Jo Dirt

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  1. Should Government Pay?

    Jo Dirt replied to Shaggyb2000's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I saw a bumper sticker that said If you think health care is expensive now wait until it's free. Those people need to get real. Of the one thing the government should be involved in, healthcar is...

  2. Close to breaking... seriously.

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

    It sounds like you are reaching a saturation point. In your shoee, I'd definitely start looking for another area to get

  3. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    Jo Dirt replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    But I think that expression is kind of

  4. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    Jo Dirt replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    I think drugs are way overprescribed nowadays and it makes me sick to see people, especially old ones (people want to know who is really exploiting the elderly they need to look at the healthcare...

  5. Why do Nurses do this?

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

    This happens to me all the time at Wal Mart, Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.. I know they see me standing there, but they ignore me and take off with the speed of light and are gone around the corner out of...

  6. touched inappropriately by patient

    Jo Dirt replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm a dirty old woman at heart, because if he had looked like George Clooney he would have been okay by

  7. touched inappropriately by patient

    Jo Dirt replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    Dirty old men will not change no matter how many charrges you press against them, may as well say (in a low voice) some vulgarities of your own toward them and leave it at that because they won't...

  8. "Catty" nurses-no pun intended

    Jo Dirt replied to lesrn2005's topic in General Nursing

    But that's not a

  9. Sheez! She's back and venting AGAIN!!

    Jo Dirt replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guilty of being quick-tempered myself, and I know this isn't a virtue. Maybe we should take anger management classes. You shouldn't have fussed at that

  10. Ever notice this about allnurses?

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

    I understand there are new people but the only thing I find a little bit annoying is when students come on here asking for "help" with an assignment as a way to get out of doing their homework, too....

  11. Family looking through patient chart?(Sorry, kind of long...)

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am contracted out (self-employed) by this staffing agency as a private duty nurse. In the home we have a patient chart that looks like a typical chart in the nursing home. It has a plan of care,...

  12. Ever notice this about allnurses?

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

    I agree, it can be soooo tiresome to rehash certain things, and I guess I spend too much time here because I see things like am I too old to be a nurse? or should I do LPN or RN? or what's the best...

  13. Other nurses taking over your patients without asking?

    Jo Dirt replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    I have experienced this. I'm a very quiet person (can't stand loud blabbermouthing)and I guess others take this to mean I don't know what I'm doing, which really gets on my nerves (truth is, a lot of...

  14. I'm sure you've all seen this before..

    Jo Dirt replied to David Offenbaker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If it is a skilled facility you will do IV's but still not like you will do in a hospital. They say you lose your skills in the nursing home. I don't necessarily believe this, but I do say if you...

  15. Painful IV starts and your hospital policy

    Jo Dirt replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

    It makes my heart race,

  16. Thoughts - Nurse Mistake

    Jo Dirt replied to Seven, RN2b's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, why was a nurse calling family by phone to tell them something like that? I've always assumed that this would be up to a doctor to do and in

  17. What disciplines make up the Rapid Response Team?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I am supposed to start orientation next week on the telemetry unit (which I think I'd rather wax my entire body every week for the rest of my life than do this) utilizes what they...

  18. Was I overreacting?(long)

    Jo Dirt replied to newlywedRN's topic in General Nursing

    You can't over react when it comes to the well-being of your patient. I would definitely want you as the nurse for my

  19. Family looking through patient chart?(Sorry, kind of long...)

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

    No, you can't simply tune someone out who is in your face so don't tell me what to do about something when you don't know what the situation is like. It doesn't matter how accomodating you are to some...

  20. nurse lost baby to SIDS

    Jo Dirt replied to ANG_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    As the mother of a baby who just turned four months old my heart fell to my feet when I read your post and words won't begin to describe the feelings I have for the situation you've gone

  21. Amusing patient

    Jo Dirt replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't have resisted saying so would

  22. I'm sorry but I'm EXTREMELY irritated by this!

    Jo Dirt replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    They may not want to hear it but that's too bad, because if they demand an explanation I'll tell them. They don't need to complain because they don't like the answer. And nursing isn't the only area...

  23. I'm sorry but I'm EXTREMELY irritated by this!

    Jo Dirt replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Not shocked at all. I have heard comments about how nurses are paid way too much for what they do (which makes me want to follow Sonny Barger's philosophy on why people today are ruder and more...

  24. Can you prepare yourself to be certified coder?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Case Management

    I see these week-long boot camps to prepare a person to take the exams like CPC but I can't afford it right now. I want to start working as a coder, can I study myself and go take the exam or do I...

  25. Family looking through patient chart?(Sorry, kind of long...)

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

    This relative is not a POA. Also, this patient has 12 children and many of them do not like this relative, and one became very upset that the nurse was talked to this way, because this nurse has been...