Jo Dirt

Jo Dirt

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  1. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    Jo Dirt replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know how they will do all this, and on $10.00 an hour, or even $20.00. TennCare, the Medicaid program in Tennessee, is bankrupt from offering this option to families. It was really big for...

  2. STUPID PARENTS!! (vent here)

    Jo Dirt replied to tgb3rn's topic in General Nursing

    I am finding it hard to believe you have

  3. STUPID PARENTS!! (vent here)

    Jo Dirt replied to tgb3rn's topic in General Nursing

    ...and how! Also, my son was bullied by this rotten little creep at a church social. After threatening to tear his head off, I called the sherriff's department who told me to go to the court house and...

  4. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    Jo Dirt replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    But the purse snatcher may change, if given the opportunity. After all, Granny may have been pretty wild in her younger years only she got the opportunity/time to change. I still say Granny has to go....

  5. Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

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

    I don't know. I hope it starts to sink in, though, my house is still a mess (but the potty and kitchen floor is

  6. Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

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

    I like that ice, too, love those

  7. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    Jo Dirt replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Who did you decide to throw over? If I were the grandma, I would throw myself over. No one would have to make the decision for me. That is part of the cycle of life. She has lived her life. I know...

  8. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    Jo Dirt replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The last LTC facility I worked had this little old bedridden lady (she is still there, I assume) but her mind was sharp. She could hardly hear but she would call me over to sit by her bed so she could...

  9. Enraged (venting)

    Jo Dirt replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO PROTECT YOURSELF!!! Too many nurses take the abuse and suffer, they even think it is some kind of obligation. No way! Don't be hard on yourself. There is absolutely no reason...

  10. Is it always better to die at home?

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Just make sure your opinion stays where it is appropriate. Guilt is a necessary emotion, but no one should be made to feel guilty for the way they are able to cope with

  11. any nurses fighting for their license with BON?

    Jo Dirt replied to aainme's topic in General Nursing

    One of the good reasons I am trying to get out of this

  12. Have you ever been sued?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Since it seems like almost everyone in home health (my current field)is sue happy, I wonder how many nurses have been personally sued and what the outcome was? I have some patients/family members I...

  13. Have you ever been sued?

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

    Not worrying I did something wrong, maybe there would be something I didn't do. I don't know, all of a sudden I was sitting at the computer and panicked, wondered who might try to sue me for being a...

  14. Need help please, pt not allowed to have meds and not safe to live alone...

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    I wouldn't be so quick to jump on the phone with APS, especially since this patient is of sound mind and the son is not the POA. Likely, considering her history, he probably thought he was avoiding...

  15. is this abuse

    Jo Dirt replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And I think the perfect thread to merge with this one is "Why are Nurses Such Backstabbers?" (see under General Nursing

  16. Calling experinced HH nurses with sense of humor...HELP!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    This is so common. On Animal Planet Cops they call these people "animal hoarders." We have had two such patients. The filth and odor would nearly knock you down, it was ground into their skin, I don't...

  17. Calling experinced HH nurses with sense of humor...HELP!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    That just because you call and they say they will be home before you drive 30 miles out of the way doesn't mean they will be home when you arrive. That some clients think your duties include cleaning...

  18. Calling experinced HH nurses with sense of humor...HELP!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    That in the rural areas you will have to try to find your way without road signs (and you can't call for help because not only are you in the middle of nowhere but your cell phone signal is...

  19. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

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

    I've learned that females (and males can be included) who are prone to juvenile, resentful, bratty behavior usually don't lose it with age. I never understood it, myself. Why does it make them feel...

  20. Is it always better to die at home?

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I would like to go how your mom went. Your mom and I sound like we had something in common. And I certainly don't want any kind of viewing. I don't want a funeral. I don't want a "memorial service." I...

  21. Post Nursing School Blues

    Jo Dirt replied to gerry79's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, I sure went through a depression when I finished LPN school. Looking back, now I can see why. For a year it was my whole life, EVERYTHING revolved around school. Not just for me but my whole...

  22. Is it always better to die at home?

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Empty, the worst thing you can do is try to impress your own beliefs about what is best on other people as being what is the right thing to do. This persuading can push people into situations they do...

  23. is this abuse

    Jo Dirt replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Whether we like it or not, we have to accept we are human, not robots, and there will be times we may stomp our feet, get frustrated and jump around like Rumplestiltskin and yes, get defensive and low...

  24. I was punched

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

    Oh, thank goodness. When I read the initial post I lost

  25. I was punched

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

    I agree with this exactly. Lady, PLEASE CALL THE POLICE!!! That b$#@$% needs to have all the charges you can file against him, then I would get a lawyer to contact this sorry hospital. How revolting...