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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    Resign first or wait until I find out if I'm fired?

    Davey Do replied to FallingInPlace's topic in General Nursing

    Calliope and I belong to the same club, klone, and it's called called "The Pessimists"! Like I've said before, "I leave work each Monday morning believing I'll be fired for something I did or didn't...
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    Why did you choose that nursing program (current or past)?

    Davey Do replied to NurseBlaq's topic in General Nursing

    Why did I choose my nursing program? Well, the RN program I attended was though the local community college and just felt
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    Leaving the OR

    Davey Do replied to Tpax's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm... a stigma against OR nurses? In my career, I've not heard of a stigma against OR nurses. Now I've heard of stigmas against psych
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    The weekend of... 7-19 to 7-22-19

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

    Thank you RNNPICU, this I will do. I've also heard that PH has been there, as you say, "in a hot second" for other matters. I don't know... BTW: The tool left in the community room wasn't really a...
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    The weekend of... 7-19 to 7-22-19

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

    I believe, NurseBlaq, you're referring to the fact that only one of the doors open. It is not because they don't work, the reason why one door doesn't open is because the psych unit director...
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    The weekend of... 7-19 to 7-22-19

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

    I need to jump on this and vent, RNNPICU because I have lost all respect for surveying and so-called bulldog agencies after an event in 2016. The geriatric psych unit underwent a renovation and some...
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    Need an advice

    Davey Do replied to abu123's topic in General Nursing

    When asked by a prospective employer why I left a previous position from which I was fired, I said, "It was a consensual agreement". They wanted to fire me and I didn't want to work there anymore. No...
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    Feedback appreciated

    Davey Do replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, TriciaJ, and lucky enough, I saw the writing on the wall, and it all worked out for me in the end. I was in the process of applying for an administrative position at another community...
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    Leaving the OR

    Davey Do replied to Tpax's topic in General Nursing

    In the broad scheme of things in our nursing career, we learn, associate, practise, lose, relearn, forget, remember, don't remember, commit to our long term memory potential, cruise, struggle, and...
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    Need an advice

    Davey Do replied to abu123's topic in General Nursing

    I have noted on my past resumes that I have worked places for as little as two months, abu123- my first LPN job at a LTC facility and a small stint as an RN in OR at a second hospital where I worked....
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    Medication Error?

    Davey Do replied to jeane1090's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya, jeane, an error, no matter how small or insignificant, is still an error. We beat ourselves up over not seeing the error of our action at the time of the action. The best we can hope for is...
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    Precepting

    Davey Do replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Learning is a cyclical process in which we are initially exposed to new information, and through association and repetition, that information becomes ingrained in our long term memories. "We teach...
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    Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    Davey Do replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    The first part of dealing with a problem is identifying and/or recognizing the problem. "Hello. I'm Davey Do. And I'm a bonehead." "Hi Davey Do.Welcome to BA (Boneheads
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    New RN, how to save face

    Davey Do replied to ERN19's topic in General Nursing

    Even though it may have been imprudent of you to use the vernacular, Marla, isn't it refreshing when a patient understands that we are just human beings, subject to our quirks, and does not make a big...
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    Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    Davey Do replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the late 80's, I worked in a chemical dependency treatment program at Weed Rover Township Hospital (WRTH). Rob, a person I liked and held in high regard, directed the unit and was, himself, a...
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    Joint Commission and Ligature Points

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

    Good questions, CK! Patients may leave the community room at will, as the door does not lock from within, but a staff member must unlock the door from the outside, or open it from the inside, to let...
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    Joint Commission and Ligature Points

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last week, Wrongway Regional Medical Center (WRMC) had a Joint Commission survey. The surveyors found ligature points, being chairs, in the community room. A ligature point is defined as "A feature in...
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    Joint Commission and Ligature Points

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

    I jumped for joy like some jerk excited over new phone books as I came onto the geriatric psych unit on Friday for my MN shift. Everything was going to be okay now- no more sitting for two hours being...
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    Feedback appreciated

    Davey Do replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    No, jinct, you were not wrong. I had sort of a similar situation happen with me, and I did pretty much the same as you. While working in a community mental health center, I saw that a non-licensed...
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    Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    Davey Do replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    One time, back in the days when doctors wrote orders, I couldn't read one medication the doctor had written. He didn't mind us calling him, as he was a very nice Vietnamese MD, so I told him I could...
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    I hope he is okay.

    Davey Do replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

    On one occasion, a neighbor drove to my house and told me of a fella who had rammed his three-wheeler into a concrete abutment. I grabbed my EMT kit, jumped in the neighbor's pickup and drove back to...
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    It was another eventful weekend on my three 12 hour MN shifts at WRMC (Wrongway Regional Medical Center) and I plan to give you some highlights in story and song as this thread progresses. Being...
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    The Worst Interview of My Life! Ever!

    Davey Do replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Great rendition, Forest2! And extremely entertaining! However, I am sorry you had to go through the experience. But, then again, the worst experiences make some of the best stories. I can't recall a...
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    I hope he is okay.

    Davey Do replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. That is something, Workitinurfava! In a sense, you healed him and he was able to walk away! It's understandable to be concerned, especially given the circumstances of your involvement. It is good...
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    let go from job

    Davey Do replied to tinybbynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yeah, tinybbynurse, but it wasn't like THREE times in a row. We're talkin' almost a 10 year time span, from 1993 until 2002. And only two were in a row: in 2002 and 03. Then I ended up accepting...