Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    Am I right that these things scare me enough to quit.`

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

    Sounds like the typical LTC. Been there, done that, won't go
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    After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    Valerie Salva replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    There are a number of MD groups who are union members. In my home town, some physicians went on strike with the support of their union against an HMO. They made their point, and got what they wanted...
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    After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    Valerie Salva replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    BrokenRNHeart, I do believe many nurses experience PTSD. As we all have, I've had a number of rotten nursing jobs, but one sticks out among all the others. I had one horrible, horrible job a number of...
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    After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    Valerie Salva replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    (((((((BrokenRNHeart))))))), I have been in the mental place that you are in now and I know it is beyond awful. It feels like the entire world is just skewed and distorted- the good and hard-working...
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    STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    Valerie Salva replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    During a recent interview, the interviewer told me the departed nurse had left the position due to child care issues. He then asked me if I had children. Isn't it illegal to ask
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    Having the "Right to Fall"

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

    One nurse to 60 or even 20 pts in no way anticipates their
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    Having the "Right to Fall"

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

    A lot of facilities are retstraint free, and restraints cannot be used for any reason. They do not even allow restraints in the building where I work. I have a number of demented pts who will never be...
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    There is no nursing shortage!

    Valerie Salva replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You are not being told the truth. I've been a nurse in the US for 17 years, and I've never once had as few as 5 patients. In med-surg, it's more like 10. In long term care, I've been the only nurse...
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    There is no nursing shortage!

    Valerie Salva replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    in every state in which i've ever practiced nursing, you can't just pay a renewal fee and keep your license. many states require a nurse to actually work a minimum specified number of hours per year...
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    There is no nursing shortage!

    Valerie Salva replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree
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    There is no nursing shortage!

    Valerie Salva replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Dr. Laura Gasparis-Vonfrolio, RN, PhD wrote a great article about the nursing shortage myth. It's called "Engineering a Crisis: How Hospitals Created a Shortage of Nurses." She shows with Dept of...
  12. Valerie Salva

    Nursing from a hygienist perspective....

    Valerie Salva replied to hygienejunkie's topic in General Nursing

    It's ironic, but I had thought about switching to dental hygiene in the past, not only because my back and feet are always killing me as a nurse, but because I get tired of having to deal with pts...
  13. Valerie Salva

    Why shift diff nights when days are so busy?

    Valerie Salva replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    $250. an hour? Is that a
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    Why shift diff nights when days are so busy?

    Valerie Salva replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked both nights and days at my facility- nights is far busier. On days I got all my breaks, and some staff took extended and extra breaks. On nights, we regularly do not get full breaks. I do...
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    Indian Boarding School Abuse--Video

    Valerie Salva replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Were they forced to go? By whom? How did this
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    Problems with an "Old Battle Axes"?

    Valerie Salva replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Men in Nursing

    I find that male nurses often get along with male docs better than female nurses do. I think that the main reason for this is that docs are rarely verbally abusive towards male nurses. I personally...
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    Indian Boarding School Abuse--Video

    Valerie Salva replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    How terrible. What is the US Gov't that forced these children to go to this abusive, religeous brain-washing
  18. Valerie Salva

    Please ??? Your help needed immediately

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

    No offense intended, but you need to be able to do it for yourself,
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    Please ??? Your help needed immediately

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

    I agree. How on earth did any of us ever seasoned nurses make it? I mean there was no internet- we had to do all of our work
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    Nightmare Families and Hospital protocols

    Valerie Salva replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Children running around a health care facility really are a danger. Several years ago, an unsupervised child runnning all over the unit ran into another pt's room, and crashed into me while I was...
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    Do anyone in healthcare in the US wear these?

    Valerie Salva replied to newlpn08's topic in General Nursing

    I have several nurses' brooch style watches. I do wear them them from time to
  22. Valerie Salva

    What did I get myself into?

    Valerie Salva replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    Sounds like a really bad situation. Good
  23. Valerie Salva

    Davita - Should I take it/should I not????

    Valerie Salva replied to wyrleygirl1's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Depends on the state and the facility- many times, 12 chair units have only one licensed staff on duty for a full
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    I may not get hired because of DRUG test,

    Valerie Salva replied to deboopy's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. Most labs do ask you about your prescriptions and they are allowed to ask you; HIPAA has nothing to do with it. HIPAA does not prevent anyone from asking you anything. It is supposed to...
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    "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    Valerie Salva replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I think you hit the nail squarely on the