Jo Dirt

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  1. Kaplan vs. Saunders

    I'm using Kaplan and Saunders. I'm just going through the questions over and over, I tried reading all the explanations in the front but it is really hard to concentrate on that stuff. The way I feel...
  2. LPN to RN - Tearing my hair out!!

    Go ahead and use them, it's your funeral. I can speak from experience when I tell you their study guides are not going to give you any special benefit when it comes to passing Excelsior's tests. I...
  3. Job Discrimination...despite nursing shortage

    I know a nurse manager who is black. But I can see what you mean about small rural communities. They are very tight knit and whether you are white or black you will face job discrimination because you...
  4. rue representative called today

    That RUE rep is feeding you a lie. Run the other
  5. 1099 Nightmare

    This is the first year I have filed a 1099 and it is a shock to say the least. When I signed on with the agency and they informed me I would be an independent contractor which meant they would not...
  6. homecare vs Respite vs Private duty?

    Here in Tennessee, most all private duty cases are funded by TennCare. TennCare is in a lot of financial trouble and has been facing a lot of cuts in services which have resulted in a lot of people...
  7. Nursing Dreams

    I've had this dream more than once: I come to work on the floor at the nursing home, and I'm waaaay behind. Nothing is getting done and people are complaining about not getting their medicine. The...
  8. 1099 Nightmare

    What is pathetic about this situation is that there was no big money involved. I was desperate for a job at the time and they had openings. I haven't even gotten a cost of living raise. But fool that...
  9. Can a new grad be a HH nurse?

    Do you still do home
  10. Can a new grad be a HH nurse?

    I have 5 yrs. experience as an LPN in a nursing home and a year and a half doing private duty as an LPN. Would this count as experience for me? I believe I would really enjoy doing home health visits...
  11. Difficult to please patients and families

    This is why I try to avoid working in the
  12. At the LTC facility where I do PRN work a patient died and while she was a DNR her death was rather unexpected. This occurred during the early morning (about 5am) and night shift was still on duty....
  13. Can a new grad be a HH nurse?

    Know what you mean. That is why I want out of private duty nursing. Looong hours. I can't take being hemmed up in someone's house 12 hours at a time much longer. And, yes, you do get to know more than...
  14. Seeing your doc on unit ANGRY

    Well, he's only human, and sounds like a typical type A personality. I wouldn't hold it against him too much, unless he starts being wreckless and
  15. Would love some advice...

    If I had the option I would go to the traditional college. I am a recent graduate of Excelsior's ADN program and while it can make it possible for certain people who have no other way like me (three...
  16. There is a big difference between RUE and Excelsior. Excelsior is a school, RUE is a publishing company that makes money off Excelsior's name. RUE nor any pusblishing company is affiliated with...
  17. med carts/control freaks

    If I come in and find the med cart in a mess it has never taken me more than 5 minutes to clean
  18. He wasn't at the inservice today and in the midst of all the other issues we were getting fussed at about I forgot to ask anyone for a follow up. I still keep replaying the interactions I have had...
  19. Haven't heard anything yet, but knowing the DON if she has heard about this she will address it in front of the entire nursing staff at inservice today. I'll post the news. I really can't believe it,...
  20. Salary question??

    I am working on a bachelor's degree because while the ASN and BSN may be qualified equally in many areas from everything I can see if a BSN and ASN were neck-to-neck that BSN might be what nuges you...
  21. Failed NCLEX, lost my job

    I know all too well about being rejected because I wasn't a "good fit." The joke is on them, though, because while I don't like to toot my own horn I am a very dedicated nurse. I don't call in, I do...
  22. Salaried Field Nurses and Long hours

    No way would I accept a salaried position. That's grounds for a strike, I
  23. Hours worked? Just curious....

    I've done private duty (7p-7a, mostly) for the past 1.5 yrs. and I am so ready for a change. I just finished school to become a registered nurse and should take my NCLEX mid-April and I am full of...
  24. Can a new grad be a HH nurse?

    Forgot to add I'm a new grad
  25. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    That's quite different than a marijuana plant on a