Jo Dirt

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  1. I yelled at another nurse.

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

    Yea, but it's so easy to say and hard to do, especially in light of the scenes she has caused. I overheard one CNA tell another one that if they treated people the way she did they would be afraid to...

  2. I yelled at another nurse.

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

    This is exactly why I do not try to argue with or even question the DON, who is in her 70's and has seen much more in her life than I have. Because of the shift I work I'm often the only RN in the...

  3. I yelled at another nurse.

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

    The DON has been there since the 1960's and has no reservations about berating you in front of whomever. If the mood hits her and you happen to be in the way, watch out. I have been flogged and...

  4. I yelled at another nurse.

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

    You mean, there are others out there like her??? I'm still fuming over it. It wasn't like last night was an isolated incident. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. The assistant DON is on...

  5. Bedside Nurse, APN Preferred!

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

    I believe the online programs have done the greatest disservice to the NP community. Online isn't the cure-all to peoples' obstacles. It can have its place, but I think it has gone too

  6. Excelsior Grads-need your opinion!

    Jo Dirt replied to hiyall's topic in General Nursing

    When did you do this? I graduated in 2006 and the wait for the CPNE alone was 4-6 months. I heard of finishing that quickly in the 80's but I don't see how a person could do that

  7. Difficult Decision Re: Stagnant Job.

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in an RN to BSN program (only two semesters left) with the intention of going to graduate school to become a nurse practitioner. I have a husband and four children to support, and amazingly,...

  8. Difficult Decision Re: Stagnant Job.

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

    I don't know, they kept telling me, "oh, so you're basically a new grad." Well, excuse me. Most of the patients in a hospital are old, aren't they? This woman told me to go take an RN refresher...

  9. Excelsior Grads-need your opinion!

    Jo Dirt replied to hiyall's topic in General Nursing

    I've only had one nurse manager with reservations about how I earned my degree with Excelsior. She was a little older and totally unfamiliar with distance education. One of the nurses who sat in on...

  10. Difficult Decision Re: Stagnant Job.

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

    I just know that everytime I would go to a hospital to inquire about a job they always acted like it was a big disappointment I spent most of my time in a

  11. Bedside Nurse, APN Preferred!

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

    What a gorgeous and serene place Canada is. I just wonder about the obstacles djc mentions,

  12. Difficult Decision Re: Stagnant Job.

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

    That's just not what I've read. I would like to think that,

  13. Well, it finally happened after 2.5 years...

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

    I just can't believe you stood there and took all that. I've got an incredibly short fuse with abusive people. I don't care who they

  14. 41 Secrets Your Doctor Would Never Share

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

    This just justifies my cynical attitude even

  15. Is the ADN program at Excelsior Easy/Hard if you study daily

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

    If you're that close definitely stick it out the rest of the time, because Excelsior will be a lot harder than the remaining time you have left in school, I guarantee

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

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

    Could you tell us what state this is

  17. Bedside Nurse, APN Preferred!

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

    This is how that part of the ad reads: Licensure: Current Tennessee RN, APN, or APN-Pres license or Compact State License

  18. Did You Settle for Nursing?

    Jo Dirt replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP is yet another victim of believing the medical world is like "Grey's Anatomy." I also think anyone who believes it is "settling" to become a nurse (LPN or RN) is only cheating...

  19. just a vent about a nurse brown noser!

    Jo Dirt replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    We have a nurse at work who I guess you could call a "princess." Her parents live on a houseboat and she is always going to "Hilton Head" or "Panama City." She tells tales of woe about how her parents...

  20. Did I do the right thing?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have something weighing heavily on me and wonder if I did the right thing. I filled out a formal complaint on a CNA last night. There have been issues with this CNA (insubordination and not doing...

  21. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Jo Dirt replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I'd get more than chills. I'd have a priest at my house. I'd be a basket

  22. Did You Settle for Nursing?

    Jo Dirt replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't always about ego's. I used to think it was. If I couldn't be at the top I thought I wasn't successful. As I got older my priorities changed and I've realized being at what some people...

  23. How to tell a drug rep to shut up?

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

    Sounds like they are considered parasites by just about everyone. I see them literally running into each other coming and going at the doctor's office. There is always one hovering around the front...

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

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

    Gee whiz. I have nothing against people who go to online schools, but to me there is just something inherently wrong with going "online" to get your NP license and I believe that is what is cheapening...

  25. random drug tests?

    Jo Dirt replied to carrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    My husband has smoked it before. He was a more pleasant person for it. I don't smoke it but I would rather be around mellow potheads than uppity know-it-alls who put everyone else on a tight moral...