Jo Dirt

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  1. Chewing Ice!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    I had a terrible cold about a month ago. Since then, I've grown to crave the smell of Comet and I eat ice like

  2. A Nurse Saved My Nephew

    Jo Dirt replied to LuvMyGamecocks's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Glad to hear that he is doing

  3. Nurses are overpaid!

    Jo Dirt replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard you'll shoot your eye

  4. Nurses are overpaid!

    Jo Dirt replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I still hear this (from nonmedical

  5. Thinking of Buying an RV to travel

    Jo Dirt replied to jsixxerrn's topic in Travel

    I know an LPN who traveled up and down the coast of Florida in an RV. She would park in a town and work awhile, then when she tired of that she would pack up and move down the road. It sounds very...

  6. New Grad will be 5 months pregnant.

    Jo Dirt replied to NYC44's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was four months pregnant when I graduated from LPN school. I didn't tell the nursing home where I went to work as soon as I was licensed, but they did not get upset after hiring me and finding out I...

  7. Losing money being a nurse

    Jo Dirt replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yea, I have to admit I see what you mean. This makes me think of a coworker I know who recently had her phone turned off because she ran the bill up to $800 so now she is using a Trac fone and...

  8. holiday suicide

    Jo Dirt replied to Swanee's topic in Home Health

    Of all the sicknesses there are, it seems that mental sickess is the worst kind of sickness there is. As someone who has struggled with debilitating depression since a young child, I have a special...

  9. any accelerated BSN programs for highschool grads?

    Jo Dirt replied to iRN86's topic in Nursing Career

  10. any accelerated BSN programs for highschool grads?

    Jo Dirt replied to iRN86's topic in Nursing Career

    I know what it is like to be a teenager and feel like you must hurry hurry and get it done. But realistically, you would not benefit from a quickie program even if there was one out there. Knowing now...

  11. Losing money being a nurse

    Jo Dirt replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    It might feel good to get on a high horse about living within means but people who have trouble paying bills aren't necessarily frittering their money away on fancy cars or electronic equipment. My...

  12. care plan rationale?

    Jo Dirt replied to shock-me-sane's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here is a rationale that should cover everything, and if you have a Carpenitos handbook you will find it in there: According to Maslow's Heirarchy of needs, (insert nursing dx here), if not managed...

  13. swab stopcock before IV push?

    Jo Dirt replied to RNcathlab's topic in General Nursing

    When I was taking the lab portion of the Excelsior College clinical, we had to swab the ports, not only before first flush, before med to be pushed, and before the last

  14. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    Jo Dirt replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    When my kids are grown Christmas will be just another day to me and I could care less if I work all if them. But that was a pretty rude thing of your coworker to

  15. Chancellor's Help

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

    One thing I would suggest doing is going to the Careplan lab offered by Chancellors. It is a week long workshop to help you prepare for the CPNE and it is a very good investment of $800. Much better...

  16. What happened to the EC student who...

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

    It blew my mind as well. Talk about a low blow. medictoRN was also in the group that was cancelled from Amarillo that weekend. When I asked them WHY Amarillo when it was way up in the panhandle, and...

  17. Losing money being a nurse

    Jo Dirt replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    A fellow nurse I work with (single mother) lives in the projects because it is all she can afford. The only reason I don't is because of my husband. The sad thing is we make the same ($600-800/week...

  18. Greatest code brown stories!

    Jo Dirt replied to sweetpea839's topic in General Nursing

    First year I became a CNA, we had an alzheimer's patient who we sat up in bed and fixed her meal tray, which was a hamburger with fries. I heard one of the other aides laughing and went in to see what...

  19. Books and excelsior study guides 4 sale

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

    ebay is a good place to sell. Are the study materials for ASN or

  20. Deconness Scam?

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

    It is a real school. The cost is outrageous, though, and I don't care how much you think you will make as an RN it is never going to be easy paying back that kind of money (around $26,000 for an...

  21. Patient Death - Have you ever....???

    Jo Dirt replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Reading about Herbie made me think of ol' Fred. He was similar to Herbie and in his 90's. He never told me when he was going to die (never had that happen, actually) but Fred was a character for sure,...

  22. Faith Hill makes fun of nurses!

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't usually sit around watching junk on tv but last night I was trapped at work with nothing to do. So I found this show called "Country Music Divas." Since I am curious as to what, besides looks,...

  23. local colleges accepting EC credit

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

    Here in Tennessee, I have not been able to find a college that will accept Excelsior's A&P or micro. I have heard some schools will allow you to take only the 1 hour lab to make up for the credit...

  24. Beyond bad credit-struck by lightening twice

    Jo Dirt replied to august_snow's topic in General Nursing

    Stays on your credit report but has no effect on your score. I had some unpaid bills and before I could get the mortgage on my house I had to pay the bills and it took 90 days to get them removed from...

  25. Beyond bad credit-struck by lightening twice

    Jo Dirt replied to august_snow's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, do not let bill collectors be successful in scaring you with their tactics (often which are not legal). Bill collectors are scum. This isn't saying you should be excused from owing the...