Jo Dirt

Jo Dirt

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  1. Death bed visions

    Jo Dirt replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    Well, wanting something to be true and getting annoyed when someone challenges it doesn't make it any more true. I've seen death and dying in spades during my time as a LTC and private duty nurse. I...

  2. Had a transvaginal exam, and I'm depressed.

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

    The NP had told me if I didn't hear anything back from her consider that good news. Thing is, she didn't give me any kind of a time frame to go by. My next appointment is December 29. It's somewhat of...

  3. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    Jo Dirt replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've been seeing the NP at the gynecologist's office. She's super nice and all, but she is in a hurry as much as the doctor is. It's okay with me, because I don't come there for a counseling session...

  4. Private Duty Nursing

    Jo Dirt replied to PeacefulHeart's topic in General Nursing

    That figure sounds very inflated. I worked private duty for years and highest I made was

  5. Public health vs community health nursing

    Jo Dirt replied to smilin4ever's topic in Public, Community Health

    I think focusing on things like this serves little purpose in furthering the nursing profession. I know you still have to do it, I did too. Public health nurses are employed by the government and...

  6. Had a transvaginal exam, and I'm depressed.

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

    I had it done this morning. I already called the OB/GYN office (right across the street) and they told me to call the

  7. PMHNP job outlook

    Jo Dirt replied to Btrfly21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh my, Tennessee is on the list. I downloaded the postage paid form to mail into the lawmakers supporting the bill for psychologists to gain prescriptive rights only I'm going to write why they SHOULD...

  8. Law school instead of a MSN

    Jo Dirt replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    I know for a fact not all (or even most) attorneys are raking in the dough. I know attorneys making about $50,000 a

  9. PMHNP job outlook

    Jo Dirt replied to Btrfly21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't believe it has even become a serious issue in Tennessee. But I'm worried about it. I want to be a psychNP. I'm ready to fight for it,

  10. First Assist question! David C. I need help!

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

    When my husband had his total nephrectomy this past spring it was just the surgeon and his first assist, Jim. I'll admit, we were nervous. At first, we were like this is such a major surgery and he's...

  11. Will I be competitive enough for NP?

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

    I'm going to graduate from a BSN program this spring and I've already applied. I was advised by the school to do so. My GPA is about the same as yours, most of my experience has been in a nursing...

  12. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I decided I might need to get some hopsital experience so I started applying at some hospitals. The hospitals I applied to advertised they needed nurses for nights AND days. I specified days on my...

  13. Experience with Distance Ed NP programs

    Jo Dirt replied to Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Pros: You can do it at home. You don't have to sit in a class with annoying people. You don't have a teacher staring over your shoulder while you are taking a test. Cons: I think it...

  14. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

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

    All the hospitals around here are 12 hour shifts. Even the nursing homes are doing it, except the one where I work says it won't go to 12 hour shifts because it makes it so hard on people when there...

  15. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

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

    I worked home health 8 months and hated every minute of it. Other posters seem to think I need to be set straight. I get so annoyed when people think I don't understand enough about the way the world...

  16. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

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

    No, I don't have what it takes to be a CRNA. I understand about seniority taking precedence for the day shift, but why do these hospitals run ads saying DAY SHIFT RNs NEEDED??? I say, bait and

  17. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

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

    Yes, it was a typo. It's 6p-6a. Night shift almost killed me because my body couldn't take it. I would have to hang my head out the window on the way home and sing to keep from falling asleep. About...

  18. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    Jo Dirt replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm industrious and wise, and I hope I can take several vacations a year when I get old,

  19. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

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

    I tried it and it just about killed

  20. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

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

    I'm just missing my sign...I meant 6p to 6a. The human resource person did the same thing on the phone and had to correct

  21. Know-it-all Professor

    Jo Dirt replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Key word:

  22. Know-it-all Professor

    Jo Dirt replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Only thing worse than a know-it-all professor is a know-it-all

  23. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    Jo Dirt replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    lol

  24. Online program recommendations

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

    I can't believe that would be used to prove how the medical schools are going online. Talk about grasping at

  25. Online program recommendations

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

    Yes, it's too bad some people think they have to make sarcastic and arrogant remarks to get their point across. It does nothing to further their argument and is a real turn