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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    Called Down to HR

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    I said to the new HR director, as I gave him The Look: "I am being called down to HR after working my THREE. TWELVE HOUR. MIDNIGHT SHIFTS." "So forgive me if I seem a bit prickly". I was being...
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    Thoughts on rotating shifts

    Davey Do replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    This body of mine has never adjusted well to sleep schedule changes and has gotten worse since I've gotten older. I worked rotating shifts for a couple of years back in the '80's, didn't care for them...
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    narcotic box counts

    Davey Do replied to joRN18's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, I'm confused, but I never was good at algebra. If everyone has legal access to the narcotics, the count is correct, and all the appropriate documentation is completed, then Nurse A might just...
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    Which units/wards have the least admissions/quiet?

    Davey Do replied to Lostsoull's topic in General Nursing

    Working a MN shift during the summertime on a child or adolescent psych unit. Census goes way down when school's not in session and those kids generally sleep. all.
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    Wrong document being scanned in to the wrong chart

    Davey Do replied to allyyy's topic in General Nursing

    I am by no means a medical nurse, but your situation sounds like merely an error in documentation that is in the process of being rectified, allyyy. No harm came to the patient(s) and you took action...
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    Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    Davey Do replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    I'm on the fence with this one. Part of me wants to identify and empathize with you, Scorio, and the other part says to listen to canoehead and carilotter's suggestions. About thirty years ago, when I...
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    Meeting AllNurses in Real Life?

    Davey Do replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I am a lot like lettuce, all crispy and good when fresh, but I soon wilt and do not travel well. Always feel free to give me a shout out because I already think you're kind of creepy. Not really....
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    New Nurse RN in Rehab/LTC Setting Needs Advice

    Davey Do replied to RNjuice's topic in General Nursing

    Hit the ground running and follow in the footsteps of the experienced, MikeTheNurse. I got a position as the MN RN in a LTC facility after working in a few different areas of nursing for 10 years. I...
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    Meeting AllNurses in Real Life?

    Davey Do replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    With all due love, respect, and gratefulness, adventure_rn, I am sooooooo much better
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    September 2019 Caption Contest

    Davey Do replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    HEY! This was not on the Consent to Treatment
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    New psych nurse but wanting ER

    Davey Do replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    As Neil Diamond sang, OWalrus, "Except for the name and a few other changes, you could talk about me- the story's the same one". I was an NREMT in 1981, worked with a voluntary Emergency Corp, got my...
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    I'm better at dying

    Davey Do replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

    An emotional off switch can be a very healthy thing, mi_dreamin. Not expending unnecessary energy in an area helps to save energy which prevents burnout. Emotionally turning oneself off also allows us...
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    I'm better at dying

    Davey Do replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

    "It's not if you win or lose. It's how you look playing the game." For example, we need to look
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    Useless Shift Report Information

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

    Talk about useless shift information! Okay, here's one: I was charge on two busy 12 hour MN shifts dealing with five 1:1's, an admission, behaviors, a therapeutic hold, forced medications, a couple of...
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    Useless Shift Report Information

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    All I really want to hear in shift report is pretty much the basic patient info, precipitating reason for admission, areas of medical concern, meds & treatments, and current status. I don't give a...
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    Useless Shift Report Information

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

    As one of my competent coworkers said, "Around here, if you do what you're supposed to do, you're a rock star nurse!" "Oh! You did an accucheck/monitored a BP before giving the...
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    Name Tags

    Davey Do replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sarcasm is an ironic or satirical remark tempered by humor, which can be interpreted positively. However, sardonicism is that which is disdainfully or skeptically humorous or derisively mocking;...
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    When Nurses Dream...and Have Nightmares!

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

    A strange doctor recently invaded my dream and dealt with pain not through writing a script for an analgesic, but by writing down the directions to his office so he could charge for an office visit!...
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    Words of encouragement for new RN. (Long post)

    Davey Do replied to Junebug612's topic in General Nursing

    Know that "this too shall pass." Soon, Junebug, all this difficulty will be just another memory. Realize that the most difficult times in our lives make for the best future conversational topics. We...
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    I'm better at dying

    Davey Do replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to My World, mi_dreamin. It is a truth that we learn to deal with problems by experiencing problems and receiving the gifts of solutions. It is very important that we first identify our...
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    How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    Davey Do replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

    I dry clean all my scrubs by throwing them in the dryer when I get home from work. I figure it gets hot enough in the dryer that it's going to kill any pathogenic organisms that may have hitched a...
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    Very First Nursing Job

    Davey Do replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, want to wish you the best on your very first nursing job, AlmostThere. What an exciting time for you! I have a photograph from my first nursing job from over 35 years ago. All nurses wore...
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    How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    Davey Do replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

    I thought of a '70's Mitchum antiperspirant TV commercial where this hairy-chested beefcake says from his bed, "I didn't use my antiperspirant today, and I may not tomorrow even though I perspire...
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    Auctioneer/Baseball Announcer Nurse

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    The geriatric psych unit is "Filled to the Gills with Mentally Ills". Due to patients acting out psychotically requiring PRN injections, patients with dementia, comorbidity, or on forced meds, the med...
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    Auctioneer/Baseball Announcer Nurse

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