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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    Nurses advise/recommendations

    Davey Do replied to mlalo's topic in General Nursing

    I empathize with your situation, mlalo, but according to the TOS, and other factors, we are unable to give medical advice here on allnurses. You are encouraged to seek a professional who can...
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    Challenging Reality

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    Challenging Reality

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    From: 5 Truths About Nursing Everyone Needs to Know "Myth: Nurses are assistants to physicians. Reality: We are actually equal partners in health care, each with a separate and unique yet...
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    Challenging Reality

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

    We are persons of integrity who put principles before personalities and respect before
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    Challenging Reality

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

    I appreciate that, NurseBlaq. As I stated in another thread, "One direction that I would prefer this thread not go is into another bashing thread... Understanding the reason for the behavior...
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    Challenging Reality

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

    I am surfing the 'net, looking for so-called "truths" or realities to dispel when I ran across one article titled, "The Truth About Nursing: What Experts Want You to Know" that was quite good....
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    Challenging Reality

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

    Thank you, NurseBlaq. My deepest desire is that some members share their thoughts, perspectives, and/or experiences. Heck, I'd really enjoy a challenge to the premises that I've put forth....
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    Challenging Reality

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

    Another heading and false statement: The management will always be riddled with politics. The management will always crap on you. The first fallacy in the heading and statement is using...
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    Challenging Reality

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

    https://nurseslabs.com/6-hard-truths-youll-face-become-nurse/ This was quite a good article until I read this heading: Your pay will always be unsatisfactory. Debatable premise, in that...
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    Challenging Reality

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

    6 Hard Truths You’ll Face Once You Become a Nurse Because nursing is not all unicorns and rainbows. Sometimes we need to look no further than the title to find a fallacy in logic....
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    Challenging Reality

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

    NurseBlaq, virtually speaking: I love you. It's not only the facts & answers that can be interesting & inspiring, but also the questions. Thank you. There are a few current threads...
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    Post COVID, but COVID related deaths

    Davey Do replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    One of the fallacies of logic is temporal continuity, a belief where two things which occur simultaneously are therefore related. Beliefs, as are opinions, are merely a perspective. Without...
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    How do I tell my educator that I don't want to orient a new hire?

    Davey Do replied to ferrarij's topic in General Nursing

    Reinforcing my original post, "nicely" doesn't get a point across as well as being respectfully direct. In many circumstances in my career, I have been polite to Patients and Staff only resulting...
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    How do I tell my educator that I don't want to orient a new hire?

    Davey Do replied to ferrarij's topic in General Nursing

    "I don't want to be a preceptor", worked for me. Of course, I had a reputation for being a pain in administration's...
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    Challenging Reality

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

    "Myth: Real men don’t go into nursing. Reality: More and more men are discovering the great opportunities that nursing offers, including satisfying and meaningful work, good salary and many...
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    Post COVID, but COVID related deaths

    Davey Do replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    "For cirrhosis to develop, men usually must drink more than about 3 ounces of alcohol a day for more than 10 years. Consuming 3 ounces a day involves drinking 6 cans of beer, 5 glasses of wine, or 6...
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    Post COVID, but COVID related deaths

    Davey Do replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    It typically takes a much longer time than Covid has been around for an alcoholic to develop liver
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    One direction that I would prefer this thread not go is into another bashing thread. I've mentioned some behaviors here on allnurses and have attempted to find or explain the rationale behind...
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    To make a long story short, the reason being that just because it happened to me it doesn't necessarily make it interesting, I joined allnurses because I wanted something to contribute. I made...
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    Let me hear an "AMEN!" An LPN for 13 years. I tend to favor those who are, or were, LPNs due to the fact that there's so much- and I use this term with all due respect- "grunt" work involved....
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    YAAAAAAY! You are welcomed with open arms, BagelBomber! Wait a minute. Have you received your vaccination yet? Perhaps I should hug you like I did my medical Nurse wife Belinda...
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    Sometimes, being snarky is necessary in order to drive home a point if other methods fail, SBE. BTW: As a side note, I have, in my possession, a Jedrnurse
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    Thank you, JBMmom. As the Man in Black said, "I've worked very hard to become so". When I was in my 20's two of the major things that drove me was others' opinions of me and sex. Age,...