Davey's Prized Collection

[Davey Do]

Two nurses enjoying a beer after a shift, chatting, with one of them being a "Schlitz stirrer" who finds pleasure in inflicting pain.

This comic relays absurd dark humor, in that nurses are suppose to be nurturing and not hurtful.

The cartoon is also a statement about some posts here on AN.com.

A request has been made that I compile some cartoons that I believe to be my best.

Now, "best" is subjective. What one would consider a treasure, another may think it trash, right?

Rifling through my Trove of Toons, I decided that the criteria for my best would be ones that entertain me the most, make me think, or something which I believe to be universal. So, I plan to post on the Blue Side my favorite non-nursing cartoons and on the Yellow Side my favorite nursing cartoons.

I also plan to give some background on what inspired the cartoon, for the vast majority of my cartoons are based on actual events.

[Davey Do]

I mentioned before that I enjoy dark humor and I like nothing better than to put a dark humor story into a cartoon.

This is truly one of my favorite situations:

The only one that in all my years of working LTC still makes me feel guilty is the adorable, tiny little lady that adopted a quite heavy CPR practice baby. She insisted her baby was sick and needed a shot to get better. I came up with reason after reason to not give that darn baby it's shot and soon enough that old gal is stalking me up and down the hall and into rooms holding that heavy CPR baby by one foot, shaking it and yelling at me "see! He's dead! You KILLED HIM!! I told you you should've given him his shot!" By the time that shift was over I was feeling like a no good baby killer. To this day I wish I would have just given that darn baby a shot and saved that poor lady and me from her distress.

That story, kbrn is so sad, yet so hilariously funny!

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[Davey Do]

My work wife Eleanor, co-worker Rooty Payne, and I had been given a title of great honor by Safety Coach, AN.com member and former coworker. I made this cartoon back when the three of us regularly worked 8 hour MN shifts and gave copies to both my work wife Eleanor and brother-in-arms, Rooty Payne:

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[Davey Do]

I enjoy drawing cartoons in a black & white, as my favorite media is a Rotring art pen and journal paper.

However, some cartoons, like the one above, would loose a lot if not done in color.

Take this recent drawing from the Humor Thread "Crash Cart, stat!" as an example where color enhances the situation:

[Davey Do]

Drawing in black & white with shades of gray can convey intensity, or, as in this example, just a plain ol' dark mood:

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[Davey Do]

When I first heard of the Xanax Bar where a certain milligram amount of the benzodiazepine anti-anxiety could be broken off for administration,

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I thought of the Kit Kat Bar:

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[Ashley_SF, BSN]

Thank you for sharing! I thoroughly enjoyed your comics!

[Davey Do]

Thank you for sharing! I thoroughly enjoyed your comics!

Back atcha, Ashley!

After seeing your avatar, I snapped a pic of an image I painted on the rear of my Jeep I thought might interest you:

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[Davey Do]

There's a Cashier at the supermarket where I grocery shop who is around my age and we share the same last name. As far as we can tell, we are not related by blood or marriage, but I greet her with "Hello, Mrs. Do!" and she responds, "Hello, Mr. Do!" or visa versa.

We chat as she checks me out. Two of our conversations have inspired cartoons for which I have given her copies:

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[Davey Do]

One of my most favorite cartoons is not a drawing, but a meme.

Some time ago, AN.com ran an article on modern-day bloodletting with, as usual, an image. I downloaded and edited the image, added word balloons and had some fun with it:

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[Ashley_SF, BSN]

Love it!

[Davey Do]

To be able to edit an image to give the illusion of authenticity is great fun.

I found some instructions at work that I was able to play with on my break time, without the use of my computer tablet, utilizing a mouse with which to draw:

Tonight at work, I had to open a new box of 3 mL Syringes with Hypodermic Safety Needles. There, on top of the packaged 3 mL syringes with Hypodermic Safety Needles, was a form called "Instructions for Use" that I had never seen before so I stuck it in my Cherokee Work Wear Scrubs right leg pocket for later perusal.

There were actual instructions and diagrams on different methods of activating the needle shield!

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Now, I thought I was a natural because I had never had any training or read the instructions on how to slide the plastic thingy over the needle after an injection. I instinctively realized the plastic thingy was suppose to slide over the needle in order to avoid needle sticks!

However, I am really glad that I read the instructions, because I found out that some of my Locking the Safety Needle Shield techniques are not recommended:

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Now I know how to correctly Lock the Safety Needle Shield!

Click?

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Alright!

[Davey Do]

Doing Art is entertaining, but it's also therapeutic, in that expressing oneself on a two dimensional plane is a great catharsis and healthy way to process thoughts and feelings.

A few years ago, the geriatric psych unit was undergoing some renovations and there were obvious patient and staff safety hazards. Despite being inform, those responsible were slow to act, took little action, no action at all, or made poor decisions.

These are three of my favorite cartoons, based on actual situations.

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