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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    The Motivator

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

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    Looking for thoughts/opinions of experienced nurses

    Davey Do replied to FashionablyL8's topic in General Nursing

    I must say, fashionablyL8, at this stage of the game, I wish to express my admiration and respect for you. Having been a member of allnurses for quite a while, I've seen other young nurses like...
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    The Common Ground of Nursing

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    @Hoosier_RN said, in another thread, "I no longer socialize with coworkers. I'm friendly, but professional, and need that separation to keep myself fresh. I've found that if I hang out with work...
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    Looking for thoughts/opinions of experienced nurses

    Davey Do replied to FashionablyL8's topic in General Nursing

    In reading your last post with more symptoms, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) came to mind, fashinablyL8. The patient needed to receive an involved assessment by a qualified medical...
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    Burnt Out and tired !

    Davey Do replied to danni2323's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it sounds like you've tried different areas like med surg , ortho, mental health , home health, hospice and LTC, danni. It's not like you've given the nursing profession a good chance. Like...
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    When Willpower Isn't Enough

    Davey Do replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    "0.5 mg" One needs to always endeavor to include a leading zero before a decimal point for dosage strengths less than 1. Brought to you by just another potshot from the
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    How Has Your Nursing Career Affected Your Relationships Or Other Aspects of Your Life?

    Davey Do replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    On my deathbed, my last words will probably be something like, "Gee, I wished I would have spent more time in futile endeavors to please others who really didn't care a rat's butt about
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    Looking for thoughts/opinions of experienced nurses

    Davey Do replied to FashionablyL8's topic in General Nursing

    The concern that the med may drop the BP is a valid concern, JKL, but like I said, it doesn't need to be considered in the mix. Wondering whether to give an oral med, that might drop the BP, to a...
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    Nurse Mentor

    Davey Do replied to Lo95's topic in General Nursing

    Mentors don't necessarily need to be a formal assigned role, like one designated or assigned to precept or orientate, lo95. There are those who we may wish to emulate due to their experience and...
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    Looking for thoughts/opinions of experienced nurses

    Davey Do replied to FashionablyL8's topic in General Nursing

    Bottom line: yes! The Clozaril doesn't really even need to be considered in the mix. Yeah, low BP are side effects, as with the vast majority of dopamine antagonists antagonists, and about every...
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    allnurses Time Travel

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    The allnurses website has been around since 1997, about 23 years. I've read some posts where members began visiting the site when they were students, which could mean that they now have nearly a...
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    allnurses Positive Thread

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    It seems that some threads here on allnurses get a lot of attention tend to being negative, whether they be about professional or personality problems. So, hey- this thread is aimed at the...
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    allnurses Positive Thread

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

    I was not in a very goods pace this morning and as the song goes, "What I've got they used to call the blues. Nothin' is really wrong. Feelin' like I don't belong." So I followed my program,...
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    allnurses Positive Thread

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

    We must remember to appreciate those who are here why we still can, and be sure they know that they are
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    allnurses Positive Thread

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

    Yeah... We could have something like their avatar, and maybe like a Greatest Hits of Postings. You mentioned something... Some posts which exemplified their character, their...
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    allnurses Positive Thread

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

    Looks like it too... Yeah
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    Anyone get anxiety prior to their shift?

    Davey Do replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    My mantras that I repeated while going into work were: "Expect the unexpected." I was never disappointed. "This shift may be the best, or worst, of your career." They usually fell somewhere...
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    allnurses Positive Thread

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

    A Hall of Fame for those who are gone now, and once touched our lives, is a endearing idea, amoLucia. Two of the hospitals I worked at had portraits of some of the employees who once worked...
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    $20.00 Words

    Davey Do posted a topic in General Nursing

    Tetrahydroisoquinoline. "Gal-darnit, Mr. Lamarr, you use your tongue purttier than a twenty-dollar (prostitute)!" -Taggart, Blazing Saddles Hello. My name is Davey Do. And I'm...
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    $20.00 Words

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

    A true lexiphanic has already committed the words to the rote regions of their brain thereby pontificating prolifically, amoLucia. We don't go finding a dictionary when we play Scrabble now, do...
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    allnurses Positive Thread

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

    Wow. I am truly moved, morelostthanfound! To give it back to you, I have found that I can and could identify with some of your struggles. Yet, instead of succumbing to the pain and wallowing in...
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    allnurses Positive Thread

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

    You gave my Right Brain such a rush with the above quoted lines, JKL, that my Left Brain I had to say, "FOCUS!" in order to read the remainder of your post. My Right Brain started hyperverabally...
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    allnurses Positive Thread

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

    And expanding one's horizons is another way of saying heightening one's consciousness as the result of an illuminating revelation. Plus
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    Sick all the time first year at the hospital

    Davey Do replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear about your woes, Lovethenurse2b! Having worked the MN shift for 18 out of my 36 years in nursing, I can say first hand that the shift is an added stressor on the body, hence, the...
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    allnurses Positive Thread

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

    And opinions are ubiquitous, yet not always benevolent, as microbes, aye Curious? Seriously, opposing viewpoints challenge my own, and those not carved in concrete are always open for...