Jo Dirt

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  1. L&D nurse/abortions/accepting patients

    Jo Dirt replied to feebebe23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would have probably commended her on how brave she was and let her know I supported her in the tough decision she had to make and that I knew she was acting in good faith and doing the best she knew...

  2. What's wrong with eye drops?

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

    This seems like a good and reasonable practice to me. I read in a pregnancy magazine awhile back that a woman should never assume that she does not have some kind of STD because she can not be 100%...

  3. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

    Jo Dirt replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, the name calling was not necessary, and I'm sure she made sure to say it loud enough for your benefit, too. I get angry but I don't call names and that's the truth. It would be nice if the...

  4. Reasonable requests made to the med-surg nurses?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    My mom is in the hospital and I live out of state. I don't have phone numbers of my siblings, and when I called my mom she was so groggy and out of it she couldn't tell me their numbers. My only hope...

  5. Reasonable requests made to the med-surg nurses?

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

    Communicating with them isn't the point, I want to find out how dear old mom is doing. You know the nurses can't tell me. The only sibling I really talk to (and who isn't a fruit loop) is my oldest...

  6. "I don't want to clean up dirt!"

    Jo Dirt replied to narcissistic's topic in General Nursing

    Well, we certainly see our fair share of poop (and worse) but he isn't a nurse so he doesn't truly know what nurses do. Just remember that the less people know about something the stronger their...

  7. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

    Jo Dirt replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    She was probably frazzled from the long shift and didn't want to be stuck there just like you wouldn't want to be stuck there after you had done your part. What she may not have realized is that she...

  8. Uniforms and your appearance

    Jo Dirt replied to sassysteph7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Since I work in private duty it is very casual and I usually wear scrubs and go barefoot around the house because that is most comfortable to me. We do have a nurse who was coming in Daisy Dukes (and...

  9. How to be frank with a hypochondriac?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know to a person with hypochondriasis their illnesses are real. When it is compounded with anxiety and agoraphobia and severe depression it is just trouble waiting to happen. So how do you reach out...

  10. How to be frank with a hypochondriac?

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

    Whew, thanks for the link and telling me about your situations. My mother has it bad. She was on the phone tonight wailing that doctor is going to let me die!!! It has alienated my siblings. But here...

  11. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I never used to shorten words. Now, I do it all the time. I shorten and slur my words where I used to be very careful with pronunciation, even though I have a strong hick accent. I even change words...

  12. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when people say real-a-tor instead of

  13. My 2 cents on natural birth/birth plans

    Jo Dirt replied to feebebe23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    People who have so many issues with hospitals shouldn't be there. I was unfamiliar with birth plans until I read about them here. And what's with this "natural" business? Natural doesn't always mean...

  14. Feeding Unpasteurized Goat Milk?

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

    I wouldn't feed a baby under a year old anything but breast milk, and if I couldn't breastfeed I would probably feed formula. But you do denature a lot of the nutrients when you pasteurize milk. I had...

  15. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's just a peeve. I hate to even see it when I'm looking though charts. MIL--well I guess that is more logical to me, it does serve a point to save on typing. DH--that gets on my nerves. Why do they...

  16. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know, I see it ALL the time. I even saw it in the local newspaper (I wrote them a letter about it). Maybe they are used to hearing Ricky Ricardo say

  17. Why do patients like these go to a doctor?

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wonder why they would agree to bloodwork since it doesn't sound like they would allow anything to be done if it was off. Not very sensible

  18. Need counseling on a life decision

    Jo Dirt replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I echo this. The stress will kill you and it isn't worth it. Personally, I could not bear the thought of being so far away from my child. Do you really think you will look back over your life one day...

  19. Does anyone else find this disturbing?

    Jo Dirt replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the nurse manager's manager. This is ridiculous. Beyond

  20. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It drives me batty when people say warsh for

  21. Fibromyalgia

    Jo Dirt replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    I have all the ssx of what they call fibromyalgia: extreme fatigue, soreness in the shoulders (I've had that since 2nd grade)...etc. but I believe it is due to severe anxiety and depression I have...

  22. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Jo Dirt replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Boy you hit that one on the head. It's almost like, look at me, I can write like a nurse, isn't that cute? I don't even use et when I chart, I find the use of it annoying. LOL and other slang is as...

  23. Being denied employment because of a credit check :(

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

    It isn't helpful to encourage or commend anyone to carry such an obviously bad financial plan either. I don't think the comment was rude, it was one of

  24. called me a maid

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

    I think the stewardess thing is cute. I did have a patient once--old lady with dementia--refer to the other nurses as my

  25. Being denied employment because of a credit check :(

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

    They do have something called an innocent spouse clause. Wonder if it could help you in this case? I've got almost $5,000 in medical bills that have gone to collection. I would have never incurred...