Jo Dirt

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  1. stages of dying

    Jo Dirt replied to thatsme70's topic in General Nursing

    It gets to a point where it is harder to see them living in the condition they are in than if they pass

  2. Wife getting ready to Graduate. Worried about her pay!!! CALIF.

    Jo Dirt replied to Only1Balto's topic in General Nursing

    Georgia and California aren't the only places to live in the country. You can get a much better deal cost of living and quality of life wise by choosing from say, Texas, Tennessee...if I was young an...

  3. nurse practitioner critical or adult?

    Jo Dirt replied to puff28's topic in General Nursing

    Seems to me that specializing would greatly limit your opportunities, at least initially. I'm working on my goal statement for NP school (though I won't enroll for another year) and I am going for FNP...

  4. Is It OK for Nurses to Do These Things?

    Jo Dirt replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    They actually can do this. Usually, patients that incompetent have a guardian who agrees to abide by the rules of the nursing home and they may be drug kicking and screaming to the whirlpool room....

  5. Medicaid Spend-Down Requirements?

    Jo Dirt replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Medicaid in this state (TN) requires a spend down that leaves the person with money/assets of $2500 or less. If they are married their spouses can live in the house until they die, but the property is...

  6. Wife getting ready to Graduate. Worried about her pay!!! CALIF.

    Jo Dirt replied to Only1Balto's topic in General Nursing

    You want to pay some high taxes GA is the place to

  7. Wife getting ready to Graduate. Worried about her pay!!! CALIF.

    Jo Dirt replied to Only1Balto's topic in General Nursing

    Only1Balto, I live in Tennessee and the cost of living is much cheaper here. Your wife could find a job starting out at around $20-$25/hr and there is no state income tax. I support a family of 6 on...

  8. Is It OK for Nurses to Do These Things?

    Jo Dirt replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked LTC a number of years, I know sometimes you do what you have to do to get by and that may not always look stellar in the eyes of the scholars who write the books (that, of course, every...

  9. For a hypochondriac RN

    Jo Dirt replied to sundowners2's topic in General Nursing

    i think there is a difference between being a germaphobe and a hypochondriac, but i understand what you are

  10. For a hypochondriac RN

    Jo Dirt replied to sundowners2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm afraid it is just something that runs in my family. My mother has been dying from colon cancer, throat cancer, mouth cancer and heart disease for about 15 yrs.. I'm filled with anxiety over being...

  11. How early did you begin applying?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have three semesters left to complete the RN to BSN program and I want to go to NP school ASAP. How early can you start applying to NP school. I'd like to have a game plan laid out. Three semesters...

  12. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Jo Dirt replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Where was this salary earned? I have never heard of any healthcare facility offering some of the benefits being claimed. Even those in the larger cities. There are so many urban legends in nursing...

  13. How early did you begin applying?

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

    So...I guess there is no harm in starting to apply now? I have already had to file an intent to graduate form from the university for the bachelor's

  14. Private Duty Annoyances

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Private Duty

    This is just to gripe because I'm upset. I started doing private duty (as a private contractor) and had originally agreed to three days a week. Of course, at the end of the shift I was working...

  15. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Jo Dirt replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    ALERT: something that sounds too good to be true probably is. I believe these figures are grossly inflated, but if we could have a resource where we could validate this I would be more than happy to...

  16. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Jo Dirt replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    In your situation I would go to LPN school. You can look at it this way: it isn't a "long" year, it's just a year. The year will come and go before you know it and you may as well do something with...

  17. Unit Secretary Abuse

    Jo Dirt replied to PowderedToast's topic in General Nursing

    Don't just stand idly by. Rally up and help

  18. Rumor of a six month 200K RN position in Iraq????

    Jo Dirt replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    My first instinct tells me this is urban legend. I would like to be proven wrong,

  19. my first two days on mother/baby

    Jo Dirt replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I remember when I had my 1 yr. old I came across a couple of pretty rough nurses. I rolled my baby into the nursery to ask about the newborn pictures. I saw the nurse with her back turned working and...

  20. Nursing; Single Mother; are all nursing jobs 12 hr shifts?

    Jo Dirt replied to kristyj's topic in General Nursing

    There are many single mothers with no support system who went to school and finished and became nurses. Look at it this way: NO support system is better than a resentful nonsupportive spouse who...

  21. Young Eating Unit Secretaries

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with some very nasty, gossipy office

  22. I am giving up

    Jo Dirt replied to tryingtobecome's topic in General Nursing

    If you want it bad enough you WILL find a way, but this isn't going to be a walk in the park. There will be sacrifices, let downs, disappointments, doubts, fears...if you are mentally and emotionally...

  23. Quickest way to cash?

    Jo Dirt replied to Pachinko's topic in Nursing Career

    No one else wants to work because they get double time whether they works or not. The poor schmucks who get stuck working aren't getting double time, considering they are already there

  24. Why do dying people reach upward?

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

    I agree. In the (anecdotal) examples I am thinking of, there were no cries to Aunt Beulah or God or anyone else. A lot of times, these people are nonresponsive or appear to be in their own little...

  25. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    Jo Dirt replied to fournee's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the BON would laugh at such foolishness. They have more important fish to fry than getting involved in some imbecilic conspiracy born from someone's need to bring another person