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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    Sneaky Administration

    Davey Do replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    And presenting Mrs. Edwina Bumblingham as the perturbed
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    Waiting Around to Die

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    Many old timey Children's stories end with, "...and they lived happily ever after. The End" A more proper ending is the title of one of my homemade comic
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    Ways to Tell if a Psych Hospital Will Be Good To Workers

    Davey Do replied to Willofthewisp's topic in General Nursing

    "Calling Nurse Firefighter! Dr. Arsonist is on the
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    Being the primary breadwinner.

    Davey Do replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Living in Plan A but having a Plan B is exquisite, Sour
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    Being the primary breadwinner.

    Davey Do replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I am frugal, and many times in my career have been laid off, fired, or quit without another job lined up. One of the many reasons I choose to have a vasectomy at a relatively young age and not to...
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    Sneaky Administration

    Davey Do replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

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    What I Hate About Nursing In 2021

    Davey Do replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    With all the empathy that I can muster, my heart goes out to all of you practicing Nurses. I sense the seemingly endless frustration that is experienced and pray for a reprieve. I thank God, the...
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    Waiting Around to Die

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

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    Waiting Around to Die

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    The 1971 McCartney song "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" brings back a good memory of being 14 years old in a backyard pavilion/cabin sort of building on a rainy day with my girlfriend. She and I were...
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    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

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

    And, as psych Nurses, we are instructed not to confront a Patient's behavior, because confrontation is interpreted as a sign of aggression. Instead of using the word confrontation, we can...
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    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

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

    And where's the fun and drama in that when we can gain attention, feed our monkey, and feel smugly satisfied by stirring Schiltz
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    Waiting Around to Die

    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    Since I'll be turning 65 I about six months, maybe I should have titled this thread, "Waiting Around To Become Medicare Eligible, Then Waiting Around To
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    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Whereas I find it dull, boring, repetitive and predictable, as it is a modus operandi. Bring up the subject of religion, tout science, ask loaded questions, and berate those who do not
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    Type C

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

    Thank you for your perspective, TriciaJ, and also for my enlightenment. Your perspective of "survivors" has a much more positive connotation than mine of "victims". Viewing all Patients as...
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    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I would be interested in knowing how you see people who have been "harmed or injured... as the result of... an accident or some other event or action",
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Davey Do replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    At Wrongway Regional Medical Center, all psych Patients were to be issued a pair of purple scrubs for the duration of their hospital stay. No psych patient was to be discharged with their...
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    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Your entire post was one good read, however this quoted portion indicates insight, a willingness to better your current self, and generally very good mental health: Then there was this:...
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    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    "Birds of a feather will flock together, and so will rats and swine." We choose the shortest and easiest route we know that works, even though it may be just a fix, in dealing with our pain,...
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    The traveler's I've seen... (add yours)

    Davey Do replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Three different interactions, on three occasions, with the same Traveler: Traveler, passing by the NS: "The IV pump in 16 is going off." Me: "You're an RN, you could have dealt with it."...
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    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    @JKL33: "I came up with the idea that I do not have to feel any certain thing about any certain patient..." Very few few of us, it seems, reach this level of understanding and act accordingly as...
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    Davey Do replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Being condescending is a approach that the professional caregiver would need to work on. We need to approach the victim, as has been stated, with empathy. Empathy is not condescending....