Davey Do

Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years)

Overcome fear by seeing the funny yet ridiculous side of every situation.- Edgar Cayce

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    I Miss, But Good Riddance!

    So, JBMmom, does that mean you wish for people to become just a tad bit ill? Yes, that is a charge. I enjoyed the feeling of therapeutically intervening in a psychiatric crisis situation...
  2. "Caffeinated Sour Lemon" Sounds like a bit like an energy drink,
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    Needle Arts

    Thank you so very much for sharing your art with us, Karen! You truly are a gifted artist! Doing art passes the time in such an enjoyable way, and given your situation in providing 24 hour care...
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    Being sued

    Oy, the stories! On of the last that I remember was a psych patient proclaiming, "I'm going to sue you and I'll have your job!" I quired, "Why not save us both a lot of time and trouble and...
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    Cause of Death: Old Age

    Oh, the sensationalist crap they show on the news
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    Cause of Death: Old Age

    I lost both my maternal grandparents around 1965 when I was about 8 years old. A grade school school chum asked, "What did they die of?" I answered, "Old age" and the etiology was a consensually...
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    Cause of Death: Old Age

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    Cause of Death: Old Age

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    How Long Do You Expect To Be a Nurse?

    I once said that I was going to work at Wrongway Regional Medical Center until they opted to fired me, cart me out on a gurney in a body bag, or become a carpet warehouse. The first option was...
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    Mandatory Staff Pictures In Patient Rooms

    Yeah! The least they could do, for ergonomic reasons, would be not on the wall, but on the ceiling over the patient's
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    Chiropractors

    A wise RN told me as a new LPN on a psych unit, when I was complaining about a patient, "Any of these patients could be you. You could be any of these patients. There for the grace of God go
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    New ADON Job Concerns

    Changes in consciousness, learning lessons, occur after illuminating revelations due to working through trials and tribulations. Most administrators see underlines merely as stepping stones used...
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    Chiropractors

    I found a good Dr. who helped me in not having to be concerned about getting babies into different positions, and gave me a great alternative. That Dr. was a urologist who performed a
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    Returning to Work After a Stressful Shift

    Sometimes. Sometimes facing adversity not only tempers our mettle, but also allows magical and life-changing events to occur. Case in point: June 5, 2006 was a terrible 12 hour shift where I had...
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    Returning to Work After a Stressful Shift

    I weighed the need to return to work against the desire to avoid it. Being something of hedonist, liking to sleep in a warm bed with a roof over my head, usually outweighed the avoidance
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    How Long Do You Expect To Be a Nurse?

    Until March 15,
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    Chiropractors

    Surgeries and pain medicine can be interpreted as defeats. "I give up; there's nothing else I can do. I'm in discomfort, I'm in pain, and acquiesce in allowing others and chemicals to take...
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    allnurses Time Travel

    I am 21, have no chains to bind me, and it's a great Summer! My best friend Rad and I are sharing rent on a little house off of Rt. 69 Dude and I see the movie Grease five different times with five...
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    allnurses Time Travel

    It would really be neat to copy one of your first posts here CalicoKitty- A Blast From The
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    allnurses Time Travel

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    allnurses Time Travel

    No, I typed that. Here's the video
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    allnurses Time Travel

    Congratulations on passing the NCLEX and landing your first nursing job, ScaredNewGrad! It's been said that those tests hospitals give are "As easy as riding a bike... ...except the bike's...
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    allnurses Time Travel

    Congratulations on passing the NCLEX, NewFulltimeRN! You sound as though you're ready for your first job as Monica was for Bill! You're absolutely right on with those pen colors! Did you get...
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    Patient’s medication taken away

    Typically, the pharmacy is responsible for storing meds, not the unit. Yes, Xanax and methadone used concurrently does increase the likelihood of a reaction if not closely monitored and...