Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    Paper due and clueless about APA style research papers!

    Valerie Salva replied to TessaMae's topic in General Students

    Here is a great site with examples and explanations of APA formatting.
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    nursing diagnosis to use for breast tenderness

    Valerie Salva replied to cez1128's topic in General Nursing

    Another word for tenderness is .......? That's your
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    W's on your transcript..opinions please

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

    "Shopping for As?" I never heard that one before. Whenever I have dropped a class, it was because I was shopping for a good
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    Orientation Day LPN to RN

    Valerie Salva replied to 99percentangel's topic in General Nursing

    Did you mean to say RN where it says LPN here? "another student stopped to say hi. He asked why I had waited so long to get my LPN. My reply...
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    Patient with maggots in head

    Valerie Salva replied to RD_Congo's topic in General Nursing

    That video was too much. Where are this kid's parents? I would think that it would take some very serious neglect for this to happen; even in a third world
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    NANDA nanda

    Valerie Salva replied to oKeto's topic in General Nursing

    Disturbed energy field? The very low K+ is the most serious problem your pt has. Very
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    I just saw the most amazing delivery

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

    It's been an awfully long time since my OB clinicals- I don't understand half of what you
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    Any LPN's with Bachelors in health care administration?

    Valerie Salva replied to kgard7777's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just met an LPN who is getting an online BS in health care administration. She hurt her back, and can't work as a nurse
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    embarrassing (& funny) problem..HELP!!!

    Valerie Salva replied to mooneyes65's topic in Operating Room

    When I went on a snorkling trip, the boat captain gave us a weak solution of no tears baby shampoo mixed in with some water and told us to clean our masks with it to prevent fogging. You don't rinse...
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    One Nurse doesn't want to give me report!

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

    This nurse sounds like a real wacko- Does a buzzer go off in her head when a new nurse has been there for 6 mos, and tell her "Ding ding! she's been here for 6 months, you can start giving her...
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    weird situation

    Valerie Salva replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    hollyberry, A similar thing happened to me, once. This was in a rehab unit. I'd had an excellent review, and zero deficiencies when a state surveyer followed me on my med pass. About a month later, I...
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    Dialysis?

    Valerie Salva replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When renal failure pts need a transfusion due to anemia, most docs want it given during dialysis, so that fluids received with the transfusion can be removed during dialysis, in order to prevent the...
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    Valsalva Maneuver

    Valerie Salva replied to aellisrn10's topic in General Students

    Sometimes, stable pts who are mildly tachy w/ low bp are asked to do valsalva, in addition to staff giving them an IV fluid
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    Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

    Valerie Salva replied to glamgalRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am always happy to hear it when a nurse (male or female) says they became a nurse because of an interest in science, to satisfy the urge to do good, important work for others, and because of the pay...
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    Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

    Valerie Salva replied to glamgalRN's topic in Men in Nursing

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    Thrombocytopenia

    Valerie Salva replied to missiehxx's topic in General Students

    If you look up thrombocytopenia in your med-surg or Lippincott(sp) the primary problems of the disorder will give you your answers. Here is a cut and paste of the complications of thrombocytopenia....
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    Overwhelmed on a Rehab Unit--Mgmt No Help

    Valerie Salva replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    We are the ones paying, with our taxes, on Medicare units. The pts are risking their health and the nurses are risking their licensure- all the while, the corporations make money. Taxpayers should be...
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    Overwhelmed on a Rehab Unit--Mgmt No Help

    Valerie Salva replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    ((((Emma)))) Been there, done that. I feel for you. Sub-acute rehab is one of the most demanding areas of nursing, in my experience. With most of your admin having no medical background, and no clue,...
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    Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Valerie Salva replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Disgusting, horrifying, totally unacceptable. This doc is a
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    Night shift employees expected to attend things during day??

    Valerie Salva replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nocs, I asked the day charge nurse to start taping the mand meetings, so we could listen to the tape on nocs. It worked out
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    Is nursing really that bad??

    Valerie Salva replied to missy22's topic in General Nursing

    In the real world, when nurses break their silence and work to improve conditions, they often lose their
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    ADN People - what was your hardest semester?

    Valerie Salva replied to NursingGeek's topic in General Students

    The hardest semester for me was- all of them. Seriously, the last semester was hardest because I was just so sick of school by
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    NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    Valerie Salva replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't agree with this at
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    NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    Valerie Salva replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Exactly.
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    Grey's Anatomy Scrubs

    Valerie Salva replied to emnicams's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    allheart.com has official Grey's Anatomy scrubs. They run really small, though.