Jo Dirt

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  1. Pondering a Nursing Degree-Please Help

    Jo Dirt replied to closetoshore's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any objection with becoming an LPN first? The total cost of my LPN program with uniforms, fees and all the works was something like, $2300. On top of that you're finished and working in a...

  2. I dont know what to do LPN or RN??

    Jo Dirt replied to Mytwokids's topic in General Nursing

    Baby steps! Baby steps! Baby steps! While you are in LPN school get a CNA license to get some experience working in the medical field. Most nursing homes are scrambling to find CNAs to work even a day...

  3. anyone done ADN-MSN NP?

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

    I decided against ASN-MSN for several reasons, one being that in the event I am not able to finish an MSN I at least would like to have the BSN to show for my work, because most ASN-MSN programs do...

  4. anyone heard of Chamerlain College?

    Jo Dirt replied to bansplt2's topic in General Nursing

    I accidentally left my contact information with this school (before I realized it had changed its name to Chamberlain from Deaconess.) A sales rep, er, admissions counselor called me and was pretty...

  5. Is it TOO late?

    Jo Dirt replied to san073's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Why do you think you will have to work harder than most of the "youngsters?" Other than more family and financial responsibilities, I would think older students would be ahead of the younger ones....

  6. Amount of RN experience prior to starting MSN program

    Jo Dirt replied to mt33133's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Does LTC experience

  7. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    Jo Dirt replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    Laugh! Ha ha! He has no clue and likely never

  8. RN to MSN vs. "the old fasioned way"

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I know it is generally the custom to get a bachelor's degree before going to NP school, but for those of you who know, is it better to the the bachelor's degree before applying for the NP, or are the...

  9. RN to MSN vs. "the old fasioned way"

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

    I've been an RN since April 2006, before that I was an LPN since

  10. Now, that you are a nurse are you able to pay back your private loans?

    Jo Dirt replied to Wsmith16's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people don't like this abswer because it isn't the "easy" way, but debt is never easy or convenient to pay back, and a nurse's salary isn't your savior. You will definitely have to cut your...

  11. LPN doesn't want dying patient to go to hospice.

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have a patient who is dying. At the suggestion of nurses on here I went to the DON today and suggested the patient be discharged from home health and referred to a hospice service. She thought it...

  12. Leave your high stress career for....nursing!

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Alert! Yes, I saw it on yahoo. I was reading through the news and got sidetracked by this ad about low stress careers so I clicked on it. First of all, they list Nurse Assistant (which, as you know,...

  13. Please ask responsible and thoughtful questions!

    Jo Dirt replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't bother me when people come to discuss things they have learned and share experiences, but what really gets me annoyed is when the post consists of questions directly from a textbook. I saw...

  14. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    Jo Dirt replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    The day they stop paying me is the day I stop

  15. backstabbed at work

    Jo Dirt replied to NuHappyRN's topic in General Nursing

    She needs to know that she should be careful who she messes

  16. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I stew over and study about things too much, but with my husband in the hospital and with some of the attitudes I've encountered lately I've been thinking about how expensive medical care...

  17. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

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

    Well, it's a dirty job but someone needs to do

  18. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

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

    What's it telling? He was very well taken care of, yes. As far as how he was taken care of, I can't complain. Maybe I hold a grudge, but when I'm treated rudely it's personal whether it should be or...

  19. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

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

    Uh, who ain't I been nice

  20. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

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

    Why doesn't it cut it? For my husband, I asked for Sprite, pain meds and an extra blanket...that was asking too much? Apparently for some of them it was. Of course I'm judgemental! We are all...

  21. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

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

    So you assume we were rude to the nurses first? This is so wrong, I'm kind to a fault. The only nurse I even gave a hint I was angry was the nurse who mocked me at the nurses station not realizing I...

  22. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

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

    You shouldn't bring that up, it isn't germane to this topic. But for the record I think good customer service should apply to Canadians,

  23. Preparing for boards

    Jo Dirt replied to mollymoocow's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    From my personal experience, I never studied for boards. It was more like one of those you know it or you don't deals, because the knowledge required to answer the questions was (or should have been)...

  24. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

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

    When I hear Medicaid patients say they pay our salaries I want so badly to let them know the whole country is what is paying our salaries. I can't believe they act like they are working four jobs to...

  25. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

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

    Good for