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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    Don't enjoy job, seeking advice

    Davey Do replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    I can identify with you a bit Aliens, and when all was said and done, I allowed The Fates to guide me. I really wanted to get a lot of medical experience and always ended back up in psych. First...
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    Wise One Liners

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

    I really like that,
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    Wise One Liners

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

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    Humble Nurses Do This

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

    I drew this in my pocket journal last December, J.Adderton, after I fell off my high
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    Help! I Can't Get Rid of My Dark Cloud

    Davey Do replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm partially kidding, beekindRN, even those do help me deal with the stress. It's sort of like what I believe the OldDude was conveying- all of those things you listed helps to bring peace. It really...
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    Nurse to Teacher

    Davey Do replied to Ehlissa1's topic in General Nursing

    I had a buddy I worked with in OR 30 years ago who went back to school and got his degree in special ed. His best childhood friend was a special ed teacher and I'm relatively sure that had a lot to do...
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    Wise One Liners

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

    Over 30 years ago, when I worked in CD treatment, several of the staff had difficulties dealing with the nursing supervisor. We all knew we were just going to have to make the best of the situation...
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    Quitting during probation/orientation

    Davey Do replied to musiklover7000's topic in General Nursing

    I can identify, musiklover. After working 7 years as an LPN in psych, surgery, and CD treatment, I got my RN and wanted to return to the OR at another hospital. What I thought would be a return to an...
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    Wise One Liners

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

    Sometimes, we get psych patients who are just plain
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    Wise One Liners

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

    When I was about 16 years old, I wanted to discuss a sensitive subject with my Dad. I said, "I don't know where to start". His Wise One Liner
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    Wise One Liners

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

    In the Spring of 1979, I informed my Dad of the lining of the planets and the possibility that the world might end. He replied a Wise One Liner that I tell myself to this day when I have to accept a...
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    Wise One Liners

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

    When a coworker complains about their job, I like to quote Super
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    Wise One Liners

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

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    Wise One Liners

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

    We can't clock out until 7:23 without getting docked 15 minutes, so I say, "...7:25." About a week ago, I was giving report to the day shift after dealing partially or completely with a total of 12...
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    Wise One Liners

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

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    Feeling like I'm not making a difference

    Davey Do replied to Wrestler133's topic in General Nursing

    And yet it does me, Forest, because I am making a difference, providing comfort and care to another human being. Some of us are happy just being pooper
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    Feeling like I'm not making a difference

    Davey Do replied to Wrestler133's topic in General Nursing

    And we folks really appreciated your effort spent at rearranging those deck chairs before we took the big dive, ruby_jane. An administrator who I loved told me at the age of 22 that I had a Messiah...
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    Help for New Nurse

    Davey Do replied to rhiannon1203's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously, you want to do all you can do for your patient, rhiannon, and you did all you could. Doing all you could is the only thing you can do- to beat yourself up over not being able to exceed your...
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    Am I In The Right Profession?

    Davey Do replied to DjorRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    *A-HEM!* If you like nursing and love being an RN, just enjoy the ride, DjorRN man! Otherwise, you're going to start to sound and act like some sort of old burnt out chronic malcontent male nurse who...
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    What might be going on?

    Davey Do replied to Bagatha's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Getting fired from a job over quitting can be to your benefit, Bagatha. I have been terminated 3 times in my career and have won unemployment benefits from two of them. The department of employment...
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    Joint Commission and Ligature Points

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

    My sentiment exactly,
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    Transgender man has stillbirth

    Davey Do replied to DaveICURN's topic in General Nursing

    This situation could easily be seen as being confusingly androgynously
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    Joint Commission and Ligature Points

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

    Ironically, TriciaJ, the adult men's and women's units have ligature free chairs- they also have community rooms with locking
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    T shirt idea

    Davey Do replied to ALJ1313's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here's one: If you could give me more information on your specific duties, ALJ, I may be able to come up with some more
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    Joint Commission and Ligature Points

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

    And, kbrn, it's not the whole story- it's merely the gist. For example, the staff acting as the door, doing absolutely nothing, could have easily performed the duty of watching a patient who was on a...