Jo Dirt

Jo Dirt

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  1. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Jo Dirt replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    I watched a man die from lung cancer when I was a young CNA. They were giving him Lortab for comfort. He also had staph. He would lay in the bed, miserable. One night he said he wished he could go...

  2. Scholarship Resources for RN-BSN

    Jo Dirt replied to alphabet's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in an online RN to BSN program through a local university. I got a pell grant (full amount) but it still only paid for half of my tuition (tuition is about $4000) so I had to pay another chunk and...

  3. patients eyes moving back and forth horizontally... dying?

    Jo Dirt replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    They call it "comfort measures" but it is really euthanasia. They start in with the morphine and keep giving a little more and a little more and a little more. I don't think this is wrong and I hope...

  4. Ripped Off

    Jo Dirt replied to Price 2002's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe there was a legitimate reason things won't go as planned. I don't want to marginalize your feelings, but I do not find pinning a big deal. I don't even remember the details of

  5. Do you feel that you have lost alot of knowledge since NS?

    Jo Dirt replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Overall, I know and am capable of much more the longer I am a nurse. I may not remember some obscure fact or definition but I am more competent in so many other

  6. Drug rant: Legalized Dope Dealer, RN

    Jo Dirt replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    I try to be understanding, but I don't have a lot of patience with patients who lay around whining for pills. I specifically have one patient in mind when I'm talking about this. She already takes...

  7. Going through a coding program at a CC?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Case Management

    Since I really want to work from home I was wondering if it would be a good idea to go through the year-long medical coding and medical reimbursement program at the local community college (well, it...

  8. Foot Detox

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

    I know a lot of nurses who believe in "psychics" too. I went to see one of these once and was gullible enough to get a little scared at something she told me was going to happen. She wasn't right and...

  9. FNP vs. CPM?

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

    I think it would be neat to be a FNP and a CNM. Then, you could be like a country physician, they used to treat a little bit of everything for the family and deliver babies, too. There may be some...

  10. A Day in the Life

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Does anyone know what a typical day for a CNM is? We have some friends who live with the Amish and they were telling us they are in desperate need of a midwife to serve the community. They were even...

  11. A Day in the Life

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

    Crowning...that sounds painful. Especially at 3AM. I don't reckon I would be much of a

  12. Ever had folks assume you're the Aide not the Nurse????!!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i was an lpn 6 yrs.. i'll never let anyone take that away from

  13. Ever had folks assume you're the Aide not the Nurse????!!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't hesistate to take someone to the bathroom or help them to bed or help with denture cleaning, etc. and more than once the patient or family has told me when I was done to go get the nurse. I've...

  14. What do I need know before my doctor gives me a vaccine?

    Jo Dirt replied to amarion's topic in General Nursing

    thinktwice.com

  15. Low GPA

    Jo Dirt replied to check_21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Join the club. My GPA isn't exactly stellar (3.1) but I'm hopeful I will find a NP program

  16. Is anyone in or has gone through an online RN to BSN?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started one through the local university and am signed up for 18 hrs. (though I tested out of one of the courses.) I just wonder if it's culture shock and I will eventually get the hang of it, but...

  17. Is anyone in or has gone through an online RN to BSN?

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

    People shake their heads when they find out I'm taking this kind of load, taking care of four children and working full-time. I almost feel like they are either looking at me with disdain or they...

  18. Is anyone in or has gone through an online RN to BSN?

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

    My degree will not specify online. It will be a regular degree from the university, *if* I make it that far. I was able to find a clinical sponsor for one of my community nurse rotations. I'm so...

  19. Is anyone in or has gone through an online RN to BSN?

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

    The cost for the semester wasn't $8,000, it was $4,000. Pell grant paid $1780 and I had to add onto that. Actually, I don't think it even came to $4000. I tested out of gerontology so while I'm...

  20. Is anyone in or has gone through an online RN to BSN?

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

    No, It's $4,000 for 18 credits. (Pell grant covered half, I'm having to cover the other half.) That may not sound like much (and I agree it's reasonable) but when you're poor and you family with four...

  21. ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

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

    Even if this figure is true for NY or California...consider the cost of living. On top of that the taxes eat you alive. I personally know someone who lives in a plain house in Bethpage and pays over...

  22. ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I always wanted to live on Fantasy Island. Sign me up.

  23. $8000 to lock down my 2yrs of life?!

    Jo Dirt replied to Tzu911's topic in General Nursing

    No! No!

  24. RN vs. Psychologist

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently in college to become a registered nurse but tonight the teacher who teaches my psychology class has mentioned that there is a shortage of school psychologists(he is also a school...

  25. Integrity in nursing (LTC)

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

    They are not, because THEY DON'T