Jo Dirt

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  1. Visiting Terminal Patient in the Hospital

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a home health nurse who has been seeing a woman who is dying of cancer. Last week I turned in blood work on this patient and that night they called to tell her to get to the ER ASAP because the...

  2. Visiting Terminal Patient in the Hospital

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

    I've also developed a friendship with her main private duty nurse. I talked to her on the phone the other night. Maybe it would be good if we both went in to see her at the same time. Kind of sad,...

  3. NP's are okay to see if you have a cold, BUT...

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Certain posters here don't understand jack about what I'm talking about. And no, a certain poster here doesn't know the answer to his/her own question. Just more posturing and defensiveness because...

  4. Is this normal for most L&D/OB units?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm due to have a baby in June and so far have planned to have it where I had my last baby in 2001. The CRNA who gave the epidural was just magical. But one thing that kind of disappointed me was how...

  5. Is this normal for most L&D/OB units?

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

    I think I will do this. The doctor I have started seeing only delivers at that hospital but if they insist on keeping in the dark ages I can just as easily switch doctors. At the time it didn't make...

  6. is this abuse

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

    It depends on the situation. People are too quick with the lynch mob mentality

  7. Hallucinations in the Elderly

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

    We took him to the doctor today, and the doctor ran a UA and bloodwork. All the labs came back crystal clear. He said it was most likely dementia from the Parkinson's. I asked about Zyprexa which he...

  8. Help! Money! In a pickle!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Sunny, I have basic dial up and the most basic Dishnetwork (FamilyPack) satellite service there is, and I also have a Net10 pay as you go phone for emergencies/business for $30 a month and me and the...

  9. I don't WANT to be a doctor

    Jo Dirt replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    Well, lets see, remind them that it takes about 8-10 years longer and is 100 times harder to become an MD than an RN, and ask them why they think you would want to put yourself through that at this...

  10. Help! Money! In a pickle!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, it is a bit harsh but that is because I feel so passionate about avoiding debt. No, taking out school and other loans doesn't mean a person is stupid, but it is a stupid thing to do. And of...

  11. House, Grey's Anatomy make me mad

    Jo Dirt replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    These doctor shows with these self-loving actors playing self-loving know-it-all medical professionals really turn me off. Especially that guy on

  12. Hallucinations in the Elderly

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

    True. But this is also funny: I was working a private duty case for an old couple (each one had a nurse). The man was terminal with cancer. Well, one day the other nurse told me, "he's been seeing a...

  13. Help! Money! In a pickle!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    THANK

  14. NP's are okay to see if you have a cold, BUT...

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Of course the general public has a high opinion of NPs. The general public believes nurses (or just about anyone who works in the healthcare field) know EVERYTHING. And there are no doubt nurses who...

  15. Help! Money! In a pickle!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    that is still an obscene amount of money. i don't want to be negative but with some patience you could still find "other" ways. remember the tortoise and the hare: the tortoise is ugly, he's slow, but...

  16. Help! Money! In a pickle!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Please, stay away from that scene. There are much better ways to go about this. Even as around the bush as it sounds (and I don't expect you to do this), the route I went was fairly cheap and I got...

  17. Hallucinations in the Elderly

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

    He told us today he saw a teenager. He doesn't have macular degeneration, which is usually a factor in Charles Bonnet Syndrome (my husband does have MD, though...) I'm a little worried because I know...

  18. Hallucinations in the Elderly

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

    He's taking the same dose he has been taking for years. But the hydration thing made sense, so I went down and talked to him about it (I've had to do this before). He swears he drinks water all day,...

  19. Do you ever wish people didn't know you were a nurse?

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

    I hear this one regularly: I've got four semesters(or a year, or whatever) to my RN. And it is the same story years

  20. Do you ever wish people didn't know you were a nurse?

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

    When I was in school there was a patient in ICU who's daughter was a nurse and who was at the patient's bedside the whole time we were doing rotations. Every time anyone entered the room, one of the...

  21. Do you ever wish people didn't know you were a nurse?

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

    Wait a minute, no one ever mentioned there was such a thing as "professional courtesy." I've got some bills for lab work that were not covered, next time the collectors call I can tell them I want...

  22. Teacher or Nurse? HELP!

    Jo Dirt replied to Hnebun's topic in General Nursing

    Whichever you do you will probably wish you had done the other. Why don't you just do both? If that isn't an option then maybe get the nurse license first then work on teaching? I'm sick of being a...

  23. Do you ever wish people didn't know you were a nurse?

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

    Thank you! Or I'll say, "I wouldn't know that, I'm only a graduate of Joe's School of Nursing and Auto Body Repair. Better see your doc." And when I go see my psychiatrist next week and he starts in...

  24. Questions for breastfeeding nurses...

    Jo Dirt replied to landonsles's topic in General Nursing

    My children never would accept a bottle, even if it had breastmilk in it. It was also extremely painful for me to pump my breasts. I basically have to stay at home with mine until they start on solid...

  25. Do you ever wish people didn't know you were a nurse?

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

    Wow, that is so amazing that no one has ever asked you for medical advice. I remember the day before my graduation from LPN school it started: a neighbor brought her toddler to my door to ask me about...