Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    If you make over 100k/year as a nurse

    Valerie Salva replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you live and the type of job you have. I know a PhD nurse researcher (and chair of her research dept) who works for a state gov't in the south. She makes $19. an
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    I need six nursing diagnosis

    Valerie Salva replied to cleo777's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just curious- was a U/A done? Sounds like this pt could have a
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    Confused and upset

    Valerie Salva replied to bitbuc's topic in Operating Room

    Great advice. I agree
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    Horrible Death - What could I have done better?

    Valerie Salva replied to HospiceMama's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sorry you had to go through this- it's not your fault. I've dealt with a couple of family members of pts who would not allow the pt to have pain meds. In both cases, the family member was the DPOA. No...
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    Need nifty name for L&D, PP & SCN newsletter

    Valerie Salva replied to RN*mommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The Amniotic Times? The Weekly Fundus? Sorry, I couldn't help myself. I like "Baby
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    Getting sick over and over again

    Valerie Salva replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    What is EBV? E.Bola
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    Getting sick over and over again

    Valerie Salva replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the advice, everyone. LittleWing21 made me think of something- I have an eye disorder which has gotten worse in the last year. It causes a lot of eye irritation and I touch my eyes...
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    SNOTTY MA claiming to be a nurse!!!!

    Valerie Salva replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    No -they do not have just as much education or training as an LPN. With prerequisites, my LPN program was two full years long, full time- including summers. (I'm an RN now). You were wrong to allow...
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    SNOTTY MA claiming to be a nurse!!!!

    Valerie Salva replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    KY LPN to RN- Thank you for sticking up for yourself- and for all of us! And please give your daughter a big "thank you" from all of
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    Loaded gun

    Valerie Salva replied to indianahope's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes- I would
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    Brains!!! Help me w/how to study my patho PLEASE

    Valerie Salva replied to trinket22's topic in General Students

    This helped me a lot....
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    is your unit running out of supplies too?

    Valerie Salva replied to corky1272RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    More like at the expense of the safety and well-being of their pts and
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    Toxic Healthcare Personalities

    Valerie Salva replied to Flightline's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lol! Thanks for the smile. I needed that
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    Toxic Healthcare Personalities

    Valerie Salva replied to Flightline's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :up::yeah::yeahthat:
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    Mother Ate The Placenta

    Valerie Salva replied to swimincatz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If someone wants no kill meat, they can always follow a cow around until it dies from old
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    If this doesn't make you raging angry...A must-read for Students and Potential Studen

    Valerie Salva replied to CherryBlonde's topic in General Students

    that's right: obama is against importing foreign nurses- "the notion that we would have to import nurses makes absolutely no sense,” he (president obama) said at a white house forum on health care...
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    Does being a CNA equal 1 year experiance for lpn?

    Valerie Salva replied to missbee10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You're right- when I became a nurse, I even made the same pay as I did as a CNA. I was an agency CNA and made $9./hr. When I graduated and became an LPN, I took a full time job at a rehab/SNF for...
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    Does being a CNA equal 1 year experiance for lpn?

    Valerie Salva replied to missbee10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Working as a CNA = experience working as a CNA. Working as an LPN = experience as an LPN. I just got a job where the pay is determined by the number of years of experience an employee has. I was a...
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    Agency/New Grad- Too risky?

    Valerie Salva replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard of a couple of situations in whihc the agency has lied to the facility about the experience of some of the nurses they have sent to a facility. I bet the DON of this LTC has no idea that...
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    Mother Ate The Placenta

    Valerie Salva replied to swimincatz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Eating a placenta seems like a form of cannibalism to me. Very disturbing. In my mind, I picture a wild-eyed half werewolf, half human doing something like that. I started to read the article from the...
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    Toxic Healthcare Personalities

    Valerie Salva replied to Flightline's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Show her my sig line-
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    Connecticut Nursing Shortage

    Valerie Salva replied to nursingwriter60's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Is there really a shortage in CT? There is such a surplus in so many other areas right
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    Toxic Healthcare Personalities

    Valerie Salva replied to Flightline's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    a "none"? do you mean no one, or a non-nurse? i'm
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    Toxic Healthcare Personalities

    Valerie Salva replied to Flightline's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The lazy, the stupid, the mean (especially the mean), the threatened, the perpetual victims, all of them drive me
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    Anyone with a hotmail account?

    Valerie Salva replied to tfleuter's topic in General Students

    It's happening to me, too. I want my