Jo Dirt

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  1. Why do dying people reach upward?

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

    That is funny, because my father-in-law was an atheist and was not talking about or to dead people. We were having a difficult time with him, he did not want to cooperate and while we were trying to...

  2. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    Jo Dirt replied to fournee's topic in General Nursing

    I think this could also be considered stalking. Does she know people are conspiring to see her fired? This sounds too childish. I would think there would be too much work to do to worry about other...

  3. New Nursing Student With Excelsior

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

    BTW, the couple of grand this person paid out was not the cost of the publishing company's fees, it was only a fraction (she stopped paying and threatened to sue them for deceptive advertising.) They...

  4. New Nursing Student With Excelsior

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

    You can use any books, materials, etc. you want. You do not have to use Excelsior's materials. I went through Excelsior and graduated in spring of 2006. I had most of the prerequisites but I didn't...

  5. Any NPs here who wished they'd stayed an RN?

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

    As I toil away trying to finish a BSN and plunging right into an MSN program, I am wondering the same thing. Maybe I'm wearing rose-colored glasses, but with an MSN/NP I am expecting better benefits,...

  6. Dealing with personal prejudices?

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

    This is precisely the reason I will not work in the OB. Aside from the painful heartache of miscarriages and stillbirths, I couldn't bear to see innocent babies sent to their doom with people who...

  7. I went off on a family member...and I don't feel bad about it.

    Jo Dirt replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know what you said that was harsh. Sounds perfectly reasonable to

  8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Jo Dirt replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My southern accent is cake thick but I am meticulous about pronouncing

  9. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Jo Dirt replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm picky, too. I can't stand it when people say real-A-tor. It's realtor. Real + tor. Not real + a +

  10. Pet Peeve

    Jo Dirt replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand it when people say I'm getting my RN. What's THAT supposed to

  11. Best 4 Year Nursing Colleges

    Jo Dirt replied to mcwingo29's topic in General Nursing

    A degree from a state college will get you the same thing a "pedigree" from an overpriced college will. Unless you are riding on scholarships that will pay for everything or your parents have unending...

  12. Show Me The Moneeeeeey ! !

    Jo Dirt replied to aphi~gn's topic in General Nursing

    Texas is supposed to have the highest salary benefits compared to the cost of

  13. I was slapped by a doctor!

    Jo Dirt replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    If he is that volatile I think he should be reported to the medical board. He could be dangerous to patients. That almost sounds psycho, what he

  14. Caught stealing drugs

    Jo Dirt replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    This has happened with several nurses at the nursing home. Sometimes, it's obvious who they are, other times, it's the ones you would least expect. I also think anyone is not being truthful if they...

  15. parents please talk to your teens

    Jo Dirt replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    I hate

  16. How to deal with death of toddler death on picu..

    Jo Dirt replied to nd deb's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    This makes me so sad for you and your little boy. I am a mother as well and I think you are incredibly strong and brave in being able to even talk about it. I do not believe I have the mental and...

  17. Woah! A peek at a practice exam for NP

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

    I don't know, but you're scaring me

  18. Pain management in LTC

    Jo Dirt replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think the last thing medical staff should worry about in old people is addiction. If they are hurting let them have what they need to be out of pain. I can't stand

  19. Can't seem to get a break...

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I would like to get into critical care nursing but can't seem to get a foot hold. I've been an RN for two years and have worked either private duty or the nursing home because I just can't seem to get...

  20. For the ACNP's, why acute care?

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

    Are they phasing out FNP's like they are phasing out

  21. Chiropractor to FNP

    Jo Dirt replied to Chiro's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This is the way I see it: I'm an RN on the associate degree level. I have been working as an RN for a couple of years, during that time I began working on a BSN, which I will complete in a couple of...

  22. dnr in geriatrics

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

    It makes me ill when people don't know when it's time to give it up. My father-in-law died recently and to us the choice to make him a DNR was not hard at all. It got to the point it was harder to see...

  23. Nurses Past Their Prime

    Jo Dirt replied to dialysis12041999's topic in General Nursing

    I know a nurse who was a barrell of laughs at work and everyone thought she was a great person. Turns out she was a monster at home, very abusive to her husband and son. There were subtle clues I had...

  24. Death bed visions

    Jo Dirt replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe there is anything beyond. I've been around a lot of dying people and the visions can be explained by the dying brain shutting down. I've never seen a case where the dying person was...

  25. Techs checking O2 sats

    Jo Dirt replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    They always get them at the nursing home where I