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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    Davey Do's News

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

    Isn't it fun to bastardize a name brand, No Stars? Changing the brand Pedego was relatively easy and made it more personal to me. I painted the skull from a bright orange T-shirt Belinda had...
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    Davey Do's News

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

    E-bike paintings #1 &
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    Old Timer's Take on Fixing the Nursing Shortage

    Davey Do replied to KathyDay's topic in General Nursing

    No reaction was available to truly convey my feelings toward your article, KathyDay, so please allow me to give you this: Your nursing story is a truly exquisite read! Thank you for...
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    Can you back out of an offer later?

    Davey Do replied to Hopefulstudent333's topic in Nursing Career

    Back in '93, I was working per diem at an HH agency and accepted a FT position in LTC. The HH agency then offered me a position as NS, so I snatched it up and told the LTC DON, "Sorry!" A few...
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    Job ideas with a Restricted License

    Davey Do replied to Balbaroy's topic in Nursing Career

    With all due respect, Balbaroy, this information is
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    Can floating experience count as experience on my resume/applications?

    Davey Do replied to lindsayCalifornia's topic in General Nursing

    It's a common theme on this website to caution nurses against job hopping but it always worked out to my advantage when applying for positions. Interviewers positively cited experience. In the...
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    Failed out of RN program completely, what now?

    Davey Do replied to Lynker's topic in Nursing Career

    I've known a couple LPNs who couldn't pass the RN program or NCLEX and were really good nurses. Both just bit the bullet, persevered, and eventually became RNs. I was an LPN for 7 years prior to...
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    Have we all violated HIPAA ? Self reporting

    Davey Do replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in Nursing Career

    If the patient is under our care, we check to find a status, and inform no one who is not involved in the patient's care, that is not a HIPPAA
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    GIFs

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

    And now, the full-length feature, "God Moves Davey Do": Our double feature includes "Davey Do Zips
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    How Do You Know When You Need a New Job Rather Than Just Time Off?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    God moved
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    How Do You Know When You Need a New Job Rather Than Just Time Off?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    There is a truism in the pattern of behavior that says that the reason why the majority of people focus on and criticize the behavior of other is due to low self-esteem or do so to avoid the bellowing...
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

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    How Do You Know When You Need a New Job Rather Than Just Time Off?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Listen to these all-knowing nurses with Messiah Complexes, SilverBells. They are here to save you and the world. They'll be sure to be there when you fall and again give you advice, tell you what...
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    What is one of your qualities as a nurse that is both a strength and a weakness?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I had a procedure done that helps me to keep my mouth shut,
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    What is one of your qualities as a nurse that is both a strength and a weakness?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    And I couldn't seem to get through a meeting without doing
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    Feeling Like An Idiot

    Davey Do replied to LPNBC99's topic in General Nursing

    I empathize with your feelings, LPNBC99, have been in similar situations in my career, and can just say they were merely bumps in the road. Nursing is a field filled with many rough rows to hoe....
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    How Do You Know When You Need a New Job Rather Than Just Time Off?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts: Having emotional outbursts and feelings of anhedonia are symptoms of depression or even PTSD, SilverBells. Having similar symptoms after being stabbed by a client diagnosed with...
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    Nursing Shortages Past and Present

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

    I quote "improve working conditions... value the specialized, stressful, and difficult work we do every day" because therein lies the essence of a solution. I did not go into nursing to make a...
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    GIFs

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

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    Working with a Colleague with a Dominating Personality

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

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    GIFs

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

    Hmmmm.... That fits the description of a website that I
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    Hourly vs Salary Position

    Davey Do replied to Sadnewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    Hands down, hourly. I was hired as a NS for a 35 hour a week salaried position which turned out to be more like 50 hours a
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    GIFs

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

    @No Stars In My Eyes Thanks for the inspiration, and I'm not saying that just to be nice. When someone like yourself inspires me to create art, it's like you're my drug dealer giving me a fix....
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    Hanging Out with Coworkers Outside of Work

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Wrongway Regional Medical Center, where I was employed for 17 years, had a big yearly Christmas Party/Awards Ceremony extravaganza and I never went to one. It just didn't seem like it was worth...
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    Offensive Raise Structure

    Davey Do replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you, adventure_rn. Even Wrongway Regional Medical Center didn't do that. Several years ago, Wrongway adjusted nurses' income to be in synch with other area hospitals, and I got over a 20%...