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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    Were you a bully in high school?

    Davey Do replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

    Without going into a lot of detail about this rendering, I mean it to convey that sometimes we have to fight fire with fire. In other words, I have bullied bullies. It's like Lynyrd Skynyrd...
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    First Big Error - Advice Needed

    Davey Do replied to NewRNontheBlock21's topic in General Nursing

    There you have it, NRNOTB. As has been said, "To err is human..." and to forgive ourselves leads to growth. I've been out of nursing for sometime, made multiple errors that weren't righted in...
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    Were you a bully in high school?

    Davey Do replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

    "You don't pull on Superman's cape, you don't surf a tidal wave, you don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger, and you don't mess around with Dave." -Jim Croce (possibly
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    Can’t believe I had to explain that. . .

    Davey Do replied to T-Bird78's topic in Nursing Humor

    As a very little kid, I believed I knew what it took for a woman to get pregnant. I remember watching The Danny Kaye Show on TV, there was a skit about two shy young actors who had to do a...
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    Was it easier to practice as a nurse back in the day?

    Davey Do replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. The downhill spiral began with the advent of DRGs (Diagnostic Related Groups) back in the '80's. Once insurance companies began calling the shots, excessive paperwork and jumping through...
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    Finally Left Nursing!

    Davey Do replied to McStudMuffin's topic in General Nursing

    What an innovative concept, McStudMuffin. Planning. If more people made plans, there would be less allnurses' threads of desperation. Congratulations and the best to
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    Davey Do replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Employers will nearly always fight the claim. However, if good grounds are found in your reason for quitting, the case can be won. Cases in point: Out of the four facilities that I was fired...
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    The Things That Come Out Of Your Mouth...

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

    The 1st annual award for outstanding volunteer service goes
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    Return to work advice

    Davey Do replied to Alararn89's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect, some work on syntax is in
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    Davey Do replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    It would be advantageous to be able to have empirical, first hand situations in order to back up these perceived truths. Otherwise, these perceived truths are merely a subjective perception...
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    Davey Do replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, what I was told by the owner/administrator of the HH agency where I was an NS was to give out employment dates and duties to other potential employers. Many of the nurses worked the agency...
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    Davey Do replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    It seems there's quite a few people who base their beliefs and actions on others' ominous warnings which are not derived from empirical endeavors. We may as well be a bunch of lemmings running over...
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    The Things That Come Out Of Your Mouth...

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

    Our LPN class met first thing in the morning for about a half an hour before going to our assigned floors to do clinicals for a few hours. In the afternoons we had classroom for the remainder of the...
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    The Things That Come Out Of Your Mouth...

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

    I was working a Saturday for the LPN who regularly worked the methadone clinic dosing the clients. One client, who also had an axis II diagnosis, made numerous requests, like wanting something...
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    I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

    Davey Do replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

    A friend asked me to go sledding with him a short time after recovering from an MVA. I said, "I broke my leg in three places". "Well", he advised, "You shouldn't go into those
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    Davey Do replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    Davey Do replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    A year and a half ago, as I was being escorted out of Wrongway by an administrator and security guard after receiving my letter of termination, the HR director told me that if I posted on allnurses...
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    9/11 20th Anniversary- Where Were You When Our Country was Attacked, the Twin Towers Fell and America was Changed Forever?

    Davey Do replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I was working at a community mental health clinic in the crisis stabilization unit when the attack was shown on TV. It was a terrible time. I ran a group so the clients could voice their feelings...
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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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    Just Feeling Done With Nursing

    Davey Do replied to Nurseybl06's topic in General Nursing

    Just because we eat on bad apple doesn't mean the whole barrel is bad. Back in '03, I made mention to a paramedic/CPR instructor who had been in the field as long as I had- nearly 25 years at...
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    A Nurse's Diary 1992

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday, I bought an empty 1992 diary for $1.00 from an antique shop. I began going through several of my journals, as I have a tendency to journal jump and make drawings and notes in any...
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    A Nurse's Diary 1992

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

    I left Anomaly State Hospital in September 1992 to work at Buoy Memorial in ER and med surge. I don't remember my pay at the state hospital, but at Buoy I made $12.50/hour. It was kind of a...
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    A Nurse's Diary 1992

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

    Most likely, it doesn't matter that you didn't keep a journal, Daisy, because the majority of us lead relatively boring lives and are unable to express ourselves well enough in the written word to be...
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    STAT!

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    In the early '90's, I worked three 12 hour MN shifts at a small community hospital in ER and med surge. I also picked up per diem visits and shifts for an HH agency. The HH agency provided a home...
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    A Nurse's Diary 1992

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

    I located and transferred the results and plan concerning the above