Jo Dirt

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  1. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    Jo Dirt replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    I've gotten: an angel pin from the Dollar store (or, I saw one there just like it) and one of those plastic mugs they give the patients to drink out of with the facility logo on

  2. Can you actually earn your FNP online???

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

    I'm sold on Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing. I love it. Thank

  3. I have decided Excelsior....

    Jo Dirt replied to timls3674's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am an Excelsior graduate and will take the NCLEX April 6, 06. In some ways Excelsior has been very rewarding for me. It also feels really good that I paid out of pocket and was able to stay out of...

  4. remembering meds? anyone?

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

    I looked at all the meds and threw up my hands. All I can do now is

  5. Personal question: had anyone here had.....

    Jo Dirt replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 5'2" and wear a 42DDD. It really stinks. I would love to get breast reduction but don't have the

  6. online schools cheapen our profession?

    Jo Dirt replied to $/satisfaction?'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    And now we get to the bottom line. This tends to be a very common characteristic of people who are not succeeding in nursing school (as well as other disciplines, I imagine). It is the fault of the...

  7. online schools cheapen our profession?

    Jo Dirt replied to $/satisfaction?'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    It doesn't sound like you'd be satisfied with anything no matter how it was presented to

  8. Nursing is 24hrs is just an expression

    Jo Dirt replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen other nurses gripe and gripe and rant and rave all day over something that didn't get done on the previous shift, when they could have taken the 5 minutes and do it than make a big issue out...

  9. Questions about Excelsior?

    Jo Dirt replied to ama27's topic in Online Distance Learning

  10. Questions about Excelsior?

    Jo Dirt replied to ama27's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have to agree with grannynurse and RN34TX. In fact, I've said this all along. Sorry if it seems like we are a bunch of over critical nay-sayers who don't want to see you succeed, but the truth...

  11. Here's what AAs really think of CRNAs

    Jo Dirt replied to Athlein1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    How do I become an

  12. Would you prefer a younger nurse to an older nurse?? (pls don't take to offense)

    Jo Dirt replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in General Nursing

    Older more experienced nurses have more ability to see the bigger picture. I would choose the older

  13. The nightmare returns---Hunter Group is coming!!!

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

    I wish someone would come in to work their shift wearing one of those blue vests. It's the same concept, isn't it? Let's just go all the

  14. Why are RN's not drawn to HH? Only LPN's?

    Jo Dirt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    I'm about to take my NCLEX-RN and am really hoping I can get a job in the Middle Tennessee area in HH. I like driving around and I don't think I will really mind the paperwork. Guess I won't know...

  15. Oldest and youngest mothers?

    Jo Dirt replied to mommy2boys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I saw on tv where an 8 yr. old had a baby. Made me

  16. Medical Assisting

    Jo Dirt replied to ddianneepooh's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The level of work is much harder. I've heard associate degree RN's called "two year wonders" because they learn so much information in such a short time. I'm an associate degree RN

  17. New to Home Health....any tips or advice?

    Jo Dirt replied to jkaee's topic in Home Health

    I'm waiting to get my RN license (hopefully in the next couple of weeks) so I can get started in home health. I think my favorite thing will be the FREEDOM. I hate spending 8-12 hours cooped up in one...

  18. anyone out there preparing for the CPNE?

    Jo Dirt replied to rehab nurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm a CPNE survivor. I would definitely recommend the CarePlan workshop offered by Chancellor's. It starts on a Monday and ends Friday. You will have to go to Fishers, Indiana (a suburb of...

  19. Ever been accused of being an "overcompensator"?

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

    Well, lets just say, that if an attractive popular woman were to work this hard she would be considered ambitious, virtuous and a high achiever. Take some fat dumpy woman who does the same and she is...

  20. Getting hit!

    Jo Dirt replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    That family needs to see some of this that's going on. If they still keep with that attitude they should start looking for another facility where the staff are all masochists. I was helping a CNA to...

  21. Right Events, Wrong Times in Nurses Notes

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I took over a private duty case this past weekend on a patient who came back from the hospital after two weeks (this agency has cared for her the last year). The patient is not stable and requires...

  22. I Detest My Job--Help!!

    Jo Dirt replied to scmrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that is normal for a nursing home. Only on the 3-11 shift where I work, there are two aides, one nurse, and 42 needy patients, give or take one or two. With your health issues it is obvious you...

  23. online schools cheapen our profession?

    Jo Dirt replied to $/satisfaction?'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    I guess whaen a thread goes on and on like this one has it's bound to get off track

  24. Ever have patients who are a little *too* honest?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I went to visit my father-in-law at the nursing home today. The unti he is on is for people with mild dementia. As I walked by through the visiting room I heard one patient make the observation to...

  25. online schools cheapen our profession?

    Jo Dirt replied to $/satisfaction?'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    Where I am from the only thing the LPN dosen't do is care