Jo Dirt

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  1. Another Pay Question!

    Jo Dirt replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Unless you are single, the so-called low cost of living isn't going to help compensate for making $17-18/hr. Even though you *can* get a house for $70,000, it won't be much of one, and if you are the...

  2. Can you get GI upset from cleaning supplies?

    Jo Dirt replied to dedicatedstudent08's topic in General Nursing

    I will clean just to smell the Clorox Clean UP and Comet and Spic and Span and Pine Sol and there's nothing wrong with

  3. I Really Want This!!!!

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

    From a patient's perspective... try to remember you are there for the patients, they are not there for you. I encountered this attitude recently when I had a false alarm with my pregnancy, I became...

  4. A&P nightmare!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to srkastc's topic in General Nursing

    Who needs that? I'd probably take her advice and go drop, then report the bullying tactics she uses to her supervisor. Tenure or no tenure. I don't believe in coddling students but I don't believe in...

  5. Dragging 'em out of bed

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

    At the same time when you try to run a nursing home like Burger King where everyone has it their way nothing will get done, either. Getting old is terribly sad and it is degrading and hellish. People...

  6. Pregnancy question

    Jo Dirt replied to Roe831's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They will tell you with a quickness here that we aren't allowed to give out medical advice. But if you do a yahoo search you will find instances of false negative pregnancy tests. I would run and not...

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

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

    When I signed on with this HH agency, it was teetering on the edge of being shut down by the state inspectors. So there was a new DON and ADON. Within two months the ADON managed to see the DON was...

  8. ER nurse new to LTC!!!

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

    I've become so disgusted and disillusioned with what I've seen in LTC I won't go back, but from the years I worked there I know that you just have to figure out your own personalized routine. It will...

  9. new grad having trouble w/ icu personalities

    Jo Dirt replied to extraordinary067's topic in MICU, SICU

    I guess some people were never newbies, but were born in scrub suits. Wish I lived such a flawless exemplory

  10. Physicians and Labor Support

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

    I imagine some "hired help" could be pushy and cause conflict during labor and the doctor probably doesn't want to take a chance on having that kind of interference. He probably has his way of doing...

  11. Why do doctors get to play by different rules?

    Jo Dirt replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but how was he dressed

  12. Why do doctors get to play by different rules?

    Jo Dirt replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    What are they there for, a fashion show? If I was familiar with who they were, I could care less about what they wore. While I was doing private duty I had a patient (who didn't really need a nurse...

  13. encourgement

    Jo Dirt replied to ldarav7's topic in General Nursing

    It looks hard and you may feel defeated now, but believe it or not things will start to fall into place, to "click." Don't

  14. Would you consider a home birth?

    Jo Dirt replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't know how you can be relaxed while in that much pain. I have three so far (soon will be four) and I had my second child at home with a midwife (the decision of my husband, not me). I did not...

  15. Age Discrimination?

    Jo Dirt replied to SueB1967's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with several older nurses, but I would not doubt if it came down to some 22 y/o and someone more advanced in years they would choose the younger one. It's disgusting and it is so unfair...

  16. Do you get a lot of false alarms coming in?

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

    Boy, it sure is refreshing to read that. Pregnancy can be scary whether it is your first child or sixth child. I never had any doubts or concerns with the other three, but this fourth one happens to...

  17. Do you get a lot of false alarms coming in?

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

    I have to agree here, and I'm a little put off by some of the attitudes. Everything I had from the doctor's office says if you have any concerns COME TO THE HOSPITAL. I remember the doctor telling me...

  18. nurses are vastly underpaid and vastly unappreciated!

    Jo Dirt replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe Rosie is okay after all (but talk is cheap.) I think there are a lot of misconceptions about what nurses get paid. I was talking to a CNA at the assisted living about medications and how it's a...

  19. Do you get a lot of false alarms coming in?

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

    That's probably what they thought about me. When they hooked me to that monitor nothing happened that whole hour, but I feel sure if they could have measured that one loong huge contraction I had...

  20. Do you get a lot of false alarms coming in?

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

    Well, not again. Never had a false alarm before. When I went to my appointment today they did the last U/S (kid weighs around 7 1/2 pds already) and the doctor said I'm 2 cm dilated...we figure I...

  21. Do you shower when you get off work???

    Jo Dirt replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I always take a full shower when I come home from work and wash my clothes. I just feel dirty if I

  22. How does a person get started in ICU?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm not a "new grad" but I might need to get some kind of a hospital job late this summer or in the fall. I know ICU can be high stress but I also know you have less patients to concentrate on. I'd be...

  23. Dragging 'em out of bed

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

    Boy, you got that right. I've learned after being in this business there are definitely fates worse than death. I agree, when they get to that point there is no reasoning with them. My main concern is...

  24. I give up on waiting and I need a new plan

    Jo Dirt replied to clamaity21's topic in General Nursing

    When I got really burned out on nursing I looked into medical coding and billing. What I found was discouraging: most all never find jobs. I also had a nurse friend who bought some equipment and...

  25. Have you ever been accused of stealing? How did you deal with it?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working with this company doing either home health or private duty for three years. In all that time I have had only one complaint; one time a woman didn't like how I dressed. Well, the...