Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    How to Fight HR for RN job I want

    Valerie Salva replied to mdiamond68's topic in General Nursing

    So what happened? I just hate it when a poster gets readers involved in her situation then abandons the thread and leaves everyone
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    Do Nurses have to do the following??

    Valerie Salva replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

    I am a charge nurse and I regularly deal with vomit, sputum, feces and urine, blood, puss, and so on. It doesn't matter what your degree is- if you work in pt care you will deal with these things. And...
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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

    I avoided seeing Farenheit 9/11 for a long time, because I was already very angry ay Bush, and I just felt the movie would make me even angrier. Really, F/9/11 is mild compared to Sicko. Several...
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    Army vet billed $3,000 for war wounds

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

    No, no. no- Here is what Obama actually proposed- In order to get around delays in approval for VA treatment, give vets the choice of going to any hospital or doc they want, and so that vets who do...
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    Fresenius as an employer?

    Valerie Salva replied to bill4745's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Sorry to say, but they are the worst company I have ever worked for. I would not be in dialysis still if I had to work for them. Do a search here and you will find many opinions about
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    Dialysis companies other than DaVita

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

    FMC is the worst, imo. Money and profits are not the main thing w/ this company- they are the only thing. I hear a lot of good things about KRU. I wonder how long it will be before FMC buys them out...
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    Dialysis and medication administration

    Valerie Salva replied to mercyrn02's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Most HD pts should have all BP meds held before dialysis- not because they will dialyze out but because they will cause the pt's BP to be too low to accomodate sufficient fluid removal during...
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    LPN mistreated in dialysis

    Valerie Salva replied to LPN30's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Your clinic is still using hyperonic Na+? KDOQI considers this to be a dangerous and outdated
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    Frustration with Dialysis Technicians

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

    A lot of techs have that "We have to get to the dry weight" tunnel vision. They do not understand that how a pt feels during and after tx and what their VS are are more important than some arbitrary...
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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

    Honnête et Sérieux- Any opnions on
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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

    I will agree to disagree. As for Canadians having to wait, I'd rather wait a little than have to go
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    Any VA hospital employees? Need 2 vent!

    Valerie Salva replied to NURSET2007's topic in Texas Nursing

    VAs vary from place to place- just like in the private sector. Some of them are great, and some of them are
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    Has being a nurse made you tougher in other aspects of life?

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

    Some cashiers are union, and make more than RNs do- I happen to know one. There's no excuse for them to be rude. To the OP; Yes, nursing has made me more assertive and generally
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    Meal Break Rules in Cali?

    Valerie Salva replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

    It is true that some unions have hurt some industries- but (and this is a big but) employers who treat employees equitably and fairly do not attact unions. Employees who feel valued and well-treated...
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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

    She was exagerating and being sarcastic- true. But what she said is fundamentally the truth. I live in the south. To say anything supportive about universal health care, unions, protecting the...
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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

    I was waiting for this comment- I don't want them here, either- I want them sent back to their countries, too. But the fact is that in our neglecting of our southern border during the past several...
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    Socialized medicine and nurses pay...

    Valerie Salva replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You make about double what I make in the US, and I get no paid vacation days and no bennies or ins. at
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    **need advice on a bit of a problem**

    Valerie Salva replied to Guest343211's topic in General Nursing

    Vivelle Dot estrogen patches are made from bioidentical hormones, and do not carry the same risks as equine derived HRT. Many docs feel that progestine is only needed if a pt still has a uterus- to...
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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

    Here's an example of an ounce of prevention... Colorado is one state where illegal aliens cannot get outpt chronic dialysis paid for. So here's what these pts do- They clog up the ERs in Denver...
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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

    It makes a lot more sense to me for people to be able to go to a clinic and see a pcp and have that paid for- than to wait until they're really sick, go to ER, get admitted and it still ends up being...
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    Meal Break Rules in Cali?

    Valerie Salva replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

    I am so jealous. It seems that despite the CA Hospital Association's loud protestations to the contrary- the improved working conditions in Cali seem to have ended the "shortage" there. I really...
  22. Valerie Salva

    What is wrong here???

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

    I agree w/ the others here- sounds like family diversion. I've seen it
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    Strange experience yesterday, feedback please...

    Valerie Salva replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    Lovin Learnin- I would have done just what you did. And if anyone doesn't like it- too darn
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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

    honnête et sérieux- i totally disagree with your opinions, but i appreciate your contributions to the
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    I'm at the end of my rope.....(warning=long)

    Valerie Salva replied to LittleWing21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A number of years ago, I paid a lot of money to break a contract w/ a hospital. It was so worth it- best money I ever spent,