Jo Dirt

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  1. Is LTC really this bad?

    Jo Dirt replied to Sheri257's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Let's stop looking through the rose-colored glasses. There are a few people who are dedicated to visiting their family members consistently and trying to see they have what they need. The vast...

  2. Need a Moment to Vent!!

    Jo Dirt replied to Wgbem's topic in Home Health

    I wish I could hear the agency I work for is closing. I've been trying to find a way to get out of this job for

  3. Have you ever been made to feel useless and incompetent?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I do home health and some snotty back stabbing PDN called and informed me the doctor didn't want me back in the house doing blood draws. Apparently, the patient doesn't like the way I do them, or...

  4. Could have Lopressor contributed to death?

    Jo Dirt replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why it is such a shock that an 82 y/o

  5. NCLEX RN shut off on 75 yesterday.. but

    Jo Dirt replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If I could bet a million dollars that you passed I would do it with

  6. Does your agency accept patients with orders like this?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Home Health

    Maybe it is because there are only two of us and we are overworked and getting farther and farther behind as it is, but when we got a cheery phone call today with a patient referral for PICC line...

  7. Does your agency accept patients with orders like this?

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Home Health

    I didn't have the otion of saying no. They grab anything they can get. And this patient doesn't have a caregiver to do it. It gets bad when you start to resent these patients when your job is to take...

  8. backstabbers, 2-faced coworkers

    Jo Dirt replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    If you're a nurse you will be dealing with backstabbers daily. It really makes me sick how two-faced people can be, and I'm more of a bitter and jaded person because of

  9. Dumped in America

    Jo Dirt replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    People are bringing up questions with the assumption that society/government actually gives a rat what happens to people. It's easy to grasp the concept of why people are denied care/dumped on the...

  10. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

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

    Ditto. I'm sick of hearing that phrase,

  11. Unsafe situations...Your thoughts please

    Jo Dirt replied to NurseBenz's topic in Home Health

    Our work situation is so volatile right now I never know when to expect to be on call. When I signed on it was once every five weeks, but it turns out to be every other week and lately every weekend....

  12. Is This Illegal?

    Jo Dirt replied to HannahRN24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You obviously know the answer to your own question. I know the admin. may be desperate, but remind him what if something happened while you were clocked in but not there? More than likely, something...

  13. Dumped in America

    Jo Dirt replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    may not be the america you want, but it's what we've got. the sick/poor/elderly are seen by the government as drains on society and it's a surprise to me they even called a cab to get her out of...

  14. would you finish work from previoius shift?

    Jo Dirt replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    On the 3-11 shift I have done many dressing changes/treatments, etc. that were not finished on day shift and never said a word about it. But there were a couple of day shifters that would seek you out...

  15. "Diploma Nurse preferable"

    Jo Dirt replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, that's the truth. Lots of wasted time in nursing school. The most skilled procedure I did in LPN school was give an insulin shot. I was talking to a nurse who got her PN diploma in the 70's and...

  16. Is LTC really this bad?

    Jo Dirt replied to Sheri257's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I absolutely don't belittle people who put their old relatives in nursing homes, but I also take great exception to their bullying and treating nursing home staff like crap. I just find this...

  17. driving after birth

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

    I drove home from the hospital after delivering my last one. They said it was against policy but I had no choice, my husband can't drive, there was no one else. When I had my son at home I was up two...

  18. Could a recent graduate do home health?

    Jo Dirt replied to csiln's topic in Home Health

    I don't know what a CHHA is...but they try to hold onto these people as long as possible. Milk it for all it's worth...but since I'm no good at technical stuff or anything requiring any real knowledge...

  19. Is LTC really this bad?

    Jo Dirt replied to Sheri257's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nursing homes are wastelands for old unwanted people. But you will have some families who feel guilty about dumping their "loved" ones in a nursing home so they will seek to find fault with everything...

  20. Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    Jo Dirt replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I'm mortified at the thought of someone giving me a bed bath. If I can't get in the tub or shower, forget

  21. Could a recent graduate do home health?

    Jo Dirt replied to csiln's topic in Home Health

    I have never worked in a hospital and spent most of my years in a low skill nursing home. I'm having to learn as I go along. I'm still not very good at blood draws and I won't even attempt to flush or...

  22. Adn Curriculum- No Chemistry?

    Jo Dirt replied to checkmate's topic in General Nursing

    The people who told you this don't know what they're talking about. I took chemistry but it was toward a BSN. I don't recall any information in the chemistry classed I learned that was a must for...

  23. Am I dumb??

    Jo Dirt replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    WhenI applied to nursing school (LPN and RN) I was told there were only a few seats and hundreds of applicants. I got accepted to both schools on my first try (chose LPN at the time because it was a...

  24. When they can't (or won't) walk anymore...

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My father-in-law ambulated fairly well until he had a psychotic episode last week. My husband hurt himself picking him up, and when my husband would try o help him walk he would stiffen up and lean...

  25. When they can't (or won't) walk anymore...

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

    I won't claim to have any in-depth knowledge, but in this state they are really coming down on holding children financially responsible for their parents. In fact, it was on the talk radio station...