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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    Rationing Care in COVID: Whose life is worth saving?

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

    I believe Alfred Lord Tennyson also said that,
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    Student Attempted IV 7 Times

    Davey Do replied to ChickenHealer's topic in General Nursing

    "Seven IV insertions attempted to no avail. Sedated patient tolerated fails
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    How to deal with nurses who don't listen during handoff?

    Davey Do replied to guest1068752's topic in General Nursing

    The proverbial "You can lead a horse to water..." comes to mind, moojoo. If I believed the oncoming nurse was distracted and was not listening to something that I believed was important, I just...
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    RN with LVN experience

    Davey Do replied to lizzy4u's topic in General Nursing

    As a relatively new RN in 1991, I got a job at a state psych hospital with 2 1/2 years psych experience as an LPN. Classifications of RNs at the state hospital were RN1 and RN2, RN1's having less than...
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    That First Domino

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    We see our lives as a series of events and relay those events of our life to others in story form which always has a beginning. One year ago on this date, an major event in my life began when I...
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    That First Domino

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

    I wonder: Since I knocked over that first domino which resulted in termination and I'm no longer nursing... ...am I now
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    Empathy and Adaptation

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

    Here's a concept explaining why we have difficulty feeling empathy when exposed to some behavioral character traits: The negative behavioral character trait that, say a patient exhibits, is one...
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    Empathy and Adaptation

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

    Northern Exposure is probably my most favorite TV show ever, JBMom! I learned of Joseph Campbell, aesthetics of the transitory, and all sorts of quotes and concepts from that show! When I was...
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    If Nurses are "Essential", Why Can't We Be Treated Like It?

    Davey Do replied to Catalin's topic in General Nursing

    The HR director at Wrongway Regional Medical Center went to Las Vegas for a week last Spring, and when she returned, she fired me. Wait a minute. That's not the same thing. Never
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    Empathy and Adaptation

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

    I worked with a great therapist, Suzanne, back in the '80's who told me of something she said to a new group. Suzanne sat down in front of this new group of patients who were seeking treatment for...
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    That First Domino

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

    That's why I was/am an *** , married ugly mean women, and had a vasectomy! Just kidding. About the mean ugly women part. Okay- back on topic: This *** knocked over the first domino which led...
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    Empathy and Adaptation

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

    Both yours and speedy's post are real page turners, Daisy. I could spend voluminous amounts of time dissecting and discussing your posts alone. Daisy said, "When we encounter personal trauma we...
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    That First Domino

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

    I'm not being coy when I ask: Do you mean the plant manager did the horizontal mambo under the desk, et al? The First Domino thread may just be getting more hits with you knocking over that...
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    What is working at a skilled nursing home like? New nurse needs advice.

    Davey Do replied to nurse1045's topic in General Nursing

    Two of my LTC positions, as an LPN and then RN, have been on MNs. I orientated on days and eves and they are, to say the least, hetic. I enjoyed MNs because they were slower and I felt like I...
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    What CNA to RN, "now I understand" realization have you had?

    Davey Do replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Truer words have not been written. Good post,
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    That First Domino

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

    Thanks for sharing your story, Hoosier. I could identify, in a way. I was laid off on December 31, 1981 from a weatherization service and was living in a cabin. I made $49/week on unemployment,...
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    Empathy and Adaptation

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

    A long-winded, but good read nonetheless, speedynurse. "Sometimes, it can make us less empathetic with minor things" stood out for me, for I hadn't considered the flipside of experience and a...
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    That First Domino

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

    Pretty close, not bad, but it needs to be said louder and with more animated facial expression: ACT-SHOO-ALL-LEE... Does it seem yo you, Daisy, in your nursing career, those nurses who had a...
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    New job. Got injured. Fired for unexcused absences during new hire probation period... what did I do wrong?

    Davey Do replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes we get so fed up and worn out trying trying to soft peddle, we just have to tell it like it is. Thank you LC929. Your description puts me in the mind of a nurse I worked with at...
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    Coping with the Death of a Fellow Nurse

    Davey Do replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    My heart goes out to you, Nurse-please, and it's obvious that you are appropriately attempting to deal with your foreseen loss. For example, even though you are feeling quite emotional, you focused on...
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    Drive Right On By

    Davey Do replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

    Stroke returned, brandy my friend! It seems that we human beings are driven by insatiable appetites to gain happiness through external validation. Sort of a "If I have this, I will be happy"...
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    Superstitious Nurses

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

    "There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others.” -Tom...
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    Drive Right On By

    Davey Do replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

    LIke a bird in a tree. Brandy, I find your posts to be so... real ...and I enjoy reading them. Thank you for being
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    Stroke Exchange

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    The term "stroke" must be an archaic concept in social interaction, as I could find only one definition by Oxford Reference listing it as "a comforting method of approval" and this was after a rather...
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    Stroke Exchange

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

    Thanks for the validation, JKL. Memory can be a tricky thing. However, once we learn a concept, agree with its premise, institutionalize it within our belief system, and practise its principles...