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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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    Your entire post was an enjoyable read, Daisy- your history, perspectives, and methods. I chose to quote a couple of statements in order to specifically comment on them Some...
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    I agree with your self evaluation, JBMmom- you are an Inbetweener- an empathetic one. More Seasoned, and definitely not a Snowflake. Yeah, it's good to be focused in the data gathering stage...
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    You, NurseBlaq, are so darned entertaining and I'd like to comment on a view portions of your post. Firstly, you generally have a certain style of submitting to a thread with an introduction of...
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    Like the main character in another classic
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    You may be thinking of another book by Richard Bach, londonflo: Jonathan Livingstone Seagull. The quote, however, came from
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    Interesting, HB. My turning point was when I learned a concept inspired by something Richard Bach wrote: "Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the world --...
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    The INBETWEENERS A third group of Nurses on this website are the "Inbetweeners". Inbetweeners have a few good years of experience under their belts and generally range from coming across as...
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    "The devil opened up his case and he said, 'I'll start this show' And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow." -The Charlie...
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

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

    The first reply from a seasoned Nurse. Being a denizen of allnurses, I know that the term seasoning applies to both to your longevity in the nursing field AND the palatable spiciness of your...
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    A conscious-changing moment when the world became a different place and now there is a known direction. Everything seems to fall in place from there. Thanks for sharing your experience, Kitiger....
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    How does your unit determine who floats?

    Davey Do replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. It's as if they're letting the new employee drown and allowing the putrefaction which produces gases make them float! When I worked at the State Hospital back in the early '90's, they...
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    Wow. Quite an epiphany for an adolescent, Kitiger! Was this due to a specific situation, or a general observation/ contemplation
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    Setting my orientee up for failure?

    Davey Do replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Basically NightNerd, it sounds as though you have been a quality preceptor and have attempted to guide this new grad with her best interests at heart. I especially like your method of turning the...
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    Interesting concepts, Elfriede. Noble ideas is akin to the better angels of our nature; under certain conditions we go beyond what comes easily or naturally. Damage limitation is not unlike...
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    The concept of practising being lovingly indifferent isn't a one time solution that never has to be again used. Practising loving indifference is a learned conditioned response, which has to be...
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    A wake up call atypically from someone who doesn't often rant can be quite resounding, JBMmom. Sometimes we just need to use what works in order to achieve a desired
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    Your entire post was one healthy read, JKL. This sounds like the perspective of an intelligent higher conscious person. We all use what we know works best for us, and our methods are not...
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    An interesting concept, NurseBlaq. that I recall learning in October 1979! I was to be a Houseparent, currently referred to as a Residential Counselor, for "troubled teenage boys", ages 14 to 18,...
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    I don’t know if I want to be a nurse anymore

    Davey Do replied to Vigirl465's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto.
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    I don’t know if I want to be a nurse anymore

    Davey Do replied to Vigirl465's topic in General Nursing

    I am entertained by your post, NurseBlaq. However, there are those who I've learned to ignore, in order to continue to think of myself as a person of integrity who practises the art of loving...
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    A definition of personality is "the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character". Those characteristics and qualities are manifested through the...
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    Nurse Personality Change

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

    Those who are fans of the Genetically Predisposed Personality Template Theory would agree with you, SBE. They say that the personality does not change (per se), but environmental stimuli brings...
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    Switching career to RN

    Davey Do replied to nursenp's topic in General Nursing

    I am of the classroom/clinical State Boards with a pen & paper generation, so I have difficulty advising you on an online route, Prija. HOWEVER, I am a firm believer in grassroots endeavors....
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    Does it get better?

    Davey Do replied to Toaster2k18's topic in General Nursing

    This is the essence of growing and developing in the nursing field, Toaster. You asked if we had experienced something similar. No, in that I was an EMT before pursuing a career in nursing and...
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    Back into med surg after home care

    Davey Do replied to BlueSpruceDew's topic in General Nursing

    Au contraire mon frère! Your post was a joy to read, BSD! I felt as though I was reading a post from my temporal ancestor- me, several years ago! We all hear our own Little Voice in our...