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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    Charge nurse not for me

    Davey Do replied to Pumpkinpie314's topic in General Nursing

    I copied this portion of your post because it gave me pause to reflect. Your description was like one which was a usual shift at Wrongway Regional Medical Center, and I am "so over it", being retired...
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    Rationing Care in COVID: Whose life is worth saving?

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

    My medical nurse wife Belinda recently took care of a 99 year old patient on IMU, positive for Covid without a DNR, who was intubated and sent to ICU. I am one less out of the equation, having a...
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    Is working overtime bad for your health?

    Davey Do replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Not right now, please? She's resting. In St. Patrick's
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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

    Well, not legally. Or ethically. Morally too, I guess. But they can still dream, can't
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    Is working overtime bad for your health?

    Davey Do replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, DribbleKing, at your age, don't worry about it. But don't tell Mom that I said it was
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    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    Thank you. I use the word abstemiously facetiously, because they are the only two words in the English language which contain all the vowels in
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    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    Everything in moderation. Heck, even moderation should be practised
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    Accidentally let PA nurse license expire and worked for 10 weeks before I noticed

    Davey Do replied to Greenacres4's topic in General Nursing

    Earlier, I briefed over this post and thought, "Heck- I don't know anything about this" and thought of you, Karen. You are so good about linking needed information! You are... ...one Go-To...
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    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    Migod, it would take a person with the conviction of a saint not to eat at least some of the good stuff my coworkers brought in or ordered out for! Mmmmm...
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    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    OH! Be still, my grumbling
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    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

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    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    ...tender young
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    Nursing and Sign Language

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our very own spotangel currently has a great article, titled "I Feel Dizzy", which is about her providing excellent medical services to a hearing/speech impaired patient. Her article had me recalling...
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    Nursing and Sign Language

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

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    How to Deal with Staff Who Don't Like You?

    Davey Do replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    In reading your entire post, SweetLizaBeth, I could identify and commiserate with just about all of it. It isn't easy for us to just do our job and go home when we work in a pit of vipers. People...
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    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    My second wife, Akie, was a vegetarian and she got me heavily into the habit of eating vegetables. She would regularly make meat and fish dishes for me but would send me off to work with a bag of...
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    Superstitious Nurses

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

    Here's something that I use to do that was a kind of ritualistic superstitious act: When I was done with all of my duties in the wee hours of the morning, and had no admissions waiting, I'd make...
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    Superstitious Nurses

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

    White: You're, like, so stuck in the past! Brown: Don't have have a cow, man. Yellow: It's definitely better to be peed off than... Green: You're think you're a cartoon character on...
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    Superstitious Nurses

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

    I'm not sure if your post held superstitions or just some wise advice, Pepper The
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    How to Deal with Staff Who Don't Like You?

    Davey Do replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of my coworkers didn't like me, would ignore me, or say nothing to me outside of professional communication. I was never invited to social gatherings. And they thought they were...
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    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

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    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    I told my medical nurse wife Belinda that the only thing that I don't like about her is that she doesn't take good care of herself. Belinda likes junk food. I'm sorry to say this...
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    Superstitious Nurses

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

    Our cartoon characters have found a way around that particular superstition, Red
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    Nursing and Sign Language

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

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    Am I fired? CNA Checking Blood Sugar

    Davey Do replied to oldie's topic in General Nursing

    Now now, Emergent. Being a good tattletale requires an exceptional attention for detail and then blowing them out of