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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    Mieux de vie

    Davey Do replied to ali1347's topic in General Nursing

    "Better Life" is a natural cleaning product alternative for consumers. It's abstract, because basically, ali, the interviewer is asking if you favor a holistic approach, characterized by comprehension...
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    Timetravel

    Davey Do replied to RN_OneDay's topic in General Nursing

    INTERESTING question, RN_OneDay! "...one thing about nursing that you didn't know before you became one"? My Temporal Prodigy would need to hear "Given other circumstances, you could have been the...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    Thank you, for the kind words and well-wishes, RNNPICU. I must say, you do have a way with words. Yeah, usually I'll just circle all the threes on a one to five rating scale, putting as much effort...
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    Do nurses make a difference?

    Davey Do replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I could state and ask myself the same in a similar manner, Been there: "I went into the medical field many years ago. I was idealistic and realistic at the same time. I wanted to help others, elevate...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    The first cartoon in this image represents my actual position throughout the majority of the classroom training. I was not only keeping count of Clark's profanities during the inservice, I was making...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    Thank you for you question, Daisy. Since I work Weekend Option, I've not been back to work and go in Friday night. No one has attempted to contact me at home. I do, however, have some updates. Sunday...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    Okay. Here is the finalized email that I sent to Mia, the psych division director and cc: RoofElmo, the geriatric psych manager early Saturday morning. Mia: This email is regarding as to who has the...
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    Do as I say, and not as I do.

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently in the process of processing the events of this past weekend's three 12 hour shifts working in the psych division of Wrongway regional Medical Center. Processing does not always follow a...
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    Managers: Remaining Objective with All Employees

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on your position as nurse manager, SilverBells! I sense you will do a good job, knowing the facility and reaching out for ways to be a good manager. The director of a unit on which I...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    One of the great things about being an old, arrogant, crabby nurse with a reputation for quality patient care is that I can say just about anything to anybody since I possess pretty good communication...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    Exactly, Hoosir_RN. My belief is that the perpetrator has boundary issues and has never been been herded into the pen of appropriate behavior. They are allowed to roam free and unencumbered. Clark is...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    Thank you for your submission, JKL. It was a worthy read. I've taken a portion of your post to utilize as an example of playing chess, thinking several moves ahead. I had considered this counting...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    This caused me to laugh out loud: And I am truly sorry for your discomforts, @TriciaJ. When I read this, I thought , "She hit the nail on the head!" I'm going to be pouring over these posts for some...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    I sincerely want to thank each and every one of you for your posts. I value your opinions. RNNPICU post made me stop and consider. I thought about it, from time to time, all day long. And I told...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    Well, this Dog & Pony Show was anything but boring, primarily due to a disagreement between me and the CPI instructor, Clark. The next three paragraphs are excerpts from my own personal...
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    Recognition

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    I try to live by a code where I don't want to have to have external validation in order to feel as though I am a good nurse. However, when external validation is given, it feels good. In the past few...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    But the thing that I like about the mandatory modules online is that they can be taken in digestible bites instead of a cram everything down your throat all at once, JKL. And I don't have to deal with...
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    This caused me to laugh out loud! And thank you for sharing with me your own professional Trials of Hercules, Katie. Mine pale in comparison. If your pain is a ten, mine is only about a
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    Annual Dog & Pony Show

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

    Your empathy is overwhelming, Daisy, for I feel as you truly feel my pain. In order to feel as though I have some control, I'm wearing what Belinda would call my favorite grunge outfit: Faded black...
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    Recognition

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

    Just a little retold story as to why I chose Jonny Fever as my Avatar: I worked with a couple of nurses who referred to themselves as Rock Star nurses. I asked one of them, "If you're a Rock Star...
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    Treating an ex family member

    Davey Do replied to nurse_lime's topic in General Nursing

    Again, I'm sorry for your predicament bit it is what it is, nurse_lime. Red flags and fireworks should have been going off. A couple of years ago, I came onto the geriatric psych unit to find...
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    Treating an ex family member

    Davey Do replied to nurse_lime's topic in General Nursing

    HIPAA is overkill protecting patients' confidentiality. Any contact outside of the realms of the professional relationship is a violation. In other words, HIPAA believes that if you say the word...
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    Treating an ex family member

    Davey Do replied to nurse_lime's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. Sorry about the situation, nurse_lime, but as you said , "I know I was Unprofessional and crossed a boundary but in my defense it was an old family member and my heart was in a good place. But...
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    Difficulty with scheduling

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

    Yeah, I remember that also. The member said that it would cost the facility more in legal fees than it was worth to pursue. The hospital where I worked as an LPN paid for my tuition when I went...
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    "(Nursing Ads) We'd Like to See"

    Davey Do posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I bought my first Mad Magazine in May 1970 (for 35 cents at the hormonally pubescent age of 13) and it changed my life. I felt as though I had come home and these people spoke my language; the...