Jo Dirt

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  1. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

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

    I hope you all stand up for yourselves. They may as well hand you a dunce hat to wear with that "I'm stupid"

  2. Hotels for Chancellor's workshop

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

    I stayed at Studio 6. It was clean and had a little kitchenette and everything you would need. The only thing I didn't like is that there were only a few crummy tv channels. Weekly rates are cheaper,...

  3. medical assistant to RN

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

    Excelsior no longer accepts MA's for their nursing program, but there is a school of nursing called Deaconess that will, I think, though the price is terribly

  4. Talked with California BON; something *can* be done

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have been bothered by the ban on Excelsior College graduates in California and was afraid there was no other option than to go through another ADN program. I made a call to the California BON and...

  5. Talked with California BON; something *can* be done

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

    Well, it was the licensing analyst. Who should I have talked to, George

  6. When do you graduate?

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

    Got a phone call at the motel that morning telling me the hospital had been moved to disaster status because of Hurricane Rita and there would be no testing going on that weekend. Thought it was a...

  7. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

    Jo Dirt replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have regular clothes, only

  8. Should nurse practioners be allowed to write prescriptions?

    Jo Dirt replied to stephcollier's topic in General Nursing

    They most definitely should, and *do*, as far as I

  9. Talked with California BON; something *can* be done

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

    Amarillo.

  10. Talked with California BON; something *can* be done

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

    I talked with the local community college (Motlow State in Tullahoma, TN) and *if* I am a registered nurse in this state I would be allowed to go to their clinicals with them. I don't know how many...

  11. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

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

    I have three children. The first was a hospital birth, the second was a homebirth with a midwife (and it was my husband's idea). After the first homebirth I was determined it would be my last, and...

  12. Talked with California BON; something *can* be done

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

    The CA BON got back with me today. They say they take each applicant into consideration but these criterion MUST be met for them to do so: the applicant with EC must have enrolled in the school as an...

  13. Why don't they allow people to bring their pets?

    Jo Dirt replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I would not go if they would not allow me to take my

  14. need help for severe depression

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

    Do not expect anyone who has not been through serious depression to empathize with you. They will only tell you to "get over it" or take some vitamins and start exercising, which will in turn only...

  15. Talked with California BON; something *can* be done

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

    The money is not really an issue for me. If I have to pay for it so what? I've paid a lot more for less in my time, I'm sure. 360 hrs. doesn't seem like a monumental task. I think Washington state...

  16. Talked with California BON; something *can* be done

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

    If it was that near to impossible to find a preceptor I'm surprised California would even mention

  17. Talked with California BON; something *can* be done

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

    I'm waiting to hear back from the licensing analyst. She is supposed to get back with me and tell me what my options are. I'll post them

  18. Meds. off floor taste YUMMY!

    Jo Dirt replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    I dropped a couple of pills on the floor in LTC one time in front of one of my patient and before I could dispose of it (because I thought it was the right thing to do) the little man stopped me....

  19. nuring homesdeaths in new orleans area

    Jo Dirt replied to rondafan's topic in General Nursing

    It was just a bad situation. I read now that water rose within a matter of minutes. We can't judge the staff who fled too harshly, they did the only thing they felt they could

  20. Losing my mind in LTC!!

    Jo Dirt replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how long you have worked in LTC, but after four years of it I found that things will get better. The good times are good and the bad times are really bad. I can't think of a more...

  21. nuring homesdeaths in new orleans area

    Jo Dirt replied to rondafan's topic in General Nursing

    This is the way I see it, right or wrong. Self preservation is a very strong instinct, and with the exception of my children I don't know many people I would die for, especially when there may not be...

  22. San Luis Obispo county-how is the pay?

    Jo Dirt replied to air1996's topic in California Nursing

    Don't know but I have a pen pal in the men's prison

  23. nuring homesdeaths in new orleans area

    Jo Dirt replied to rondafan's topic in General Nursing

    I once overheard the maintenance man who is in charge of the fire drills at the LTC facility where I used to work chatting with a couple of nurses after a fire drill. He said, "When it comes down to...

  24. Are EC Science Courses Recognized By Other Universities?

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

    I checked into MTSU and they were going to allow the Excelsior science courses. I know a lot of colleges won't,

  25. I am in an absolute state of panic right now... need help

    Jo Dirt replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    No need to apologize, I know exactly how you feel. I am a couple of weeks away from taking the CPNE and my common-law husband of 11 yrs. has decided he is in love with another woman and I need to sign...