Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    Telling it how it is.

    Valerie Salva replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. The longer I am a nurse, the more blunt I become. I, too, find I am getting much better results with my pts. I have even said to a pt "If you do not take care of this, and do what...
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    I do not want to go back

    Valerie Salva replied to 1styearsucks's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for a long time, and administration and politics are also the parts I hate most about nursing. These things are just so draining, time-consuming, stressful, and take our time and...
  3. Valerie Salva

    Soap for Restless Legs Syndrome?

    Valerie Salva replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Unless contraindicated (renal/dialysis pt, or already on RX
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    I shouldn't be a nurse...

    Valerie Salva replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    From what the OP said, it sounds like the two CNAs lifted the pt before a fall assessment was done- actually it seems that no fall assessment was done. This is really disconcerting. I think the thing...
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    So paranoid! LOL

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

    Good for you, Lunah! Best of
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    The Addiction of Nursing

    Valerie Salva replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

    Great post, Flightline. I've had discussions with colleages in which I've said things similar to your post. Do I love nursing? No. Do I love my job? No. Is it a calling? No. Am I a very religious...
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    Resigned my job as new grad Nurse, NM called home.

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

    Yes, good luck and let us know what
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    I am DONE!!!!!!

    Valerie Salva replied to tamrnmomof4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This thread sums it up! There are so many nurses looking to get away from the bedside, competition for non-clinical nursing jobs is getting
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    press gainey nursing survey

    Valerie Salva replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for posting
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    I HATE nursing! (long)

    Valerie Salva replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    Dialysis easy? Have you ever done dialysis? I've seen veteran ICU nurses who are new to dialysis leave the dialysis floor in tears. As a former dialysis preceptor, I've given support to experienced...
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    RN's getting laid off???

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

    One hospital closure in my area- lots of nurses out of
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    Mistake examples?

    Valerie Salva replied to MrBubbles's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/Columns/Ethics/ShortageSurveyResults.aspx
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    very excited- $50/hr

    Valerie Salva replied to Ally0981's topic in General Students

    Excellent advice on this thread. I float and do per diem/agency, but I've been a nurse for a long time. Even so, float and/or per diem are stressful for me at times. Most hospitals will not even let a...
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    Supervisor dissed my pay rate..am I getting ripped off?

    Valerie Salva replied to 3sodapop's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Maybe two years ago they didn't pay difs for evenings and weekends? BTW, you're making more than some RNs make where I
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    Hemodialysis Nurse Job Description (US)

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

    This is the same as RNs do in the US. Don't forget making bicarb, and hauling the jugs. RNs do that,
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    Is it worth moving in america?

    Valerie Salva replied to bertolucci's topic in International Nursing

    I am wondering why this recruitment continues when nurses in the US are getting laid off, and some hospitals are
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    I Hate Dialysis

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

    Excellent post. Plasma refilling, or lack thereof, watching for MAP trending, continual assessment and reassessment, constant pt teaching, a high degree of autonomy, having to make decisions and take...
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    Long Post- Apologize or move on? Would love to hear from you

    Valerie Salva replied to GoNightingale's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't call- move
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    Is there anything you still can't do?

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

    I still can't leap over tall buildings in a single bound- but I'm working on
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    Layoffs?

    Valerie Salva replied to putmetosleep's topic in General Nursing

    due to budget cuts, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off until further notice.
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    Would you nurses like me better if......

    Valerie Salva replied to yuyu75's topic in General Nursing

    All the best of luck to
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    Nurses who became famous

    Valerie Salva replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    We studied her life in nursing school. I admire her,
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    Would you nurses like me better if......

    Valerie Salva replied to yuyu75's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are grateful for and appreciate, hard-working, smart CNAs who know their job and do it well. That's all you need as a
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    what would you have done?(long)

    Valerie Salva replied to southernnursern8407's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You did the right thing. MDs will continue to behave like idiots, and spineless traitor NMs will continue to side with them when a nurse is just trying to do the right thing for her pt. Welcome to...
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    Funny Names

    Valerie Salva replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A whole bunch of these names "Male, Female, lady parts, Shi$head, Orange Jello, Lemon Jello" etc have been reseached and proven false by