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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    Posting Styles

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Many posts start off on the wrong foot and end up being attacked at their Achilles tendon, the poster falls down, and the pecking party begins. Often, the opening line sets the tone...
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    Cause of Death: Old Age

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, Cyn. And it's a lot easier to write down,
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    Typical orientation time for new hire?

    Davey Do replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on successfully completing your first year of nursing, MyAim, and on your new job! When I retired from Wrongway Regional Medical Center in 2020, new hires in psych were getting...
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    Getting Bored

    Davey Do replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Well then: Let's use that icing on the cake to give Curious a sugar rush! I applaud Curious' act of reaching out in order to gather data in the second step of a problem-solving process. We all...
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    Getting Bored

    Davey Do replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you and bless your heart, Moon. So, I should stay because my wisdom is needed, right? But I should go when I become too big of a wise
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    Getting Bored

    Davey Do replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Getting restless is a feeling rising up from the depths of our Primal Pools, Moon. We are , basically, animals, always on the prowl to meet our basic physiological needs and fulfill the next...
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    Getting Bored

    Davey Do replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    If we get into a routine and know what to expect, do basically the same redundant chores on a regular basis, we can become complacent, Curious. We often confuse feeling bored as actually being...
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    Permission

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Ars Gratia Artis's Artis

    Now that I'm retired, I have a wake up routine of: coffee/feet up on art desk/staring, then coffee/sketching, and then to wherever I'm drawn, usually coffee/internet/allnurses. I am setting up...
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    Permission

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Ars Gratia Artis's Artis

    I was just going to have JadedCPN's avatar picking her nose. But girls don't pick their noses. Many thanks, Wuzzie, Calico, Hoosier, Daisy, and
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    Nursing Triage

    Davey Do replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    I can't give you any tips, JauJabule, but wanted to wish you
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    Chiropractors

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Yeah, MelEpiRN, I consider chiropractors to be relatively a specialty. For example, I see a Dentist for my
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    Chiropractors

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Yeah, Grumpy. Dr. Jeff took initial X-rays of me. Once a year, he does a basic assessment with VS and such. I leave the general stuff, like a routine physical with labs, to my PCP. For...
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    What’s the farthest you would be willing to commute?

    Davey Do replied to MountaineerFan57's topic in General Nursing

    For fourteen years, I drove the 45-50 minutes to and from Wrongway Regional Medical Center, which was easy breezy when I was working eight hour shifts. When I went to twelve hour shifts for the...
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    Chiropractors

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Same here, Moon. I have physically abused my body for years through trauma from accidents, manual labor, and pursuits of thrill. I work out and exercise every day and have a tendency to push my...
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    Managers, Nurses and Delegation: Who Has Authority?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

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    How important is it to have a job in the medical field while in nursing school?

    Davey Do replied to Anatomy Jane's topic in General Nursing

    "Something is important only if we give it importance." Yes. Especially if the exposure isn't to some medical thing like Ebola. No. Psych Nursing is like Hotel California: You can...
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    Mandatory Staff Pictures In Patient Rooms

    Davey Do replied to ClassOf2004's topic in General Nursing

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    Mandatory Staff Pictures In Patient Rooms

    Davey Do replied to ClassOf2004's topic in General Nursing

    Does that mean, Jed, that "the mandatory thing" is
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    Mandatory Staff Pictures In Patient Rooms

    Davey Do replied to ClassOf2004's topic in General Nursing

    A
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    Mandatory Staff Pictures In Patient Rooms

    Davey Do replied to ClassOf2004's topic in General Nursing

    How about the patient's bathroom wall, Moon? Remember that George Washington's Portrait Hanging in the British Water Closet story in the movie "Lincoln"? Moon, your "fat face plastered on...
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    Taped by a patient

    Davey Do replied to lauriepanther's topic in General Nursing

    I met with the firing squad, the HR director and some other suit, last Spring at Wrongway Regional Medical Center. After being blasted with false accusations and receiving a termination notice, the HR...
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    Contemplating becoming a nurse

    Davey Do replied to HelpingHands30's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Heavy. And I'm not speaking molecularly, Sour Lemon. HelpingHands, welcome to allnurses! I sense great things, and not windmills, on your
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    New ADON Job Concerns

    Davey Do replied to cmf2021's topic in General Nursing

    I can appreciate your tact in dealing with the boss and both respect & support your decision, cmf What a great, insightful question, amoLucia! I just got through telling my...
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    I am under investigation by BON. Ethical question: Share or not share with potential employers?

    Davey Do replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    Stopping at "Those two complained to the owner of the entity for which I worked", I've had the same thing happen to me. When a NS for a community mental health clinic back in '03, the LPN which I had...
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    Managers, Nurses and Delegation: Who Has Authority?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    If I truly believed that a learning experience is that which was sought, I would be most happy to critique the entire post and make this an illuminating situation, LovingLife. However, sensing...