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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    Career Advice from Barbie (yes, THAT Barbie)

    Davey Do replied to Alex_RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yeah, Daisy. That's what G.I. Joe wants everyone to
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    "Poor Thing!"

    Davey Do replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I truly appreciate your post, thoughtful. Really. Give 'em what they want and they won't be so needy. I've tried tis tact and it works, for example, just this weekend. I set some boundaries with this...
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    "Poor Thing!"

    Davey Do replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I see someone has gotten their RDA of Piss &
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    "Poor Thing!"

    Davey Do replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah! Sort of like when I do something like an injection or a finger stick on a real PITA patient. I try to be compassionate and say things like, "This going to hurt you more than it does me", or "I'm...
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    Methadone Nurse Advice

    Davey Do replied to Raquelrdc's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on your position offer, Raquel! I supervised a methadone clinic for a year nearly 20 years ago, so let's see what I remember: The clients were screened and assessed by the MD medical...
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    Career Advice from Barbie (yes, THAT Barbie)

    Davey Do replied to Alex_RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wow. Thanks for sharing that video, Alex! Barbie was so outspoken and assertive. Very sexy. Not to mention Barbie is also a very good ventriloquist. I never saw her lips move. Not even once. This...
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    Traveling with medications

    Davey Do replied to Ema's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked both in medical and psychiatric home health and as a community nurse for an ACT program, I have never had any problems with the police. Quite the opposite, in fact. My experiences with...
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    Regrets after regrets!

    Davey Do replied to Toaster's topic in General Nursing

    I got my LPN and moved out for the fifth and final time from my parents' house when I was 26 years old. I lived with a girlfriend for three years, we got married, and then divorced three years after...
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    "Poor Thing!"

    Davey Do replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Disingenuous" or "insidious", Emergent? My work wife Eleanor says, "You you can insult someone and follow the insult with 'bless their heart' and make it sound like you're being
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    "Poor Thing!"

    Davey Do replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm having a terrible time Ms. Maudie!" -Scout in "To Kill A
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    "Poor Thing!"

    Davey Do replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of a sympathy card, please allow me to make you a realist card, Emergent. The card could say something like, "You got yourself into this situation and I'm going to provide quality care...
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    Real Talk- "Ideal" Nurse Personality?

    Davey Do replied to BSNbound21's topic in General Nursing

    You watch your language, young
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    Resources for learning regs??

    Davey Do replied to iheartanatomy's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, iheartanatomy, off the top of my head and without doing a web search, I don't know of a particular source of home healthcare regs. However... Each home health agency, like any other medical...
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    Hospital CNA?

    Davey Do replied to jhans810's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you, jhans! A year's experience as a CNA at 18 years of age and already getting into a nursing program! I am impressed! From a gestalt point of view, your duties as a CNA will be basically...
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    Can I get Fired?

    Davey Do replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. When I got caught I just call it "a workplace bonus": "Hey! They didn't give me a Christmas bonus, so I'm taking this
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    Any Nurse Work in Orphanage?

    Davey Do replied to OncologySANEBABE's topic in General Nursing

    This is going back 40 years, Uncommon, but maybe it will give you a point of reference. I worked at Anomaly Children's Home, known previously as "The Orphanage", back in '79 & 80 as a...
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    Dubious Victories

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    There's a thread about the first nursing judgement that made you feel like you know what you were doing. The OldDude tells a great story where his actions saved an adolescent's life. The OldDude's...
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    PLEASE HELP!!

    Davey Do replied to jazij14's topic in General Nursing

    Coworkers. They can make or break a position. And... "When someone shows you who they are the first time you meet, believe
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    I'm going to be a model! A pelvic model, that is...

    Davey Do replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    "Tell me more, tell me more..."
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    Real Talk- "Ideal" Nurse Personality?

    Davey Do replied to BSNbound21's topic in General Nursing

    Are we speaking metaphorically? Or realistically? Speaking both metaphorically and realistically, if we are upfront with our lunch, aren't we putting our names on it and dating
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    Real Talk- "Ideal" Nurse Personality?

    Davey Do replied to BSNbound21's topic in General Nursing

    Sour Lemon, I consistently find your submissions to be interesting, poignant and entertaining. But the coin just is not falling into the slot with this one. Would you mind throwing a bone to an old...
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    Real Talk- "Ideal" Nurse Personality?

    Davey Do replied to BSNbound21's topic in General Nursing

    "Omigod", I said, "I've met the enemy and s/he is me!" I pretty much have could have said the same things about myself. Only I would have also added something along the lines of "charming"......
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    Dubious Victories

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

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    Transitioning to Psych / tips wanted!

    Davey Do replied to FunnerRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Congratulations on your new position, FunnerRN! It sounds as though you've got a handle on starting out, researching meds, CEU's and the like. As far as scissors, I keep a little pair of bandage...
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    Davey Do replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    Well, Mom always said, "If you can't be good Davey, at least be