Jo Dirt

Jo Dirt

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  1. Medical Writers

    Jo Dirt replied to andyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know anything about it but it sounds like something I would be interested

  2. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had a patient who was a little slow who would call his disease "sugar bum-detes" Had a 93 yr old patient who wanted me to get her some babydine for the itchy spot on her hand. Had a new little man in...

  3. HEY, all you RNs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing care plans. Assessment of body systems. Monitoring disease

  4. Giving report-rude nurse

    Jo Dirt replied to Blackcat99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with a nurse kind of like that. She was hyper and ran around like a chicken with its head cut off. I would try to be winding thingd down for the shift change and she would come into work...

  5. Resident's rights

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

    There is no sense in mistreating anyone and I can't put up with it. When I was a CNA I actually did report another CNA for being abusive to the patients because I saw it myself. She would bark orders...

  6. Discouraged

    Jo Dirt replied to KAW1962's topic in Home Health

    Having been where you are describing, I'm going to go on a hunch and say, maybe home health isn't for you. I know it sure wasn't for me. I lasted 8 months before I went under and when I finally...

  7. Random question about medical bills

    Jo Dirt replied to PiPhi2004's topic in General Nursing

    If he is racking up more and more medical bills they will eventually sue him and freeze his assets, then when they take everything he has he will qualify for Medicaid. As someone who has no health...

  8. Any patients you couldn't stand et how did you deal?

    Jo Dirt replied to fultzymom's topic in General Nursing

    I can't humor them. I can't act like a robot. I get excited and talk loudly and get defensive. I can't help it. Most always the perpetrator(s) back off and when they calm down I also calm down and...

  9. Really scared after reading "No I wouldn't reccomend nursing"!

    Jo Dirt replied to azmistie's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget getting sent home from the hospital when the census is low. Also, where I am now, we have had a lot of cases close down (private duty nursing) and now there are a surplus of nurses...

  10. Does anyone really enjoy LTC?

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

    What the negative people fail to mention to you is that most nursing jobs are in LTC, especially if you are an LPN/LVN. Old people are literally taking over the world so if you don't like old people...

  11. Re: Potential Employers and your not wanting them to contact previous employers

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN a little over a year, and the first 8 months was spent in home health. I absolutely hated that job, and though when I left the administrator told me I could count on her to give me a...

  12. Re: Potential Employers and your not wanting them to contact previous employers

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

    This is what makes me irate. I haven't tried to be deceptive about anything, I just would rather not even be associated with that place of employment because there are so many bad feelings about it....

  13. You need some educating!!!!!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you can be a professor in a

  14. Really scared after reading "No I wouldn't reccomend nursing"!

    Jo Dirt replied to azmistie's topic in General Nursing

    Don't expect to go into nursing and live a cushy lifestyle with a fancy house and the SUVs and speed boat in the driveway. It's basically blue collar work and you will be on about the same level...

  15. I say this patient is being abused...

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    maybe one in 14 cases of actual elder abuse are reported but not all caregivers who are reported are abusers. the case with my father-in-law is a prime example. the woman came and dug around but she...

  16. How do unethical nurses sleep at night?

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Me neither, that is something a person has to be very careful of. I'd probably find an opportunity to mention how they are coming down hard on people lately for charting deficiencies and such. Better...

  17. How much money do some nurese make?

    Jo Dirt replied to Aeronurse's topic in General Nursing

    Some nurses who are young and unencumbered and free to burn the candle at both ends can probably work for travel agencies and make 80k+ a year, but people like me are basically just treading water. In...

  18. Dealing with Unlicensed Assistive Personnell (i.e. techs, cnas, etc.)

    Jo Dirt replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, she is taking advantage of the whole situation! Makes working mothers everywhere look bad. I'm not perfect but if there is one thing I cannot stand it is people who make a habit out of calling...

  19. I say this patient is being abused...

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    But what do you feel you can really do for this woman? That is why it is called the cycle of abuse. You can report it, someone can investigate, but that is about all that can be done. I've seen a lot...

  20. How do unethical nurses sleep at night?

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    I imagine she goes to bed at night the same way a lot of businessmen and politicians and government officials go to bed at night. Did the patients suffer ill effects from her charting that she...

  21. I say this patient is being abused...

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding APS: The last thing you want to do is get anyone involved with Adult Protective Services. Yes, they advertise under the guise of being there to protect adults, but APS does not function to...

  22. Childbirth in Italy

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General World

    I'm pregnant and my husband has this big idea that I should have the baby in Italy (his mother country). He thinks this will make the baby a dual citizen. Does anyone know anything about this or where...

  23. HOME HEALTH...Positives and Negatives

    Jo Dirt replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Pros: *you can run errands and take care of other business while on the job *alone time while you travel in your car *fair amount of autonomy and schedule flexibility Cons: *being expected to be...

  24. What are the most desirable nursing specialities, and why?

    Jo Dirt replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I thought home health would be for me, because just about everyone I talked to who was in the field said they loved it. Well I tried it and I would rather wax my whole body once a week for the rest of...

  25. Nashville hospitals... which are the best for nurses

    Jo Dirt replied to willdgate's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I went to a job fair at UMC last year. As soon as I walked in I realized I shouldn't have. Those women had to be the snottiest bunch of you-know-whats in Lebanon. Made me sick. I like to keep to...