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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    Fake 'Nurse' Killed Patients Because of Hangover

    Davey Do replied to futur0_nurs's topic in General Nursing

    I'm speechless. In other words,
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    Fake 'Nurse' Killed Patients Because of Hangover

    Davey Do replied to futur0_nurs's topic in General Nursing

    The premise of this statement is that the world is going in a terrible direction, inferring the world was once not going in such a direction. It then questions as to why there is no good news as of...
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    No longer conducting drug tests

    Davey Do replied to oldie's topic in General Nursing

    From 1984 until 2002, I worked for over a half dozen facilities & agencies as a nurse where drug testing was not part of the hiring process, and one of them was a state hospital. I was drug...
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    Has anyone ever had a supervisor leave and then go work for them elsewhere?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I had the opposite occur, in that a previous supervisor became my underling in another position. I had left a position, and one contributing reason was because of the personality and professional...
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    RN license expired but did not know and was working for 1 year as NP in NY

    Davey Do replied to dannipoint's topic in General Nursing

    I had something similar occur... I passed my RN state boards in the Summer of '90, had been an LPN, and the facility I worked for gave me the pay and responsibilities of an RN. I resigned...
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    LPN LTC - evil nurses

    Davey Do replied to ButterflyBuns's topic in General Nursing

    When we feel stress, subsequently anxiety which stems from the one of two emotions of fear, we may lash out at others. Lashing out at others is a method to quell negative feelings. We feel better...
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    How do nurses work with headphones on?

    Davey Do replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Loving what we do and are- working as nurses- means being in the here and now. The utilization of headphones and earbuds can be an indication that we want to be somewhere else. I instead of dealing...
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    Mental Health Nursing

    Davey Do replied to Mary3010's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi Mary! Karen is always one to hook us up with good resources and I thought I'd chime in: Basically, a nurse's duties focus primarily on the daily routine of the unit, staffing &...
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    This Day in Nursing History

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

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    This Day in Nursing History

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

    Yes indeedy! I remember when 1999 was some far off, vaguely distant date in the future where ships got Lost in
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    Travel Nursing with Reprimands?

    Davey Do replied to Jane the Nurse's topic in Travel

    Here, here! The "Sight and Shotgun Effect" in job seeking: Shoot at everything in sight and use a shotgun to be sure not to miss. Another reason that HiddenAngels' advice is sound is because...
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    Why do the younger generations have less empathy? And how can we stop them from going into nursing?

    Davey Do replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

    The so-called Baby Boomers are the first of the Brat Generation. Our parents dealt with deprivation and magnanimous fear from the Great Depression and WW II. Every individual has to dealt with...
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    Travel Nursing with Reprimands?

    Davey Do replied to Jane the Nurse's topic in Travel

    My heart goes out to you, Jane the Nurse. We have all made mistakes, as have I in the same ballpark as yours. Being reported to the BON is a pretty severe step, especially if no long-term harm...
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    Have you ever left in the middle of a shift?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah... and both were hairy situations. In short, while working as the MN RN, the DON came in one night to meet with us since I had sent a CNA home for refusing to perform her delegated duties....
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    Fired. How To Get Over It.

    Davey Do replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Career

    I say, "Here, here!" to DallasRN's post. A high school literature teacher, near the end of the classroom period would at times ask us to take out a pencil and paper. We all knew it was pop quiz...
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    Fired. How To Get Over It.

    Davey Do replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Career

    When we receive negative ramifications as a result of our actions, no matter the intention of our actions, we often feel as there's something wrong with us. Our perception of ourselves and reality...
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    Unique Offer from Work

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at a children's home back in the late 70's/early '80's, pay there was room and board and $600 per month. Doesn't sound like much now, but back then for a single guy in his early 20's...
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    Is it possible to be a decent nurse if I'm a sociopath or have antisocial personality disorder?

    Davey Do replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

    ...or Digoxin. Oh, I saw that Movie, A Good Nurse and the watched a documentary on him. What a trip! And to top it all off, he kept getting hired at other institutions and administrators more or...
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    Is it possible to be a decent nurse if I'm a sociopath or have antisocial personality disorder?

    Davey Do replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

    A formally diagnosed individual with actual antisocial behavior will often act inappropriately, eventually do something to bring attention to themselves, and need to deal with the ramifications....
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    Can I file a complaint against a facility

    Davey Do replied to bixbie's topic in General Nursing

    It's best to follow the chain of command before going outside of a facility. Although each employee is a representative of that institution, it does not necessarily mean the facility condones such...
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    Unit Manager and ADON Disagree on Priorities

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent advice, Hoosier! In any problem situation, we first identify the problem, then gather data, brainstorm possible solutions and choose the best one. There are always going to be...
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    Go Into Nursing Or No?

    Davey Do replied to maybefuturenurse's topic in General Nursing

    "I feel so drawn to this field" resonates in my mind. I am a deep believer in being guided by intuition and the Fates. What others say needs to be taken at face value, for they cannot live your...
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    Davey Do's News

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Ars Gratia Artis's Artis

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    Witnessed Patient Abuse

    Davey Do replied to Sangrang's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very emotionally charged and difficult situation. My heart goes out to both you and your brother for the many stressors involved in this situation. Objective documentation of the...
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    GIFs

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Ars Gratia Artis's Artis