Jo Dirt

Jo Dirt

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  1. Online program recommendations

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

    I'm glad you are applauding yourself. But don't gloat just yet. The standards are in place, oh yes, but do you think this ensures they are followed? Huh? These "standards" are not even verifiable with...

  2. Online program recommendations

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

    MD, PA and law schools may have online components for some things but they are not online schools. The bottom line, is that regardless of how stellar you think your online program is (and I don't know...

  3. When to wear gloves!?

    Jo Dirt replied to LaurRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't always wear gloves when I maybe should, but if it makes you feel more comfortable to wear them by all means do so. I'd never give a nurse trouble for wearing them. When I was in nursing...

  4. Dodo Birds We all Know and Work With

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

    I know a very good nurse who won't wear gloves and then complains after she does a tube feeding and can't get the smell of gastric contents off her hands. I've seen a patient cough and it all spews...

  5. Online program recommendations

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

    Also, there are no online law schools accredited by the American Bar Association...you'd think there would be plenty of money in

  6. Online program recommendations

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

    I can see how someone who truly cared about the direction the NP profession is going would be concerned about others taking online courses to become a NP. I don't think these concerns are unwarranted....

  7. Big issues with the charge RN.. what to do?

    Jo Dirt replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you. I have had to drink Alka-Seltzer and carry Tums just to go to work, I've had to work with some horrible people. It is such a relief when they

  8. gotta love LTC nursing...

    Jo Dirt replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    As long as it was coming down, if I couldn't have gotten ahold of the doctor, I would have probably left it alone. Glad it turned out okay,

  9. Online program recommendations

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

    I'm old and tired and can't see it would make a lot of sense to go through the hassle of transferring when I only have one semester

  10. Missing Elderly Couple

    Jo Dirt replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Old age is

  11. Online program recommendations

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

    I only needed two semesters to get a BSN. I am finishing up the first semester, so I may as well not stop now. Next semester I will be

  12. Alternative to spanking

    Jo Dirt replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I think we've all snapped and done things we are ashamed of. I'm not a perfect parent, far from it. I have a problem with a potty mouth and can't stop cursing (not directed at the kids, though.)I...

  13. Online program recommendations

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

    I think it's a little unfair to be treated as "the bad guy" because you don't happen to jump on the band wagon and beat the drum for online programs. I'm in an online RN to BSN program. I'm supposed...

  14. Alternative to spanking

    Jo Dirt replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I sometimes stop by Wal Mart when I get out of work (around midnight.) I get so angry when I see these people (who are usually dirty and smell of cigarettes) wandering around Wal Mart with children....

  15. Alternative to spanking

    Jo Dirt replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the times I was spanked because I had done something that could have gotten myself hurt and it scared my mother, and I remember getting slapped in the face for something that wasn't my...

  16. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to register for the last semester of classes at the university, but they won't let me until I have the DTaP vaccination. Whether you believe in vaccinations or you don't, this really isn't...

  17. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

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

    Yawn. BTW, I am a

  18. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

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

    I guess I broke the mold. I'm in Tennessee and I was hired to work telemetry AND I look kind of like Tiny

  19. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

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

    Have you heard of the government program that compensates families of children who were injured or died from vaccinations?

  20. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

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

    I was employed at this same hospital as a registered nurse on the telemetry floor. If you care to look into it, you will see that the smallpox vaccination was shown not to be responsible for the...

  21. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

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

    I have no interest in working with children. I do not believe the professional leadership class will require me to work with children, or even at the hospital for that

  22. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

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

    I gave them a letter declaring a religious reason and (the secretary) has said the school will not accept it, but I think she is

  23. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

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

    I got through LPN school, I got through RN school (associate degree level), I've been employed at several

  24. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

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

    Oh my, what it must be like to live such a flawless exemplory life... I don't feel the need to even dignify this comment, really, but for the record I'm only at the U for two

  25. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

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

    When I knew of the requirement isn't an issue. I've seen a baby with whooping cough. I'm not going to give a baby whooping cough regardless of whether I have the vaccine or not. I don't believe I even...