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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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I was involved in my first public debate in 1971, at the age of 14, in 8th grade. The topic was on nuclear energy, and I was assigned to argue the pro side, which was against my own beliefs and pretty...
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do posted a topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    This website, all nurses, has TOS which have guidelines to which members need to adhere. Under Posting information, it states "We promote the idea of lively debate. This means you are free to disagree...
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I prefer to think of it as beating them to the punch when I use self-deprecating humor. Takes all the wind out of their sails. Not only does it take the wind out of their sails, it leaves a void...
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    Should I remove clinical experience and my first job from my resume? Advice please!

    Davey Do replied to nurse1045's topic in General Nursing

    I second JBMmom's advice to not leave off any experience on a resume. I will back that premise empirically: I have been terminated from jobs only to get better positions
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    If you could meet any member from AllNurses in person, who would you meet?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    The very first time that my medical nurse wife Belinda came to my house on our first date back in '06, I played the guitar and sang for her. I did one of Elvis' songs from his Sun Record days,...
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I'll be Joe Dirt. You be Cathy
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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

    Wuzzie, this reminds me of something I blurted out at a department meeting when the director made the comment, "We are going to change the culture of this community and its environs". I had...
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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

    "They sentenced me to 20 years of boredom, for trying to change the system from within." -Leonard Cohen "Rage, rage against the dying of the light!" -Dylan
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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

    Whip me, beat me, make me eat green cheese, and I will unfailingly continue to be your loyal employee, your
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    Have you ever been looked down on because you don’t work in the hospital?

    Davey Do replied to happyhippo's topic in General Nursing

    When we allow others to "make" us feel a certain way, we are giving others control over our lives. It is we who are responsible for how we allow others' comments to affect us and our emotional...
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Thank you for that support, however, I'm going to argue the above premise. "Gig", in this case, meaning to symbolically use a sharp instrument to poke at, cause discomfort, and catch a frog. Get...
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    "Just enjoying my coffee." -Walter Sobchak, The Big Babinski Emergent's premise: Unintelligent people are not enjoyable with which to have discussions. Davey Do's counter premise: It is...
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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 can't help but noticing and proclaiming the existence of patterns. On typical pattern on these forums is "We nurses are good and those administrators are bad" Over and over and over again into...
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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

    Canoehead, I heard that a tea made from dieffenbachia leaves will help with that because it's supposed to freeze the vocal cords. My medical nurse wife Belinda is brewing me up a pot as we
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    If you could meet any member from AllNurses in person, who would you meet?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I love it when you call me dear and there's only one e. Several years ago, a lady that I was dating took me to a really good Mexican restaurant in St. Louis because I had a bad cold. She thought...
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    This is one of the reasons why our allnurses marriage works out, dear. I'm so glad that you looked for me and found me in the intellectually shallow end of the
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    If you could meet any member from AllNurses in person, who would you meet?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    "American beer is like making love in a canoe. It's ******* close to water." -Monty
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    So, like, (insert sarcastic comment
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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

    In 1983, my first nursing instructor said, "Sometimes you will be fired for doing the right thing". I was a bulldog when it came to injustices or others behaving without principles and somebody...
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Premises without supporting evidence are merely perspectives, opinions. We all know what opinions are like, and everybody has one. When an unsupported premise is given, the presenter of the...
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    "... males are still the minority in the nursing workforce." -statisticstats.com "Gender bias is the most common problem of male nurses"
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Yeah, Daisy. I've had my can of Urine & H 3 COOH and am about through for today. As Walter Sobchak said in "The Big Lebowski", and I paraphrase, "Fornicate it, Dude. Let's go do some...
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    I Want Decent Health Benefits! Is That Too Much to Ask?

    Davey Do replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    And a good day to you,
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    Allnurses Debates!

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Ah! A post fraught with categorizing, solid perspectives, and an empathy play. Good job, ThePrincessBride! Peter Benchley said of the two types of people, "There are two types of people: Those...
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    I Want Decent Health Benefits! Is That Too Much to Ask?

    Davey Do replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Very good! I did say that, TPB! And, my premise was validated. In response to the statement, "If multiple posters misinterpreted your posts then that is on you...not us", It has been said, "In...