Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    "Fired for NO Reason"

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

    I find that a lot of "Sal" type nurses don't need confidence boosting- sometimes part of the problem is that they are
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    Sink or swim....

    Valerie Salva replied to ARNP08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As an experienced dialysis RN, I have worked w/ a number of NPs- some with no nephrology experience or orientation. If you build relationships with the charge nurses at the clinics where you round,...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

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

    As the op stated, the coumadin/inr thing was just one incident among many for this nurse. In my experience, these type of nurses go into
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    What grade did you achieve in Chemistry and/or Anatomy?

    Valerie Salva replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    >100% in both, and did not have to take the finals. Loved them
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    Are Nursing Homes a good place for a new nurse to gain experience?

    Valerie Salva replied to Jessmed0324's topic in General Nursing

    It would be pretty much impossibe to work prn/per diem without experience. LTC is its own speciality and takes a while to learn. If you take a full-time position on a medicare/rehab unit of a nursing...
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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 possible septic
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    Anyone been at a clinic taken over by DaVita or FMS?

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

    Yes, it's hard to believe with all the technology avaialble, FMC doesn't have any in place so that staff have to hand-write hundreds of labels each week, and calucate epo and zemplar changes by hand....
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    Quitting my job this morning to go into the medical field

    Valerie Salva replied to winterallsummer's topic in General Nursing

    If you are planning to be a nurse in the Dallas area, you need to be aware of Group1. https://allnurses.com/texas-nurses/group-one-background-108647.html...
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    3% NS

    Valerie Salva replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of years ago, I saw a list of the ten most dangerous drugs. Hypertonic saline was on the
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    Dialysis RN training with dialysis4career

    Valerie Salva replied to urnurse072b's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Dialysis companies always require that employees go through their own company-specific training, which is generally 10-13 weeks long. Not only is the training free, but you get paid for it- by the...
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    Strageties to deal with stress & burn-out?

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

    I feel the same way as you- the same pts who are always non-compliant, complain about everything and come in 7kg over, but don't accept any responsibiliy for it can get to you. Becoming a traveler...
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    Be Honest...what's it like in a Dialysis Clinc(LPNS)?

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

    Dialysis is very fast-paced and hectic. As an LPN, you will setting up machines putting pts on and off of tx, and giving meds. An RN is charge. Some larger clinics utilize an LPN as a med
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    Anyone been at a clinic taken over by DaVita or FMS?

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

    When FMC buys a clinic, they do require that only FMC dialyzers, lines, and PD supplies be used. even if the former owner/MD prefers other supplies for the pt. They do also require certain policies,...
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    Dealing with an uncooperative patient

    Valerie Salva replied to Lotte242's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on why the pt is being uncooperative- some people are just jerks and will be jerks no matter how sick or how well they are. In these cases, chart everything, ask the pt yes or no questions,...
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    Foreign nurses are taking/replacing nurses here in the USA?

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

    I agree with
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    Job woes in the SF Bay Area... why is it like this?

    Valerie Salva replied to NTPinky's topic in California Nursing

    Remember when the hospitals were saying that the mandated raio law in CA would make the so-called nursing shortage so much worse? Guess they were
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    I'm just, disgusted........whatever.

    Valerie Salva replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    no results found for discusted: did you mean [color=#0050bb]disgusted (in dictionary) or [color=#0050bb]discounted (in reference)? dictionary suggestions:...
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    Hiring a nurse that's a carrier of MRSA - Can that happen?

    Valerie Salva replied to Halla17's topic in School

    The majority of nurses are carriers of MRSA. You have been given
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    A family so nasty, I feel like quitting

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

    When a family apologizes, we usually respond by smiling and saying "that's okay." Sometimes when a pt or family member tells me they're sorry, I wish I could say "Yeah? Well you should be! You have...
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    Overtime not paid at time and a half? Is this common?

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

    I'm glad to have a job, but that doesn't mean we should look the other way and just suck it up if employers are breaking the law in order to increase their shareholder's profits, and ensure their...
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    Is this odd to you too?

    Valerie Salva replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Great thread- as another posted said, I have "re-learned" a
  22. Valerie Salva

    New Job Rant..

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

    Good luck, Grasshopper! I think looking for another job is the best course of
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    New Job Rant..

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

    Your only mistake was working that two hours for free. I've been in this type of situation in the past. When I was a newer nurse I would have tried my darnedest to keep doing my best, and worked...
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    Overtime not paid at time and a half? Is this common?

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

    could this have to do with the legislation bush enacted declaring rns to be "learned professionals" who therefore may not qualify for time and a half? it may or may not be legal- here is some info...
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    does anyone know what 7 variables of a symptom are?

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

    A non-experimental, correlational replication study retested a model of 7 variables: social support, symptom severity, comorbidity, education, age, gender, and income; the last variable, income, was...