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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    Work Stress & Unstable Sleep Schedules Are Energizing

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    I worked MNs for the last 17 years of my nursing career. I went from working a combination or 8 & 12's, to working straight 8s, to working the last few years straight 12's. The combination of...
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    Patient Yelled At Me And I Feel Stupid

    Davey Do replied to RowRN_8855's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RowRN, this situation is merely a small bump in the entire road of your career that if you hadn't put it into words, you will have forgotten about it down the road. Believe me, I've done so many dumb...
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    Behavior Health Questions

    Davey Do replied to Dragonfly.RN's topic in General Nursing

    No, Dragonfly this is not normal for psych. In my psych experience spanning four decades, inclusive of two community and one state hospital, I have never worked in such a poorly structured setting...
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    Opinions on Employee of the Month

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    In arguing the popularity premise, in my professional personal experience has found this not always to be the case. Roofelmo, the NM of geriatric psych, was relatively new at Wrongway and sought...
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    Opinions on Employee of the Month

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Right you are, SBE. Even a battered up old eagle looks good in a cage of
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    Opinions on Employee of the Month

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Au contraire mon frere. In the space of a few months, I was acknowledged no less than four times. However, I did work at Wrongway Regional Medical Center where MN nurses were praised for...
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    Opinions on Employee of the Month

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Johnny June, a very good tech I worked with both at the state hospital and Wrongway, said he tried to avoid getting awards because it put attention on him. Johnny believed that awards were like...
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    Burned Out?

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

    When I went through the LPN program in 1983, there were a couple of older students in their 50's. One had begun a nursing program decades before, but had to drop out due to getting married or having a...
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    A Kick of Gratitude

    Davey Do replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    At this moment, I feel closer to you as a virtual friend for sharing your heart-wrenching story, spot. And it's not just because of empathy for your traumatic experience, but because of the way...
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    How do you know when you've found your niche? Unhappy with nursing in general

    Davey Do replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    You can read all about me in my
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    How do you know when you've found your niche? Unhappy with nursing in general

    Davey Do replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Too often, we look for a job or a relationship to be the be-all and end-all in our lives. If we expect something or somebody else to define us, we will nearly always end up being disappointed. We...
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    Patient Abandonment

    Davey Do replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, I'm almost embarrassed to tell it, and this happened nearly 30 years ago, and the details are rather boring, but basically because of my decision & actions with an elderly man in respiratory...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    Obviously nothing for a looooooooooong
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    Hole In My Glove!

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

    Because of this thread, I recalled a great song I use to sing as a
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    Hole In My Glove!

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

    Whenever it did happen to me, I would burst into
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    Patient Abandonment

    Davey Do replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    This so called "idiot" is not, for he was intelligent enough to manipulate his media to the point that he was able to achieve a desired outcome; he had the power to gain an ally in other staff and...
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    Patient Abandonment

    Davey Do replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! PMFB-RN, great stories! I, too, worked in small 19 bed rural community hospital with an attached 40 bed LTC facility in the early '90's. My one life-saving ER story pales in comparison to...
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    Hole In My Glove!

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

    Excuse me, Ruby Vee, but that is a mistaken perception. Obviously, those "condoms" were intended for Area 54's singled-fingered
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    Burned Out?

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

    Thank you for sharing that wonderfully written post, brandy. I empathize with all that you had to deal, commiserate in some areas, and continue to have respect for your work, choices, and for you...
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    Hole In My Glove!

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

    Or being stuck by dirty needles and lancets or getting blood in your mouth and eyes. My Nurse Guardian Angel was quite busy during my career and did an excellent
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    Hole In My Glove!

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

    My first job as a fresh LPN at an LTC facility in early 1984, when providing hygienic measures for the residents, we didn't wear gloves. Just used good ole handwashing techniques. Later that same...
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    Caption These Pictures!

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

    Excellent,
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    Burned Out?

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

    Excellent question, LibraNurse, and good responses others! I felt prepared after the LPN program to the point that my first job was the MN nurse in an LTC a few weeks post graduation. I started...
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    Burned Out?

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

    Excellent question, LibraNurse, and good responses others! I felt prepared after the LPN program to the point that my first job was the MN nurse in an LTC a few weeks post graduation. I started...
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    Requesting Help With Dream Interpretation

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    In my final last few years of working as a nurse were rather stressful. However, I regularly had really good dreams. I remember saying, "I can't wait until I fall to sleep to see where my dreams will...