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

    Stay with
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    Agency/New Grad- Too risky?

    Valerie Salva replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is a safe situation, either- it's a disaster waiting to happen. I've been a nurse for a long time, and have lots of nsg home experience- and I would never work in an LTC without...
  3. Valerie Salva

    A 100 % on Dosage and Calculations

    Valerie Salva replied to Favz's topic in General Students

    In my program- we only got one attempt to take dosage calculations- and we also had to get 100% to pass. One classmate tried to commit suicide when she did not pass. She survived, but I don't know...
  4. Valerie Salva

    Freaky Things

    Valerie Salva replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Oh my goodness that freaked me out just reading about
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    Scared of Making the Wrong Decision- long

    Valerie Salva replied to Jean1313's topic in General Nursing

    To me, it doesn't sound like med surg is not necessarily your niche- It seems more like overwork, inapproriate pts on the unit and unsupportive mgmt are the problem. Your perceptions and opinions of a...
  6. Valerie Salva

    Bigger is not always better!

    Valerie Salva replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    ruralnurs- Congratulations to you and the awesome team you work
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    Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    Valerie Salva replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know a school nurse who has severe, chronic nerve pain. She takes prescribed, routine ATC MSO4 and Methadone. She has never seemed high to me- she just seems like a normal
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    Is anyone familiar with Oydssey HealthCare?

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

    A few years ago, I applied to Odyssey Hospice, was interviewed twice, and hired. They called me offering me the job, and I accepted. The interviewer emailed me and told me "The area director is really...
  9. Valerie Salva

    Too much sadness this shift...

    Valerie Salva replied to praying_mantis's topic in General Nursing

    ((((praying mantis)))) I have tears in my eyes for your poor pt and for what an awful shift you
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    Care Plans - What does the Experienced Nurse Think of Them?

    Valerie Salva replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!
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    The Circumcision Discussion

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

    I'm not talking about children- I had posted that I have had a number of elderly, male nursing home pts who been circumcised as elderly, adult males- due to problems woth foreskin strictures. One...
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    Career Advice

    Valerie Salva replied to acdante's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a good plan. The nursing job market is really tight now, though- especially for new grads. The media has not caught on to this, though, and keeps spouting off about the nursing "shortage"....
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    i'm 18 graduating from an alternative school. Want to become an RN?

    Valerie Salva replied to murrbeffx3's topic in General Nursing

    You will need to admit your history of drug use to your state BON. That may delay things a bit and give you a few extra hoops tp jump through. If you pay attention in class, always show up and aren't...
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    Low O2 sat

    Valerie Salva replied to Liz21's topic in General Students

    No- these things do not cause a low sat- they can result from a low sat. Most of the time, and in most situations with most pts, a sat of 92% is not a
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    Those nursing students that just don't seem to "get it"

    Valerie Salva replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

    This student needs to know what the assignments are, and what is expected of him, and how to get his assignments done. He needs to be able to listen, and respond as needed, without a mouthy comback....
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    Is a NP also a " Physician?"

    Valerie Salva replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    IMO, NPs are usually better than physicians- they spend more time w/ pts, and are more thoughtful and thorough. They are not so apt to just throw a script at you and run off to the next pt. They don't...
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    What is a good California travel RN rate?

    Valerie Salva replied to leemali79's topic in Travel

    My last contract, I was taking home (after taxes) close to that- plus my house (a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage house) furniture, housewares, linens, utils, phone, cable TV, WiFi internet, yard...
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    What is a good California travel RN rate?

    Valerie Salva replied to leemali79's topic in Travel

    That is horrible pay- you should be making twice that. Some of the agencies take advantage of newbie travelers offering them loooow wages that no knowledgable traveler would ever accept. PCT/CNA...
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    is your unit running out of supplies too?

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

    Your FA needs to get her act together- she is endangering her
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    would like your opinion...

    Valerie Salva replied to spunky1281's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Damned if you do and damned if you don't- that's health care work for
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    The Circumcision Discussion

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

    Wrong. Strictures of the foreskin are in no way caused by anything staff does or does not
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    Valerie Salva replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Did you read my original post? We are already paying for it, I really don't want to explain it yet again. I will repost it- again. I'm looking for a real-world, practical solution. Yes, we all want...
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    I GIVE UP~

    Valerie Salva replied to afranklin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As others have suggested- how about taking it with another instructor? Also- I bought this book in addition to my text book- It helped me a lot with micro:...
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    Abandonment

    Valerie Salva replied to kamani811's topic in General Nursing

    No one on this forum knows for an absolute fact if this was abandonment or not- only the FL BON can tell you this for
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    I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    Valerie Salva replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No, I do not think we should have to pay for illegals to have dialysis- My point is that they are here, no one is making them leave. I wish our government would deport them, but they aren't- so what...