sad's topic in General Students

    The worst thing you could have done with your instructor is put up an argument. If I were in your situation I would personally check with the instructor EVERYDAY to seek feedback and further...

  22. RN vs. Psychologist

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

    ...What do you LOVE? What do you feel rewarded doing? Look at your hobbies, your beliefs system, prioritize what is more important to you and then choose. Choosing a profession on the merits of...

  23. LPN LTC Workloads and too little time

    Jo Dirt replied to Silverhawk's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Boy is that an understatement. I learned to hide when I was on my lunchbreak. Nothing was more upsetting than to be sitting in the dining room having lunch and a family member comes to get you to do...

  24. RN vs. Psychologist

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

    Well thirdshift guy that is why I brought the topic up. Of course I can only generalize, I figured we would have some experts out there somewhere who could give me some information. You shouldn't get...

  25. I took time off from nursing school and now regret it

    Jo Dirt replied to Briac's topic in General Students

    I understand exactly how you feel. I dropped all my classes last spring because of a mental breakdown due to family-related stress (I mean I took a big leap off the high dive, went stark raving mad,...