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 Art of the Brain Sheet

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    I learned the term "Brain Sheet" from this website and I believe it's a piece of paper where we keep important quick reference patient information. At Wrongway Regional Medical Center, we use...
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    The Art of the Brain Sheet

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

    I was sitting back, looking at my Brain Sheet in the Rain and thought, "You know- it looks something like the image on the Shroud of Turin": I did quite a bit of reading on The Shroud when I was...
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    The Art of the Brain Sheet

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

    The next shift, Saturday night, I was back on my home unit of geriatric psych. I had one admission waiting for me and took report on two more. After completing the admission interview and obtaining...
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    Reasons nurses get fired

    Davey Do replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. I learned a valuable lesson from that debacle. Knowing that others have been through similar situations and lived to tell the tale does wonders for us when we're in the throes of despair, eh...
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    Reasons nurses get fired

    Davey Do replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, Jed, it was an interesting situation. After I'd been fired, I was going to give up nursing. I said, "The heck with it!" and started getting together my freelance artist business. Then, one day,...
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    I found a way to avoid HIPAA violation!

    Davey Do replied to egglady's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Maybe people would stop carrying around their cells so much if they went back to making cell phones like the first one I ever saw a doctor carry, back in the 80's. It was about the size of a lunchbox...
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    Stupid hurts.

    Davey Do replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no! The Double Post Ghost strikes again! Mr. Delete Button will take care of you, you
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    What are the top 10 debatable nursing issues? And GO!

    Davey Do replied to RN Instructor1397's topic in General Nursing

    Or: Should we go back to all nurses wearing white? I miss those
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    Stupid hurts.

    Davey Do replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    ...and don't allow your date to notice the string during an intimate moment, pull out the tampon, smell the old blood, and puke on you. Because then you will smell the puke and old blood and puke on...
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    Reasons nurses get fired

    Davey Do replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I should list the reasons this nurse got fired from three different workplaces: 1. Arguing with a coworker. Employment security ruled in my favor. 2. Not meeting job responsibilities....
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    Reasons nurses get fired

    Davey Do replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    I too empathize with your situation, NOTR. I have been terminated from three out of ten workplaces in my career. It's odd that, on two occasions, my following positions were in administration. I was...
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    New grad RN, absolutely hate nursing

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

    I am responding with all due respect and empathy, Ashley, but as George Bernard Shaw said, and I'm paraphrasing a bit here: "S/He who can does; s/he who cannot, teaches.” I know of a lot of nurses...
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    looking for resources (signs)

    Davey Do replied to NurseLiz13's topic in General Nursing

    NurseLiz, whenever I need a quick, simple image, I use clip art. Just put "clip art" and the subject in your search engine and an array of images will pop up. I uploaded all of these images in a...
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    What causes you to almost scream (internally of course) during your day?

    Davey Do replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Administrators who encourage subordinates to be passive-aggressive, labelling passive-aggressiveness as "team coaching". During one meeting, the director of the psych unit suggested that we use team...
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    How long does it take to become a psych nurse?

    Davey Do replied to Marie_30's topic in Psychiatric

    I apologize if you thought I wasn't taking your inquiry seriously, Marie. I had believed KonichwaRN, NightNerd, and Sour Lemon had adequately answered your question, so I wanted to be a little...
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    Nurses' Role in Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic

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

    As a outpatient psych nurse working in a community health clinic, my roles were vast. Basically, my job description said that I assisted the psychiatrist in meeting the needs of the client. This...
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    What games DO you play? (On your break, of course)

    Davey Do replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Make entries in my pocket
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    How long does it take to become a psych nurse?

    Davey Do replied to Marie_30's topic in Psychiatric

    35 years, one month, and 20 days. But then you have to pass the
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    What causes you to almost scream (internally of course) during your day?

    Davey Do replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a story from my website blog written last last January when I actually did raise my voice to a coworker: I raised my voice in anger this past weekend at a coworker. I have not yelled at another...
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    May your words come true.

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

    I appreciate the appreciation, KonichiwaRN. I have to slightly disagree with your statement of "tight ship... not good for staff morale". I run a tight ship and those who are sympatico with working...
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    What causes you to almost scream (internally of course) during your day?

    Davey Do replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for asking KonichiwaRN, but my days are consistently relatively okay, and I rarely feel like screaming. Now, my MN shifts are a different
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    What's your favorite nursing task?

    Davey Do replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, dream'n. Just to be able to stand the noise without clenching my teeth or gagging is great for me! But to "love" it? Wow. And:
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    What's your favorite nursing task?

    Davey Do replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    My Dad said to me during a family meeting due to discord back in 1978, "Dave, you can make people understand things they don't want to understand!" I love being able to, for example, talk down an...
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    How to commit to proper diet and exercise as a night shift RN?

    Davey Do replied to ChooSoul's topic in General Nursing

    "Something is important because we make it important", a mentor of mine once said. I've made exercise and diet important in my life. I reserve 20 minutes of my time before leaving for work to workout-...
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    Davey Do replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh gawd! MendyT, you would have had to also boot out an old gray-haired male nurse roaring with