Jo Dirt

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  1. 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

    That was an arbitrary figure I threw up there. I actually don't know what, say, a quad bypass would cost. But I know my bro-in-law paid cash for it. I know that my husband was going to be charged 47k...

  2. 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

    I know, but the employers hire us to suit their needs, not the other way around. And the patients are paying for it, so yes, it should be like Burger King. There needs to be customer relations people...

  3. 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

    Yea, I guess I was on a mission to bring them down a few notches, but only the nasty ones. Regarding the nurses I'm talking about, I don't think it would matter if they were working at a day spa....

  4. JCAHO....They're Here...

    Jo Dirt replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    They were at the hospital when I had my baby last year. I think they asked me 100x if I was in any pain, and they kept asking if I wanted snacks, the baby was scrubbed pink...I felt bad for them,...

  5. 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

    The administrators expect you to kiss hind end and I think you should do it. I've kissed plenty (to an extent). Pride is something I learned to put aside,

  6. 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

    I've been on the receiving end of the spittle before. I know how families and patients can turn on you, too. Well, the bell hops and servants at those fancy motels don't get all the money you shell...

  7. 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

    I guess it would depend on how you told

  8. 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

    There is always something to do when you are working as a nurse. Unless you are on lunch or a break, the "slow days" need to be spent helping out fellow nurses or attending to patients. Today at the...

  9. 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

    I think it is a rare thing to have all your patients going down the tubes at once, not to mention I don't know anyone (even the more demanding ones) who wouldn't understand that the more critical...

  10. 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

    One thing I haven't seen at the hospital yet: a nurse's aide! What happened to these? A few of those on a floor could make things a lot better for

  11. Help! Waited too long after graduation.

    Jo Dirt replied to cute_cabbage2005's topic in General Nursing

    I actually had the NM at a hospital tell me to go take an RN refresher course because I have spent most of the last three years working as a private duty nurse (ergo, sitter). That would be fine with...

  12. 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

    Thing is, I think the attitudes I encountered just happened to be part of the dispositions of the offenders. The other nurses were tired and overworked too but they didn't take it out on the patients,...

  13. I caught a manipulative family member in the act!

    Jo Dirt replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Talking about priceless looks... I walked out of my husband's room at the hospital and walked to the nurse's station to ask if I could get a blanket for my husband and caught the nurse who had just...

  14. Loose visiting policies lead to HIPAA violations

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know, I just wonder what the real reason for HIPAA laws are. If you think about it, every nurse who speaks in the hallway is violating a HIPAA law of some

  15. Nurse Abuse? Need help!

    Jo Dirt replied to Davis1989's topic in General Nursing

    I'm afraid nurses wouldn't stick together if you stuck them in a bucket of

  16. Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    Jo Dirt replied to Hacker-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I looked at his/her posts and saw nothing in any of them nursing-related. I figure it was some teenager who was satisfying some

  17. Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    Jo Dirt replied to Hacker-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you use this atrocious slang and bad grammar when

  18. shocked by ER nurse!

    Jo Dirt replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is in the hospital and the nurses were having a very hard time sticking him to get his IV started. His son (who is an RN) was there at the time was there and I asked if he could do it...

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

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

    There will always be something more stressful than your stressful job. I heard air traffic controller was the most stressful job there

  20. Family calls to the unit.

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    My husband is in the ICU due to complications from surgery he had recently. While he has been incapacitated, his son from another marriage (who happens to be my age) has kind of taken over decision...

  21. Family calls to the unit.

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

    I guess his son is a chip off the ol' block. Yes, my husband was teetering on the brink of death and all I wanted to know was if he was stable and was he resting. His son wanted to know about...

  22. Surgery Complications with my Husband

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Operating Room

    This week has been a roller coaster, and I just thought I'd mention this for some insight. My husband had a radical nephrectomy earlier this week and they say the tumor was the size of a football....

  23. Family calls to the unit.

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

    No, my husband doesn't have a POA. The son and me are the ones who have the code. I haven't called again, but the closest I came was late last night when the house got quiet and I saw his jacket...

  24. I'm scared

    Jo Dirt replied to sckooshy1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm mentally retarded when it comes to chemistry. I can't even grasp simple concepts and formulas, so don't feel bad. What I did was hire a tutor and I made a B in the course, but the only reason I...

  25. Have you expierenced this?

    Jo Dirt replied to missnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard the expression once a man twice a child but that takes the