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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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    Oh, Daisy- those lines bring back sweet memories back when I use to work all five psych units at WRMC. It had to have been over 7 years ago, because I was working the child psych unit one MN shift and...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    Davey Do replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    It's amazing the words which are remembered by a well-seasoned
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    There's a member here on allnurses with whom I am quite fond and she goes by the username of "3ringnursing". This is her
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    let go from job

    Davey Do replied to tinybbynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Having been fired from three positions in my career, tinybbynurse, I empathize with you, so let's commiserate. Without giving the now boring details, I was unjustly fired from all three and won...
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    What is it like to work in a good hospital?

    Davey Do replied to Green Tea, RN's topic in General Nursing

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    What is it like to work in a good hospital?

    Davey Do replied to Green Tea, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe I worked at a good hospital in the 80's. Odd, too, because of the four local hospitals, it had the worst reputation. Weed Rover Township Hospital (WRTH) was a clean, small 165 bed hospital...
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    Methadone Clinic Employment

    Davey Do replied to ana9's topic in General Nursing

    My experience with supervising a methadone clinic, along with the medical services at a community mental health clinic in the early aughts, was a little different than what steven007 submitted, ana9....
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    I say, "AMEN!!" and thank you, Daisy, for reinforcing my perception. I tell myself, "What you're doing right now is the priority so don't risk bungling an important task for some unknown variable...
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    When I was younger (and unmarried), I used to snake... a... er... "sneak" into places for stolen moments. Alas. Now that I'm old, I'm not focused on stolen moments. I'm more focused on bowel...
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    When I was young, I use to pee like streaming music. Now that I'm old, I pee in Morse Code: In dots and
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    Does the Doctor-Nurse Game Still Exist?

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

    What's your experience with the doctor-nurse game?I first noticed a difference in the late '80's when the new docs introduced themselves using their first name. The medical director of the chemical...
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    I was working the floor, providing direct patient care Saturday night and Eleanor, my work wife, was finishing up an admission. As I passed by the nurses station, Eleanor said, "Mandy called and said...
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    Rooty Payne is a psych tech who is worthy of respect, for he is a good coworker, gets along with just about everybody, and is very good with the patients. When Rooty works the floor, I never have a...
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    I learned how to mix colors while working in a paint store some 42 years ago. The elderly lady who taught me how to mix colors told me, "Don't let anything distract you while you're mixing colors. If...
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    Continuity, consistency, and knowing what to expect all give us a sense of security and helps to prevent cognitive dissonance. However, continuity, consistency, and met expectations are on short...
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    Why, thank you, JKL! As I have oft said, "It's a bore to be a door!" Last weekend, a "lithe, loud, psychotic" patient was admitted and became a 1:1 due to her behavior. This patient has been put on a...
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

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

    Another thing that happened as I was acting as a door was that a male patient made a vague threat of harm while complaining about his new room mate. I immediately (in a sense) gave him a little...
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    Innumeracy

    Davey Do replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    Wrongway pharmacy would dispense two 100mg tabs and have the nurse cut one of them in quarter pieces.
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    The Weekend of... 7-5 to 7-8-19

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was charge nurse on the geriatric psych unit last Friday. I had a bad attitude, but it was a busy shift with good coworkers, so all in all, it went well. I successfully dealt with a brittle...
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    Exit interview survey, tell the truth, lie or ignore

    Davey Do replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Kooky, art is extremely important & satisfying to me. The product is important because I can look back and gain a different perspective on a situation. But the most satisfying and...
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    Never feeling good enough, despite milestones

    Davey Do replied to CaliRN2019's topic in General Nursing

    Your whole post was great, myoglobin, but I wanted to ask you: Was the name of the psychologist Daniel Gilbert? Daniel Gilbert wrote a great book titled Stumbling on Happiness and your examples sound...
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    Multivitamins and supplements? My vent.

    Davey Do replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you, bownbook! I like your alternative perspective to the mainstream! It seems as though vitamins and supplements are a soothing balm to calm people's anxieties about growing old and
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    Pumping at work

    Davey Do replied to newmom17's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm. I did not know that. All relaxation rooms are named Watson. Thanks for enlightening me,
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    The Weekend of... 7-5 to 7-8-19

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

    Thank you so very much for your feedback and kind words, JBMmom! If I didn't have my sense of humor I know I wouldn't be on this side of the nurses station! Adding the line about hanging themselves...
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    The Weekend of... 7-5 to 7-8-19

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

    During the mass med pass, a patient compared the geriatric psych unit to the old TV show, "Gilligan's Island". "Why Gilligan's Island?" I asked. He replied, "Because I thought this was just going to...