Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    Am I stupid? Med question...

    Valerie Salva replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes pts pills drop into folds in their clothes or linens. I find them in the folds and give them to them. I wash or gel my hands between each pt. I do not ever think we will see a newspaper...
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    how many nurses did not like being a CNA?

    Valerie Salva replied to dari98's topic in General Nursing

    The things I did not like about being a CNA are basically the same things I dislike about nursing: Mean, nasty co-workers, detached, punitive mgmt, heavy, heavy work loads, and lack of
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    Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    Valerie Salva replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    LTC lady was sure she was on a cruise ship for her honeymoon, and that she was still wearing her wedding dress which was made out of popcorn. At least she was enjoying
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    Are nurses unsupportive spouse magnets??

    Valerie Salva replied to sticknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have a wonderfully supportive spouse. He is very understanding of my exhaustion, aches and pains, work frustration, and my recent lack of energy to get any housework done due to over-work on the...
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    summa cume laude fails NCLEX 2x- it's not about IQ

    Valerie Salva replied to KEP1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think the NCLEX evaluates the way a person thinks, not their
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    How to brighten someones day

    Valerie Salva replied to AirforceRN's topic in General Nursing

    AirforceRN, I've written several letters like you describe in the past, but I've gotten slack the past few years. Good service, and just plain courtesy for your fellow human beings is getting rather...
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    No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    Valerie Salva replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    She especially has an impact on the younger staff members- This nurse is very stylish and elegant in her physical appearance, and she wears a size 2. Also, her husband works for the local "big deal"...
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    No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    Valerie Salva replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    What gets me down at a job more than anything are co-workers who openly put down their fellow-employees to other co-workers. I have been working with an RN whom I thought was a pretty good nurse, and...
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    What would you do?

    Valerie Salva replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a facility where a housekeeper (they wore scrubs at the time) brought in some illegally obtained Rx drugs and shared them with a pt. Policies were ammended to try and prevent this from...
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    Inspiring video for LTC Nurses and others- "Parent's Wish"

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

    You're welcome, tnbutterfly. I've watched the video three times now and have bawled like a baby every
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    No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    Valerie Salva replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    :rotfl:ummmm.......not.
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    No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    Valerie Salva replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    :pumpiron::cheers::yelclap::flowersfo:yeah:
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    No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    Valerie Salva replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    How can it be a calling when you are working to fatten the coffers of a large for-profit corporation and its' shareholders? Working for Mother Theresa is a calling. Working for for-profit health care...
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    Team Nursing.....anyone

    Valerie Salva replied to kdblueey's topic in Travel

    I personally want to be mentally stimulated and challenged by my job. Filling water pitchers, emtying foleys, and changing briefs wasn't doing it for
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    Anyone Taking Thyroid Medications? I Need Your Help!!!

    Valerie Salva replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I got very ill on Armour. Because it contains pig hormone, you may be getting other things from the pig along with the hormone. Some say Armour is "natural" but having pig hormones and whatever come...
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    Will my feet/legs always feel this way?

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

    I think they do run a little small. Did you exchange them for a larger size? I wear a WW width, and mine are wide enough for me. Another thing I love about them is that they are so easy to keep clean...
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    Verbal abuse from a Nursing Aide

    Valerie Salva replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is your manager a normal, reasonable person? Could you tell her that you like your job and want to stay, but if this aide is not sufficiently dealt with (meaning real discipline, such as suspended...
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    preparing to be one of them????????????

    Valerie Salva replied to RN2B73's topic in General Nursing

    Great reponse. Very accurate description.
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    Team Nursing.....anyone

    Valerie Salva replied to kdblueey's topic in Travel

    I just quit a job (not a travel job) where team nursing was used. I was told I was hired as night charge nurse, but functioned pretty much as a CNA/LPN and RN. This facility is a LTC/rehab facility...
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    Devastated after 17 years

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

    (((marcirnc)))
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    What would you have done?

    Valerie Salva replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    Because this clinic mgr does not even check the credentials of her volunteers, I doubt she is worried about professionalism. Instead of "Please don't smoke again on my clock" she could have said...
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    Legal implications?

    Valerie Salva replied to lucinda1518's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm glad for you that you're out of there and back at your old job. I'd love to know what admin is saying about your
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    What would you have done?

    Valerie Salva replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would have done the same. Wow! Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth and cutting off her nose to spite her face, (and whatever other metaphors apply). This woman is an ingrate and she...
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    RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

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

    Oldest child of alcoholic father. I think maybe women with such parents may be motivated by wanting to make things right, and to gain feelings of self esteem and empowerment by becoming nurses, but we...
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    Had something interest happen this past weekend

    Valerie Salva replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    MadisonsMomRN- Good for you, and I'm glad your boss backed