Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    Why did you stay an LPN?

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

    Fiona, I'm an RN, but your reasons apply to me, too! I'm an ADN and I'm always hearing "When are you going back for your BSN/MSN/PhD?" Like you, I think never, because I can't be bothered. I have no...
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    can someone grade my cv ????

    Valerie Salva replied to 4x4country's topic in General Nursing

    addidtional suggestions added in
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    Will my feet/legs always feel this way?

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

    Cherokeesummer, I am overweight, and have had a lot of pain in my legs, feet and back since becoming a nurse. A while back, I lost a large amount of weight dieting, and there was no improvement in my...
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    which shift do you prefer 3-11 or 11-7?

    Valerie Salva replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Neither. It's 12 hr + shifts for me from now on or nothing. I will never do five 8s
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    preparing to be one of them????????????

    Valerie Salva replied to RN2B73's topic in General Nursing

    it is hard to take. v.
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    need advice on handling a difficult CNA

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

    Wonderful post. I'd love to work with
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    Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    Valerie Salva replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    What was the mother's reaction when her daughter doed? I bet she even threatened to
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    Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    Valerie Salva replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    These idiots have no insurance. So our rates getted hiked up. Same with our
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    Devastated after 17 years

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

    It stinks completely. I do not know how I would deal with a betrayal of this
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    Too many new grads??

    Valerie Salva replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    No, but you can "insource" nurse labor. Think:
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    LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

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

    i was an lpn for many years before i became an rn. would you say that i wasted my time, and actually regressed by becoming an
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    LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

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

    I am an RN in LTC, and I think my duties pretty much qualify me as a glorified
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    Too many new grads??

    Valerie Salva replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    the congressional research service (crs), at the request of the 107th congress, recently released a report echoing what ona has been stating all along: that a maldistribution of labor, rather than an...
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    Devastated after 17 years

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

    Wow. These people are ruthless. This is what you get after 17 years? I'm so sorry this has happened. Fight the good
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    Continuous Subq Infusion help

    Valerie Salva replied to Cored42's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think the clysis method work best when used with a regualr iv catheter- just remove the needle and leave the cathalon
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    I'm a Clinical Informatics Specialist!

    Valerie Salva replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    :w00t::hrnsmlys::clpty::urck::ancong!::cmptrgk::prdnrs::mchmrdnc::dncg::hpygrp:
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    Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    Valerie Salva replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    I've had two CJ pts. It is a devastating disease. Coincidentally, I had pt w/ a fungating breast carcinoma. She was fairly young. Her affected breast looked like it was made of rotten, moldy...
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    Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    Valerie Salva replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    Did he lose his corneas? Did he recover? I've read a lot about Stevens-Johnson, but have never seen
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    Has being a nurse made you examine your own spirituality?

    Valerie Salva replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Spirituality? No. Sanity?
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    1 year in and I want out

    Valerie Salva replied to BloomGirl's topic in General Nursing

    If everyone who went into teaching nursing because they hated actually hated nursing quit their teaching jobs- I think nursing schools across this whole country would be completely without...
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    I have my second interview

    Valerie Salva replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    :typing:nurse:
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    Amzing video- HBOT and traumatic brain injury recovery

    Valerie Salva posted a topic in General Nursing

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    inside the mind of a nurse.....

    Valerie Salva replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    I do carry a bottle of Lysol (and hand santizer) in my bag. When I rent a DVD, I clean the case with a Clorox wipe. Those things have been in so many houses and touched by so many people-
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    Abandonment

    Valerie Salva replied to confusedinthesouth's topic in Nursing Career

    I
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    Feacal Management Systems???

    Valerie Salva replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    We use Flexiseal at my job, and they are great. They do leak a little, but it's