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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  1. That which is not absolutely necessary can wait. Progress not perfection. Good
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    Patient abandonment?

    It's not patient abandonment if another nurse takes the responsibility,
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    ETOHer...(and other slang)

    Heh.
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    ETOHer...(and other slang)

    Emergent, your post reminds me of something Robert Downing Jr once said: "I'm allergic to drugs and alcohol. I break out in
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    ETOHer...(and other slang)

    Acronyms I remember reading in Physician Reports back in the 80's: FUF: Feces Under Fingernails FLK: Funny Looking
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    ETOHer...(and other slang)

    While giving report, I once mentioned that a patient looked "rode hard and put away wet" and the receiving nurse inquired to the meaning, which basically refers to horses which are not properly cooled...
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    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    @No Stars In My Eyes Well, I found out what happened to the letter of July 5th which was the first one I mailed. It was returned to me because it did not have a postage stamp. Highly unlikely!...
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    Old Folks Forums

    When I was first seriously considering retirement, I found a website that I liked. Like allnurses, on Old Folks Forums there are a multitude of forum categories, including general discussion, crafts...
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    Old Folks Forums

    @londonflo VERY, VERY COOL! Same as my hometown, No Stars.
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    Davey Do's News

    Me in my art
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    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    YAAAAAAAAAY! FINALLY! Hey, No Stars- when you get a chance, give me the postage date marks. I sent a total of five, and I sent two within a day of each
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    Old Folks Forums

    I got into Elvis at age 12, around the time of his Comeback in the late 60's. Although his movies were kind of dumb, he embodied the lifestyle in them that I wished to, and eventually did, lead....
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    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    I noticed the barefooted state of the character, also, No Stars, along with Winter type garb, all adding to the situational humor. But what first attracted me to the cartoon was the quality of...
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    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    Permission granted. Isn't it
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    Degree over Experience?

    A degree proves that one can color inside of the lines and answer the majority of the questions correctly, when experience proves that the job can get
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    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

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    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    Yesterday, being temperate and rainy, was a perfect day to go to a bookstore. "I don't need any books or magazines", I informed my wife, "I just want to browse". "Oh, you don't think you NEED any...
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    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    From my NY pen
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    An Old Nurse's Journal

    I just found this pic in an old journal from a 1983 hospital newsletter of a program, "Feeling Smurfy" that the LPN students were involved in for Hospital Week. L to R: Dietitian, me,...
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    An Old Nurse's Journal

    April 16, 1989, the second semester of the RN program: "Now I lay me down to rest, A stack of books upon my chest. If I should die before I wake, That's one less test I'll have to
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    Copyright Do's and Don'ts for Nurses and Educators

    Interesting: The article, at this time, is listed as being posted 7 hours ago, yet has reactions from 2 to 3 days
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    Copyright Do's and Don'ts for Nurses and Educators

    A premise is presented in an article warning nurses and educators should "know the rules before you decide to break them or not". Examples are given where two professionals allegedly broke the...
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    Copyright Do's and Don'ts for Nurses and Educators

    Thank you for the empathy, Nurse Beth, however, once my art is done and put out in the cosmos, it no longer belongs to me. I'm having difficulty with "the right thing to do". A crime is committed...
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    Copyright Do's and Don'ts for Nurses and Educators

    Yes, this article is all true regarding copyright and such, but mentions no specific ramifications of breaching a piece of copyrighted work. I once spoke to a lawyer/friend about someone who had...
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    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    EXACTLY what I was hoping for! A couple of chums sharing their