Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    What Happened To The Nursing Profession?

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

    I think there are mutiple factors contributing to lack of critical thinking among many nurses. First, there is the mgmt of healthcare being taken over by business people- bean counters and the whole...
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    born with heart outside of body! fascinating video

    Valerie Salva replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting-
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    Disturbed Energy Field

    Valerie Salva replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    Do you mean neutrons don't carry a charge? Because we know neurons transmit electrical
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    Disturbed Energy Field

    Valerie Salva replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    "in 1996, the james randi educational foundation offered $742,000 to anyone who could demonstrate an ability to detect a "human energy field" under conditions similar to those of our study. although...
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    Gifts from patients

    Valerie Salva replied to JustMe's topic in General Nursing

    I have accepted small gifts from pts over the years. I have kept them all and they mean a lot to me. None of the gifts have been money or gift cards- I've gotten two music boxes, a teacup and saucer,...
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    Vid excerpt: We All Came Home-Army & Navy Nurse POWs

    Valerie Salva posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to find and watch the whole
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    Vintage vid: Nurse in training journal

    Valerie Salva posted a topic in General Nursing

    Part 1 Part
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    Vid: Army Nurse Killed In Combat Laid To Rest

    Valerie Salva posted a topic in General Nursing

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    "I love it when a man takes a woman's job."

    Valerie Salva replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Men in Nursing

    I like a light touch on the shoulder and a brief hand touch- no hugs,
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    Starting a website

    Valerie Salva replied to TiddlywinksMom's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that site is associated with he old weirdnursingtales. The original was creepy, dark, and macabre- the site you linked to above has a rainbow unicorn- not at all creepy and
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    Dialysis Clinic, Inc.

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

    10 pts is not bad at all. At other clinics, I've been the only nurse for 16 pts at a
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    jean

    Valerie Salva replied to LIjeany's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Fired for yawning? Nurses really are treated like
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    Starting a website

    Valerie Salva replied to TiddlywinksMom's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a good idea to me. Years ago, there was a really odd site called weirdnursingtales.com. Lots of crazy (supposedly true) stuff on that site. They even posted a weird but true nursing story...
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    Nurses working harder than doctors?

    Valerie Salva replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    It's true that a lot of docs act like jerks, and should respect nurses more- but that's not related to how hard they
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    Anyone else tired of this?

    Valerie Salva replied to HonestRN's topic in General Nursing

    Glut of nurses and no jobs for experienced or new grads in my
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    low albumin

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

    ESRD pts who also have liver failure are the hardest- their colloidal oncotic pressures are so low because high protein diet and admin of albumin are usually contraindicated in liver pts (due to...
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    Dialysis Clinic, Inc.

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

    I have worked in dialysis for years but never with DCI. However, I have heard very good things about them. I have a close relative who is a new dialysis pt and I referred her to DCI. I did not want...
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    Nurses working harder than doctors?

    Valerie Salva replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of docs I work with seem very harried and overwhelmed. They work hard,
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    This is such a wonderful day...crying tears of joy

    Valerie Salva replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Many happy congratulations to
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    Curious about debit from accelerated BSN programs

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

    You have $20,000. in debt, not
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    Stethoscope help

    Valerie Salva replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    IMO, pricier does not mean better with steths. I've had a $7.00 scope I could hear well out of and an $80. scope that I couldn't hear anything through. Technique is more important that which scope you...
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    Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    Valerie Salva replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    I started out in rehab as a new grad. It is very, very busy, and very challenging. Anyone who says it isn't doesn't know what they are talking
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    So you don't like Nursing? Let's fix it!

    Valerie Salva replied to BusinessGrad's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly. Great post. I work in a very hectic outpt procedure environment. There are no secretaries, no clerks, no docs, no houskeeping- just 3 techs, all the pts and me. Garbage can...
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    Disturbed Energy Field

    Valerie Salva replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    Agreed. However, I feel is was poor judgment for NANDA to accept this NDX. It makes us look
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    Weight Lifting RN's

    Valerie Salva replied to Bo Shoi Ming's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I recently read that 80% of nurses have had at least one back injury. (I've had four). Nursing is hard physical work, and there is sometimes no one available to help. It is not always possible to use...