Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    Prioritizing Care....?

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

    1, Stop IV. 2. if in too much pain to get up to b/r, offer bedpan. 3.Give pain meds. 4. Pull old IV, have RN start a new one, or LPN can do if it IV certified and if facility policy allows. After the...
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    Strangest thing ever said to you by another professional.

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

    I don't have any stories as good as these. Some of these have blown me
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    Is it normal to feel this way?

    Valerie Salva replied to Saturnalia's topic in General Students

    Sounds to me like you already know nursing is not for you. Nursing can be overwhelmingly stressful at times. I think maybe you should change your
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    Crushed Med Dust

    Valerie Salva replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    You could wear a surgical mask while you crush. The kind with the elastic straps on the ears. They are easily tucked under your chin when you don't need
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    Relocating To Dallas

    Valerie Salva replied to xdriggs's topic in Texas Nursing

    Wow- only two weeks? What happened? Yes- make sure you have another job before quitting. Due to what The Commuter
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    Unsafe staffing revisted - what is the cause at your hospital?

    Valerie Salva replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    ^Unfortunately, this situation is pretty typlical in nursing. Mgmt just doesn't give a
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    24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    Valerie Salva replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    #6- I get horrible migraines- and yes I can read a magazine in the ER while in excrutiating pain. It at least distracts from the pain a little. Thanks goodness there are now really effective non-narc...
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    Do you round on your patients every one hour?

    Valerie Salva replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:
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    Do you round on your patients every one hour?

    Valerie Salva replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. This is one of the reasons why I will never work the floors
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    My Family Tragedy: Passing of Showbizrn's Brother

    Valerie Salva replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    (((((((showbizrn))))))))
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    News Flash! Nurses Get The Boot!

    Valerie Salva replied to henryswife's topic in General Nursing

    Travel jobs are almost non-existent in some areas and fields. I am readng of hospital lay-offs and closings all over the net. No occupation is recession proof. With the big increase in the number of...
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    Need Honest Opinion -- Would You Recommend Nursing?

    Valerie Salva replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for a lot of years, and have worked in many areas of nursing- yes nursing is a very rough career. I just worked a 14 hr shift- dealt with techs whining and acting like babies all...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    Valerie Salva replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What a great attitude and response.
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    Valerie Salva replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, I am a TRAVEL NURSE and I have been assigned to precept nurses new to my specialty a number of times. I have enjoyed it, and it has gone very well. On my last contract, I precepted the newly...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    Valerie Salva replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That is something that a new grad with basic knowledge should be able to figure out. I mean, should someone have to tell a brand new fire-fighter not to put gasoline on a fire? According to the posts,...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    Valerie Salva replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "there are always a few posts every year from a new grad who is convinced that the reason she's not getting along with her co-workers is that she's just so beautiful they're all jealous..." look at...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    Valerie Salva replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Oh, come on. Most of the incompentent new nurses I've worked with have been older, fatter, and grayer than me- they were not young, but were new to nursing. Most mature women have enough confidence in...
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    Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    Valerie Salva replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    The purpose of the careplan is not the careplan itself- The process of writing the careplan stimulates critical thinking and learning. That is the pupose of student careplans. It was a lightbulb...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    Valerie Salva replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Once again, the original post and the thread are not about you. I've been bullied and treated badly in jobs. It caused me to leave nursing for a while, too. I eventually found a better situation, and...
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    Getting into HH after a termination

    Valerie Salva replied to RN2be_07's topic in Home Health

    I have a friend who was a psych nurse for many years- no med surg experience. Her agency offered her a 1:1 peds home care case. She stayed 8-12 hour shifts with a young girl with many medical issues...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    Valerie Salva replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This thread is not about you- No one is attacking you, so why are you so ardently defending yourself? I am astonished at how people are defending to the nth degree a nurse whom they have never laid...
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    Stuff in CBC I've never seen before

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

    Sounds like she's in renal failure,
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    HIPAA violation by another student

    Valerie Salva replied to Dianacabana's topic in General Students

    I think you did the right thing. That student was out of
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    Valerie Salva replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes. The thing is managers don't make five or six times what a floor nurse makes- sometimes they make less. I've had a few managers whom I know made less than me. My best friend worked in payroll and...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    Valerie Salva replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    (My bold)- I have to disagree with you on one point- sometimes they are less intelligent. I'm throwing PC out of the window, and just being honest