Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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  1. Valerie Salva

    I gave too much morphine... please read and advise

    Valerie Salva replied to man23SN's topic in General Students

    I agree with the
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    Who should get a transplant?

    Valerie Salva replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I work with renal pts, and they are routinely removed from the transplant list for
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    Nervous over possible termination

    Valerie Salva replied to funsizedliv's topic in General Nursing

    Medicare rehab units are rough- that's for sure. When I was a new grad LPN, my first job was in such a unit. I was the only nurse on the floor, and there was an RN at the desk. There were 28 pts. I...
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    For all pre-nursing students

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

    Great post! And as for Texas, I have nurse friends in there who are having a very hard time finding employment. Nursing jobs are not plentiful all over
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    Why do so many nursing homes fire CNAs all the time?

    Valerie Salva replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Most of the LTCs where I've worked never fire anybody no matter how bad they
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    Nursing Units In order of Stress Levels

    Valerie Salva replied to iahi_2005's topic in General Nursing

    I found psych nursing to be incredibly stressful and just not doable for
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    California nurses--- Do you REALLY get to eat meals?

    Valerie Salva replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in California Nursing

    I would like to know if CA hospitals really stick to the ratios, and what happens if they
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    Need someone to correct my careplan

    Valerie Salva replied to deemarys's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The pt could also be at high risk for aspiration if she is vomiting while lying down. Perhaps her meals could be smaller and more frequent, plus the last meal of the day could be earlier- so she won't...
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    Desperate for some advice!!!!

    Valerie Salva replied to 1stloveistobeanurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Talk to your husband about how you feel. If he is reasonable, he will see how you are being treated. Maybe you could move back to your old
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    My reasons for going into nursing/

    Valerie Salva replied to la mama 310's topic in General Students

    Even if you work 3 12 hr shifts, you will probably have to work every other
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    Nursing Units In order of Stress Levels

    Valerie Salva replied to iahi_2005's topic in General Nursing

    Units low in stress level?
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    VA Pay-Strictly Salary?

    Valerie Salva replied to OR Dude's topic in Government, Military

    VA nurses are paid by the hour. Time and a half for overtime. I never had to take call, so I don't know about call pay. Pay rate is based on your "grade." Grade is determined by your education,...
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    Priority of Medication question

    Valerie Salva replied to purplestang's topic in General Students

    I would treat the pain first. The pt just has a cough- the scenario doesn't say anything about SOB. I'd give the codeine
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    RDS - please correct me if I'm wrong

    Valerie Salva replied to NN2BVE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There are few misspellings in the care
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    NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    Valerie Salva replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I an a dialysis nurse, too. I did a couple of contracts in TX, and nurses are treated like crap there. I prefer other states where I an treated with a little more respect and not thought of as just...
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    SURVEY for 75 questions on NCLEX RN

    Valerie Salva replied to Ng74's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    75 Qs pass 45 mins
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    Does any1 work on a unit

    Valerie Salva replied to soulofme's topic in General Nursing

    Yes- and I am so over them. There are two on my unit. If they got hit by a bus or struck by lightening, I sure would not cry over it- I can tell you
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    NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    Valerie Salva replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    You are right on the money. Most pre-nurses don't want to hear it, though. They reply with those totally inane "nursing is what you make it" posts, and think that those of us who know the realities of...
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    NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    Valerie Salva replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    In jobs I've had in the past I almost never got breaks- I would come in to work thinking "Today is the day- I'm going to get a break!" I'd work myself into a frenzy, organize everything just so- work...
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    "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

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

    I would love to have an LPN work with me. I am the only nurse among several tech where I work, and techs are not even allowed to put an O2 cannula in a pt's nose or turn on a concentrator for the pt....
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    again and again

    Valerie Salva replied to psySins's topic in General Students

    I am 44, and not at all in the Miley age group, either. I don't think I've ever heard her sing before, but I clicked on the link and that would be a great song for a nursing graduation/pinning...
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    Relocating To Dallas

    Valerie Salva replied to xdriggs's topic in Texas Nursing

    Good luck to you, xdriggs. I hope things work out for you in your next
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    NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    Valerie Salva replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Q. A woman's body was found. How did the police know she was a nurse? A. Because her stomach was empty, her bladder was full, and her butt was chewed
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    phasing out of nursing

    Valerie Salva replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

    "Originally Posted by marie-francoise if they don't want just new grads and imported nurses filling their nursing rosters soon, or patients left unattended in beds because nurses are simply...
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    NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    Valerie Salva replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked a number of nursing jobs where it has been impossible to take a break- no matter how organized you are or how hard and fast you work one thing after another comes up and you can't do it....