Jo Dirt

Jo Dirt

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  1. Where Do People Dream This Stuff Up?

    Jo Dirt replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I told my mother I didn't understand how I got pregnant, all we did was swim in the same swimming

  2. Need advice from experienced LTC nurses.

    Jo Dirt replied to arelle68's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is the nature of nursing home work, unfortunately. It works kind of like the sale barn. With the people very needy, there is ALWAYS something to do, you will always leave thinking of things you...

  3. How do you deal with drug-seekers?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I posted to another thread that reminded me of something I saw a couple of years ago while accompanying my father-in-law to the doctor. It was at this medical clinic and there was this woman (maybe up...

  4. I can't wait until you become a NP, then, you can write us prescriptions!

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

    I doubt they are joking, that is where the hard part will come in-getting them to understand that just because I have access to a MD's prescription pad doesn't mean it's party

  5. Are Accelerated programs worth the money!

    Jo Dirt replied to Firenurse81's topic in General Nursing

    I'll just say that even with my fluff classes it will be a heck of a lot cheaper (BSN and MSN together) than cutting to the chase with an overpriced "accelerated" degree, and in the long run the time...

  6. Are Accelerated programs worth the money!

    Jo Dirt replied to Firenurse81's topic in General Nursing

    Some people will try to tell you there is no price tag on education but I say there is. Why would you spend 40k on something you can do a lot cheaper? 3.3 is just fine for a GPA. Mine is between 3.1...

  7. Well, this sucks (misadventures in online nursing school).

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

    TRY to remember, please TRY!!! I shouldn't be so hard on the teacher, she did email us telling us we had the right to challenge the grade we received (apparently, it was MOST of the class who bombed...

  8. ADON pay scale

    Jo Dirt replied to Schmoo1022's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    $26/hr in a 108-bed facility. Not a salaried position (though the DON is a salaried position at this place.) I'm actually kind of like an assistant to the assistant DON at this point. She wanted to...

  9. Well, this sucks (misadventures in online nursing school).

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

    Middle Tennessee State

  10. SNOTTY MA claiming to be a nurse!!!!

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

    There is an MA graduate who is now trying to get into LPN school and told us it cost 22k to go through the MA program. I think that should be

  11. SNOTTY MA claiming to be a nurse!!!!

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

    This has to be a hypothetical

  12. Cheesy Activities in LTC

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

    I think this will be me if I ever go to the NH. I see what you mean about the decorations and the A/D

  13. Cheesy Activities in LTC

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

    if you will notice i acknowledged these people were very hard working. this is why i don't want to hurt their feelings. they try very hard. i don't want to let them know if i write them a letter with...

  14. OR nurse to nurse practitioner...possible?

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

    I've basically just worked in a nursing home since I've been a nurse (the lowest of the low as far as prestige goes) and it was good enough to get me accepted into a FNP program. You won't have any...

  15. Can't make a decision for the life of me...

    Jo Dirt replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like nursing would be a big step down for you. Forget

  16. Oasis Form/HH Confusion

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Home Health

    I've had my RN license a few weeks and have been on the job in HH for a week and a half. The agency is in a state of chaos right now, they were sinking fast and in an attempt to save the agency they...

  17. Cheesy Activities in LTC

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

    Even the DON says it's cheesy, and if even the DON says it, trust me, it's cheesy. This isn't a bingo debate, I don't have anything against bingo...but could there be another activity? Could they give...

  18. Cheesy Activities in LTC

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

    I'm not talking about gifts for the nursing home people, I'm talking about the employee Christmas party. Why not have a drawing to win the gifts worth having? When the employees are hoping their name...

  19. Confrontation with a Visitor

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    It was a quiet Sunday afternoon and I walked into a 97 year old woman's room and saw a strange man sitting on her bed. She was laying supine and he was sitting next to her with his body over hers and...

  20. Excelsior Questions

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

    It is a BAD MOVE to start an on-campus nursing program with the intent to only complete 50%. Excelsior is not the quick and easy way to become an RN, and it is anything but convenient. I graduated...

  21. Confrontation with a Visitor

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

    When a doctor yells at me I generally cower appropriately and go about my way. These really aren't the same kinds of situations and shouldn't be compared. Again, you can't tell me you've never lost...

  22. U of U's DNP ... "I got in!"

    Jo Dirt replied to RN2bAPRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know where U of U is (University of Utah?) but I got into the FNP program at Tennessee Tech University, set to start full time Fall '09. It is exciting, isn't

  23. NP NEED MD?

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

    I've not yet begun NP school, but it is scary to think I would not be working under a doctor...unless I'm not understanding what it means to work independently of an MD. At any rate, I would want to...

  24. Quiet nurse?

    Jo Dirt replied to LauraLiz's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a very quiet person. Not exactly soft-spoken, but I don't talk much. This is okay, but the thing is you can't confuse being quiet with being shy. Shyness will probably make things uncomfortable,...

  25. An Atheist Outnumbered by Christians at Work (an ethical dilemma)

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have gotten a new administrator where I work (nursing home) who is apparently very religious. We had tornado warnings at work yesterday and when news came of a touchdown the next town over he (kind...