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 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, kp, Daisy, RNNPICU, canoehead, MS04, and iluvit for your posts, perspectives, empathy and support! Bottomline, I believe Wrongway Regional Medical Center (WRMC) needs to prove that they are...
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    Called Down to HR

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

    I pointed out that I believed there were two staff members in the NS during my "workplace assault". When I called out for assistance, no one heard me, because the NS door was closed, even though I was...
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    Called Down to HR

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

    I was allowed to inspect a full color photograph of me pushing the waste can up against the NS door taken from the video monitor. I was impressed by the likeness in the perspective of my cartoon to...
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    Auctioneer/Baseball Announcer Nurse

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

    The loud, obnoxious, profane, entitled, high maintenanced, sporadically med compliant patient who I had been auctioneer/baseball announcer nurse with would yell "NURSE! NURSE!" to any female who...
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    Echolalia

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    As someone else said in another thread about sitting with patients who are on 1:1 precautions, it can be reaaaaaaally boring. I would much rather be up, making rounds and providing care for patients...
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    Nursing Home Resident Taunted by CNAs

    Davey Do replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    "What do you think?... We would love to hear what you’re thinking about this despicable act." I think and ask myself: What motivated Montesa and Cortez to commit "this despicable act"? Everybody has...
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    Medical Emergencies in Public

    Davey Do replied to nurse4321's topic in General Nursing

    I've experienced several MVAs, a couple of cardiac arrests, and other more minor things through the years. I have declared that I am a nurse, and in a couple of situations, PD stepped back and...
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    Medical-surgical job interview

    Davey Do replied to nb1104_'s topic in General Nursing

    I quoted the portions of your post that, with you nb1104, I could identify as I worked in a small community hospital in med-surg/ER after putting in about 8 years working in psych, OR, and CD. I...
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    Patients Who Pass Our Way

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    She was a delusional, recidivistic, hyperverbal, incontinent, high fall risk, high maintenance patient, but I really liked her. I heard last week that she passed away. I have some fond memories of her...
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    Patients Who Pass Our Way

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

    I'm sure your patient would want to be remembered this way, Swellz. Thanks for
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    Murder-Suicide of Elderly Couple Worried About Healthcare Bills

    Davey Do replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    "Detectives are calling this a likely murder-suicide and report that they found several notes citing ongoing medical problems for Jones’ wife that the couple could not afford." With all due love,...
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    Words of Guidance to New Nurse

    Davey Do replied to MiladyMalarkey's topic in General Nursing

    We lost likes with the change, but I kept a thousand for you,
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    Words of Guidance to New Nurse

    Davey Do replied to MiladyMalarkey's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you, no.intervention.required. I gritted my teeth when a student nurse working as an employee on the unit said something like, "My instructor says to..." "Fine", I replied, "When your...
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    Fishy, illegitimate contract..?

    Davey Do replied to tinybbynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully disagree, MSO4foru. One should not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Turn on the water hoses only if the baby becomes a
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    Fishy, illegitimate contract..?

    Davey Do replied to tinybbynurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty much what my lawyer told me about an unrelated situation- if it's written down, agreed upon, and signed, there is a binding understanding between the involved parties. To your advantage,...
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    Echolalia

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

    Duh! Ooooooh! I thought you were saying that TY is an official term for echolalia! When, in fact, you were thanking me for giving you the official term! My
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    Echolalia

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

    Repetition is a symptom of both depression and psychosis, Amolucia. Typically, in thought, repetition is a symptom of depression, in word, psychosis. Typical and atypical dopamine antagonists,...
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    Echolalia

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

    Interesting! Bob was transferred to the medical floor during the week that I am off due to an elevated creatinine level/decreased kidney function believed to be a result of fluphenazine (Prolixin)...
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    Echolalia

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

    ech·o·la·li·a PSYCHIATRY meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. I couldn't find Hammy, Amolucia, so will Tina Turner
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    My nursing career has been a failure

    Davey Do replied to Hangin'On,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I say, "AMEN!" to TriciaJ's and others' support. I was thinking that maybe you could try psych nursing, Hangin'On. In over 25 years of psych nursing, with about 10 years of medical, I have not been...
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    Words of Guidance to New Nurse

    Davey Do replied to MiladyMalarkey's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect, no.intervention.required, I beg to differ. kaha's "...'I was taught ______ way in school. In you experience is this applicable/a better way' etc?" opens up an area for...
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    Echolalia

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

    I put "TY" along with echolalia in Google and could find nothing Amolucia. I'd be interested in learning more, because all I got was "Thank You".
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    Echolalia

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

    Thanks, smf! Isn't it amazing how the brain works? Your daughter could recite an entire book from memory after hearing it only once, and I have to repeat something a hundred times to get it into my...
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    Echolalia

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

    Back atcha, WFR! Thank you for reinforcing my belief that both the patient and I benefitted. It's work being positive. I'd much rather sit around and gripe and moan about how bad I've got it and play...
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    Want to leave Psych for Med Surg or something else...

    Davey Do replied to Dulari94's topic in Psychiatric

    I was hired at the hospital where I did my clinicals as an LPN student for the new psych unit in 1984. I wanted to get into a medical area of nursing so I bid on and got a position as a scrub nurse in...