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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    Stroke Exchange

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

    "The fundamental unit of social interaction is the 'stroke' or unit of recognition." Mastering Counselling Theory , Ray Colledge I am grateful for this find, JKL! Thanks so
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    Drive Right On By

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

    An illuminating revelation, eh, Julie? Do you think this mean a change in your consciousness? If so, then: Wow. Once we experience and are attracted to a new perspective, then we can begin...
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    Attending nursing school without an MMR due to autoimmune disability

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

    We can do and be anything we what to be, Jedrnurese. Of course, we have to become delusional and live in the castles the neurotics built for
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    Stroke Exchange

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

    Thank you, Daisy. Stroke exchange can also be utilized in Behavior Modification, the process where the behavioral patterns are altered through the use of positive or negative...
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    Drive Right On By

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

    My sister Cat was suspended from her job as a Trainer at a Hell Hole DD program several years ago, and in the meantime took a job for a few months at Walmart. When she was found innocent of the...
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    Drive Right On By

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

    My mid to late 30's was a rough age for me. I was depressed for extended periods of time for founded and unfounded reasons. If I had to pinpoint a time of illuminating revelation, it occurred...
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    Drive Right On By

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

    You're welcome, my fellow Illinoisan
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    Drive Right On By

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

    I did a search and couldn't find the GIF, Sour Lemon, so I made a quick one with my claymation character doing as you
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    New Grad RN On Nights: Violence Causing Anxiety?

    Davey Do replied to NightingaleStar's topic in General Nursing

    Geez, I empathize with you, Stillcrazyafteralltheseyears! It amazes me how some can work in this environment and still function. I doff my proverbial hat to you for lasting a decade! Some...
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    That First Domino

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

    Yeah, easing into creative pursuits is a process, that's for sure, JBMom. When I was younger and still had a lot of bills to pay, I would make due the best that I could. For example, back in the...
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    Challenge

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

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    Drive Right On By

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

    I am happy to hear you're back at work and healthily dialyzing patients, Hoosier, and I'm sorry to hear about the stressors. I don't know if working at Walmart that would change things all that...
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    If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry: Nursing Things that are so Frustrating They're Funny

    Davey Do replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the late '90's, as a community nurse for the ACT (assertive community treatment) team, I would visit the patients who I normally saw in the community if they were admitted as inpatients....
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    Superstitious Nurses

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

    "The fear of bananas on board seems to have its origins in the 1700s, when the Caribbean trade was in full swing. It was believed that boats carrying bananas had to move quickly to deliver the fruits...
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    If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry: Nursing Things that are so Frustrating They're Funny

    Davey Do replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the mid '80's, a psychiatrist said, "If you don't laugh you will cry" when we read an article in the local newspaper. A former recidivistic patient who had a diagnosis of Bipolar D/O with...
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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

    Thank you for asking, prettyheadache- they are long, long story with twists and turns fraught with convoluted motives. However, both stories can all be summed up by saying those in charge put...
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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

    As an LPN in 1989, I saw that I made $8.99/hr and as an RN in 1990 I saw that I made $12.35/hr. I said, "Now I understand why I became an
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    Increase in hr/$pay for Bilingual

    Davey Do replied to HeyHeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    We should always keep expectations low, Sour Lemon. That way, we pessimists are never
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    Nurses' Fears

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

    Or unfounded, EDNURSE; not based in reality as evidenced by the previous post. More people die in MVAs than they do spiders or snakes, yet we will regularly subject ourselves to road hazards, on...
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    Nurses' Fears

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    A lot of threads here on allnurses are generated by members due to fears. Fears due to recrimination and subsequent retaliation, fear of losing face, fear of being terminated, and the be-all and...
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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

    I was terminated from a community mental health clinic after five tears for "Not fulfilling the responsibilities of (my) position". IDES ruled the termination was unfair and I received unemployment...
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    Drive Right On By

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

    Eiffel, Ill. is the town where Mixed Nuts Mental Health Systems and Wrongway Regional Medical Center are located. I worked for Mixed Nuts for five years and Wrongway for seventeen, so for 22 years, I...
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    Nurses' Fears

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

    In the USA, anywhere from five to seven people per year die from spider or snake bites or bites from reptiles, like alligators. I could find no cause of deaths attributed to drinking someone else's...
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    Nurses' Fears

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

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    Am I doing the right thing?HELP

    Davey Do replied to RNShushain's topic in General Nursing

    From my experience in working in community mental health clinics which also offered medical interventions, I'd say your experience was pretty much par for the course, RNShushain. It seems that...