Jo Dirt

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  1. What have I gotten myself into!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to lmc512's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, the more I hear the more I think I'll just keep holding out for another specialty than the L&D unit this hospital is trying to get new recruits on. Newborn nursery, ok, mother baby, ok (let...

  2. Help, please... new to L&D

    Jo Dirt replied to nightingale7o7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I never thought I might become a L&D nurse even though I recently delivered my fourth baby. Actually, I haven't become a L&D nurse yet (honestly I do not want to) but there is a hospital with...

  3. They want me on Renal Transplant/Nephrology Unit

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got a call back about a job on the renal transplant/nephrology unit. Can anyone tell me what it's like to work on one of those? I'm apprehensive, but it sure sounds better to me than

  4. Pregnant, about to graduate, how to get a job?

    Jo Dirt replied to mamac0805's topic in General Nursing

    I was in your shoes when I graduated nursing school 6 yrs. ago. When I graduated I was 4 months pregnant and when I went to job interviews (only went to two) I felt like I was hiding something by not...

  5. Don't know what to do!!

    Jo Dirt replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    Picture this: you get through school, get a job, work three 12 hour shifts, and you still have your wife and mommy responsibilities eau de doo dah day. Right now I've got a load of clothes in the...

  6. Does Grief Counseling hurt people?

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, ok. Well, that makes more sense. I can understand three days pay, but the way I initially read it to me it looked like they were saying you have three days to get over it and get back to

  7. Does Grief Counseling hurt people?

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was looking on Vanderbilt Med Center's website where they were bragging about benefits, one being their policy on grief pay, they said they give three days pay to an employee who loses a spouse,...

  8. Does Grief Counseling hurt people?

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like we tend to feel there has to be a fix for everything. Counseling is not for everyone but I believe it has its

  9. Salary troubling

    Jo Dirt replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    Get a load of this...I am working for the same staffing agency doing private duty and after 3 yrs. I am making the same thing I started out with. To add insult to injury, they are starting LPN's out...

  10. Getting my foot in the door.

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

    Yea, it's a bad idea. I thought of it because it's how this RN I know got her foot in the door at the nursing home where I used to work. When she applied they told her they didn't need RN's just LPN's...

  11. Getting my foot in the door.

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I applied at one of the local hospitals (med surg) and my interview lasted about 5 minutes, or just long enough for them to find out I had no hospital experience. The last question I answered...

  12. They want me...maybe

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

    Yea, my first impression was there must be a good reason they have so many openings. But I'm used to taking the jobs no one else would

  13. Interview- did i get the job?

    Jo Dirt replied to LoveNursing1's topic in General Nursing

    I went to a job interview and knew when they told me they would check my references and do my criminal background check which would take about ten days (yeah right) it was just an excuse to get me out...

  14. Don't know what to do!!

    Jo Dirt replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what to tell you that would be helpful, but if you have the option of being a SAHM I'd love to trade places with

  15. Getting my foot in the door.

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

    I'm also back in school for the BSN, so I guess when I'm done with that I'll essentially be a NG yet again. I'm so stressed out over what to do about bringing in an income. Getting a job in this area...

  16. Getting my foot in the door.

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

    I can't understand why they would feel that way. For one thing, I have worked (as a nurse) since I graduated. For another, I know and can do a hell of a lot more now than when I first got out of...

  17. Getting my foot in the door.

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

    It's not like I am totally inept. I'm familiar with all the usual medications and can do catheters and PICC lines (already inserted, of course) and vent care and wound vacs and PEG tubes and any kind...

  18. Legal or not?

    Jo Dirt replied to njbikernurse's topic in General Nursing

    $25, $26, $24....any of those beat what I make

  19. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nursekare, I know exactly what you mean about feeling singled out because of your accent. My grammar and pronunciation was better than most of the children in my class, but I think people...

  20. does "you did well" followed

    Jo Dirt replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure what it is referring to but yea, that is probably what they meant. We all have times like that, though. I think I have more than my fair share. So really, don't feel

  21. Now I feel bad... What would you have done??

    Jo Dirt replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    That ^%&*y nurse needs to get off her high horse and get over herself. Tell her in the amount of time she spent griping and whining she could have had it done. I can't stand people like

  22. Anyone work private cases w/o a home care company?Have questions!

    Jo Dirt replied to tarakochRN's topic in Home Health

    As a "private contractor" who works private duty we are required by the company that hires us to carry our own malpractice insurance through NSO. This can be pricey if private contracting is your only...

  23. CNA Test: Failed one task :(

    Jo Dirt replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Nursing

    Don't feel bad. I failed the CNA exam the first time over I&O. I felt like such a loser when the other girls were celebrating and jumping all around because they passed. But today they are still...

  24. Had an interivew today and it went..

    Jo Dirt replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad for you. Meanwhile, back at the Ponderosa, ol' Reject (me) is still wondering what to do. My job interview at the hospital lasted 5 minutes. Seriously. Actually, I can't imagine ever landing...

  25. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    Jo Dirt replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    Are you talking about