Jo Dirt

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  1. Questions about Excelsior?

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

    What about the stories about secret studies done that prove Excelsior students make more errors and are more of a threat to patients which is why California won't allow them anymore? I haven't spoken...

  2. California BORN Prevails In Excelsior College Lawsuit

    Jo Dirt replied to Sheri257's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well, I have it on an email. Oh, and by the way, there is no shame in being an LPN student. I worked very hard to become an LPN and that is something no one will ever take away from

  3. California BORN Prevails In Excelsior College Lawsuit

    Jo Dirt replied to Sheri257's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Lizz, I know you are a disgruntled ex-Excelsior College student now LPN student, but I'm not a liar. I know what I was

  4. Nurse called "stupid cow" in Oscar movie

    Jo Dirt replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that's the movies. In real life if that had happened to me, I'd have had a good way to respond to

  5. EC Micro,is it passable?

    Jo Dirt replied to nurse2boys's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yes, it's passable. If I passed it you can. My main study guide was Cliffs Notes for

  6. California BORN Prevails In Excelsior College Lawsuit

    Jo Dirt replied to Sheri257's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't know who you talked to, but I'm finsing this hard to believe since I was told almost the opposite. Can anyone else give them a call to clarify this,

  7. Medical Assisting

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

    This is exactly correct. DiAnne, I'm sorry you became offended when others and myself told you why MA's are not included as a category on allnurses. This does not mean we are belittling what you do....

  8. Medical Assisting

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

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  9. online schools cheapen our profession?

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

    I think it depends on what LPN's and RN's do. An LPN who has been booking it on a med-surg floor for 10 yrs. is going to have a lot more experience than an RN who sits behind a desk most of the day....

  10. California BORN Prevails In Excelsior College Lawsuit

    Jo Dirt replied to Sheri257's topic in Online Distance Learning

    To all Excelsior students who enrolled after the magic date...call the BON. You will find you will not be denied licensure if you complete a 360 hr practicum. You can do this through a community...

  11. Right Events, Wrong Times in Nurses Notes

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

    I just hope "they" see it that way. To heck with Disney World, I just hope I don't lose my license over this deal with writing the times down wrong. We're talking about the kind of family who will sue...

  12. How much did Excelsior program cost you total? For those that have completed program

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

    Yes, you can count them on your taxes. I did. Total cost for me was about

  13. Becoming a Rx company Rep.

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Would like to know how to get started in this? I have heard a BSN is required but know little else. Does someone know what the pay is (ballpark figure) and other

  14. Excelsior College Questions

    Jo Dirt replied to jab3da's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have been told recently by a licensing analyst from the BON in California that it is still possible for a new EC RN to get a license in California with an additional 360 hours of clinicals. Got the...

  15. nurses vs. dental hygenist salary

    Jo Dirt replied to mommy2BCD's topic in General Nursing

    How do you become a dental

  16. Medical Assisting

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

    Congratulations on finishing school. I'm sure you worked very hard. The reason that MA's are not included in the groupings here is MA's are not nurses in any form or fashion. The two are totally...

  17. Kaplan vs. Saunders

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

    I don't know if it is just me, but the Saunders questions seem a lot easier, in general, than the Kaplan questions. I hope the NCLEX is like

  18. I'm Done! So done!

    Jo Dirt replied to Laurie888's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The CPNE is 2.5 days in length, starting Friday afternoon and ending Sunday. The first day you will do 4 timed labs using dummies: IM/SQ injection, wound care station, IV push and IV piggyback. You...

  19. Getting discouraged studying...

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've got the Kaplan and Saunders review for NCLEX RN. These books may as well have been written in Portuguese. Out of 125 I've done in the Kaplan book, I've gotten, like 67 correct. I'm supposed to...

  20. online schools cheapen our profession?

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

    A troll is someone who comes to an online forum and posts comments with the intent of getting people riled up. In general, when someone comes to a distance learning forum, where most all the people...

  21. I'm Done! So done!

    Jo Dirt replied to Laurie888's topic in Online Distance Learning

    This thread has brought back many traumatizing memories. Seriously, I think I've got post-traumatic stress disorder over that CPNE. I started the first night all tidy and neat and well-rested and by...

  22. Judge Judy disses nursing

    Jo Dirt replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    That's not always necessarily a

  23. Judge Judy disses nursing

    Jo Dirt replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    Judge Judy needs to retire. She's so predictable it isn't even entertaining

  24. Nurse Massage Therapy

    Jo Dirt replied to nurseyperson's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Don't feel bad, Cindy, I feel the same way myself. I am 5'2" and 230 pounds. Not only do I make the nursing profession look bad but I'm sure the health conscious people into massage therapy would not...

  25. Nurse dates doctor openly at work.

    Jo Dirt replied to castle's topic in General Nursing

    This is