Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    I hate nursing

    Valerie Salva replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    i have a question- are you still allowed to sit for boards having graduated so long ago? i'm curious as to how that
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    Have U ever left a job after a short Period? Why?

    Valerie Salva replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now I'm dying to know what Manpower told you the job was and what is really
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    Have U ever left a job after a short Period? Why?

    Valerie Salva replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Two days (nursing job). Same
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    Evil Doctors

    Valerie Salva replied to James_Adam's topic in General Nursing

    Generally
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    Hemodialysis hwk.

    Valerie Salva replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in General Students

    sometimes, due to poor cardiac function and/or low albumin, hd pts can have low bp, and still have edema. fluids become 3rd spaced and cannot be removed safely on hdtx. with these pts, client teaching...
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    Evil Doctors

    Valerie Salva replied to James_Adam's topic in General Nursing

    I find that most docs are indifferent to nurses and
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    My boss is/was the devil!

    Valerie Salva replied to sweetsounds's topic in Emergency

    How about the boss who whined to me about how my back injury was going to inconvenience
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    I'm just so sick of all the DRAMA (long)

    Valerie Salva replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a
  9. Valerie Salva

    Stop applying to the USA

    Valerie Salva replied to greenjungle's topic in Immigration Advice

    :clphnds::clphnds::clphnds:
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    Stop applying to the USA

    Valerie Salva replied to greenjungle's topic in Immigration Advice

    I was required to take college level A&P for my LPN program in the US. I'm an RN now,
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    I Hate Dialysis

    Valerie Salva replied to MizzDo~LPN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Is this dialysis in Malaysia? In many states, the RN has the authority to change the dry weight order, and heparin orders at her discretion. Done correctly, there should never be cramping, N/V, low...
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    Stop applying to the USA

    Valerie Salva replied to greenjungle's topic in Immigration Advice

    Excellent post,
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    Stop applying to the USA

    Valerie Salva replied to greenjungle's topic in Immigration Advice

    Okay, I will say that the primary reason nurses are brought to the US from overseas is because it's
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    Career Change! Lots of questions!

    Valerie Salva replied to Joelthomas's topic in General Nursing

    The actual LVN program itself may be a year long, but in most cases, you would need about a year of prereqs before you can get in to an LVN program. The same is true for a two year RN program and a...
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    Selling puppies out of a pts room

    Valerie Salva replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Jeez. Pts are allowed to be less than intelligent, but I can't understand why nurses participated in
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    Help: My Nursing Instructor is a Bully!

    Valerie Salva replied to MOLLBEE's topic in General Students

    I don't think this poster is talking about a tough-but-fair instructor like you are speaking of. It sounds like this instructor is abusive. I have been there, as I had one of these instructors, too....
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    Vent: CV pt that should have gone back to OR (long)

    Valerie Salva replied to jbp0529's topic in MICU, SICU

    Holy moley, What a night you had. My respect for handling it the way you
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    Shift DRAMA

    Valerie Salva replied to RN1981's topic in General Nursing

    I learned the hard way- you have to stand up for yourself from Day One, or you will regret it. Respectfully insist on what you were
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    Comments from the peanut gallery....

    Valerie Salva replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Yes- and all these threads come from brand new nurses or nursewannabes- just look. Give it a few years, dears. You will all be posting vents, as well. So please lay off and let the seasoned nurses...
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    Comments from the peanut gallery....

    Valerie Salva replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    I had a pt who's daughter was a nursing student. They got all ***** because I would not let the daughter do the stick. Excuse me, but this is not your clinical, and I am not your clinical instructor....
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    Telling it how it is.

    Valerie Salva replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    Great reply! I'll have to try
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    I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

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

    I put a star by the jobs that nurses I personally know are now doing- instead of working as nurses. *Dog groomer *Pet sitter *Florist Manicurist Baker *Personal trainer *Real Estate agent *...
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    Stop applying to the USA

    Valerie Salva replied to greenjungle's topic in Immigration Advice

    ah ha. "the hiring facilities. although hospitals agree that the initial cost of recruiting foreign nurses is higher than that of hiring domestic nurses, many feel that they save money in the long run...
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    Stop applying to the USA

    Valerie Salva replied to greenjungle's topic in Immigration Advice

    :clphnds::clphnds::clphnds: I agree
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    I always find left over supplies in my pocket when I get home...throw away or return?

    Valerie Salva replied to kgh31386's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If the supplies in my pocket are sealed and clean, I put them back in my pockets before I go back to work, and use