Jo Dirt

Jo Dirt

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  1. I think I'm in big trouble

    Jo Dirt replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think what you did was wrong necessarily but then again, even if you refused to take the keys did that help with being short

  2. Old nurses dont want to learn new tricks?

    Jo Dirt replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the other way around to me. Give me an old timer over a new hot shot

  3. Sleeping techs

    Jo Dirt replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    Well...I am going to say this, right or wrong this is how I feel. It is extremely difficult to stay awake all night. For most, it disrupts their whole life, because the world operates during the day...

  4. New Grads that wear RN on badge before licensure

    Jo Dirt replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    Their nametags read "So-and-so, RN intern" at the local hospitals

  5. What nursing Managers fail to see

    Jo Dirt replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think this hit the nail on the head more than any other comment in this

  6. A day in the life of an RN

    Jo Dirt replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    Never expect to regularly work an 8 or 12 hour shift and go home. Expect to stay late and work double shifts because of

  7. What nursing Managers fail to see

    Jo Dirt replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would like to see a copy of this post sent to nurse managers

  8. How to deal with hiring prejudice

    Jo Dirt replied to berniemcr's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm also facing hiring discrimination in my area, and it looks like I may enf up having to drive 70 miles to Nashville just to get a hospital job. From what I can see around these small town...

  9. Nurses blamed b/c patient no longer able to walk.

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    On one of the private duty cases I work we have an 85 yr. old alzheimer's patient with insulin dependent diabetes, anemia and a spastic bladder. I have worked in this home off and on for a year. The...

  10. Plebian who wants to be tactful

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

    Ouch! This reminds me of the time when I worked in LTC and it somehow got reported to the DON that a CNA changed a resident's wet diaper without washing him. I remember hearing her screaming at this...

  11. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    Jo Dirt replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The hospitals here start out RN's at $18.00. Pretty disappointing considering I make $17.00 as an

  12. I'm not getting called for an interview!!

    Jo Dirt replied to ilovebuster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm kind of in the same situation. I'm tired of the private duty scene (among other things with this job) I've been with them over a year and want to get out. But after busting my butt to get through...

  13. Am I too conservative?

    Jo Dirt replied to KatieBell's topic in General Nursing

    If you're a prude I'm even more of one. I work with someone just like you describe, and it's downright embarrassing when I have to listen to the smut that comes out of her mouth. I don't know how to...

  14. Not cut out to be a nurse?

    Jo Dirt replied to Pookybean's topic in General Nursing

    Things still gross me out but thing is there's something different about seeing it at work and seeing it at

  15. Anterior Chest Percussion

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started anew case yesterday with a 14 yr old boy who is immobile with a tracheostomy. He was terribly congested with thick phlegm that was hard for him to get up. After I gave him a breathing tx...

  16. stinking of cigarette smoke

    Jo Dirt replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    (I was being

  17. stinking of cigarette smoke

    Jo Dirt replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    but it's not hypocritical for a nurse who smokes to counsel patients on the health hazards of

  18. Learned something interesting in Nutrition

    Jo Dirt replied to nursemelani's topic in LPN to RN

    I've learned not to necessarily believe everything I was taught, even if it was in a college textbook. Interesting theory, but I don't take it for the

  19. Patient doesn't like me because I'm a "slob"

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently took on a home case with a 49 yr. old woman recovering from knee surgery. I was really excited about it because it was just a few minutes from my house, compared to the 30 plus miles I...

  20. stinking of cigarette smoke

    Jo Dirt replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    this is a classic case of denial. we are not talking about fat nurses we are talking about nurses who reek of cigarettes, and it is not up for debate which is worse. give me a room full of fatties...

  21. stinking of cigarette smoke

    Jo Dirt replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    In one of the private duty cases I work one of the nurses has started smoking in the patient's home, even though this is a big no-no (the patient tells the nurses to smoke in her house--still supposed...

  22. 87 yr old new mother

    Jo Dirt replied to WannaBRN4's topic in General Nursing

    Are those the only two choices for the viewpoints on this? Because those are both lousy options. Just because there are children born to terrible younger parents doesn't mean that is justification for...

  23. IM Injection Question

    Jo Dirt replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe I could ever feel comfortable giving an injection like that. That sounds

  24. online schools cheapen our profession?

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

    It seems like when someone has a controversial idea the people who come to "the rescue" are always new users and they usually have viewpoints that mirror the ideas of the person who introduced the...

  25. 87 yr old new mother

    Jo Dirt replied to WannaBRN4's topic in General Nursing

    66 y/o having a