Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    What ice storm? Get yourself to work!!

    Valerie Salva replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    My employer has a few 4WD specially equipped vehicles, and they come pick nurses up in the event of ice/snow
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    Please Help Me!! 50 pts med pass [New grad]

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

    Yeah, I think that's pretty much
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    Pulling Meds for Multiple Patients

    Valerie Salva replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

    Every nurse was taught in school never to pull meds for more than one pt at a time. In reality, things just do not, and often can not, work the way we were taught. I think the OP's system is a good...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Valerie Salva replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have given pts and their families doc's phone numbers and told them they should call. I've done it several
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    Excellent article on nursing shortage

    Valerie Salva posted a topic in General Nursing

    Best, most accurate article I've seen on the nursing shortage.
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    Is this supposed to be "quality care"??

    Valerie Salva replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This is precisely the reason for the nursing shortage, and yes, this is typical. "...we do not really have a shortage of qualified nurses. What we have is an insufficient numbeof nurses willing to...
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    Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    Valerie Salva replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Very ambitious, OP- hope you can do it! Although, what agencies tell you they pay and what they actually do pay can vary a great deal. Also, I worked with a semi-professional body builder RN, who was...
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    Long, UNDERMINDED BY SUPERIORS

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

    Amy, I've been in a nearly identical situation. I kept talking to my manager, trying to work things out, but all it did was get me on her bad side. Ineffective, idiot mgrs have no idea they are...
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    Proof There's No Nursing Shortage: Show RN's the MONEY

    Valerie Salva replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Remember, the $67.00 per hr is what the agency bills for a traveler, not what the traveler makes. Most travelers in higher wage states, such as California, make the same or less than regular staff....
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    I think I really screwed up choosing nursing

    Valerie Salva replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    thrashej, I think you are doing the right thing. I've known a number of nurses who are in their late forties and fifties, who hate being nurses. They hated it from day one, but didn't get out. They...
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    I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    Valerie Salva replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Production operator in several factories and an apprentice machinist. I was very good at the work, and received a number of quality awards, and "employee of the month" designations. I kept getting...
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    Is it TRUE SMALL LETTER PASS, BIG LETTER FAIL?

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

    LPN > small > passed. Years later: RN > small >
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    The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    Valerie Salva replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    A pen with the hospital logo. The first time I used it, the logo rubbed off onto my hands. Another time- nothing. Every unit received a fax from the big corporate bosses saying that they would be...
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    Is this common ?

    Valerie Salva replied to Fancy Face's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    not necessarily: look what mandated ratios in acute care did in ca; it brought many nurses to california and back to the bedside. mandated ratios could have the same effect in
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    Off label use

    Valerie Salva replied to crissrn27's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the tip- I'll stear clear of both of those
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    The 10 most insane medical practices in history

    Valerie Salva replied to NativeSundance's topic in Emergency

    NativeSundance, Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed
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    Is Nursing for me?

    Valerie Salva replied to joolia's topic in General Nursing

    About only working holidays for the "first few years"- Unless you work in a M-F clinic, office, or are a nursing school instructor, working holidays is part of being a nurse, no matter how many years...
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    Need help figuring out what happened to this guy!?!?

    Valerie Salva replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I agree w/ Liverpool Jane, I was thinking ammonia levels. Sorry the doc and the RT doubted
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    Off label use

    Valerie Salva replied to crissrn27's topic in General Nursing

    So many meds have off-label uses- I am a woman, and I take an Rx which is advertised as a tx for
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    What's your best weight loss tip?

    Valerie Salva replied to JenMarie82's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think you might have something there. ha
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    All I Want For Xmas

    Valerie Salva replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    I would like World Peace for Christmas. But, if I can't have that, I'd like some of those red and green
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    Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    Valerie Salva replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I share your
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    Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    Valerie Salva replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i understand what you are saying, and i share your
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    holidays=need to turn off my phone

    Valerie Salva replied to acerila's topic in General Nursing

    $200. bonus for coming in on an off day? I've never worked anywhere where a bonus was given for anything. That's pretty generous! I do understand not wanting to come in, though. A boss called me on my...
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    Any Lpn's that would never become a RN?

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

    We were told this was the supervisory part of our schooling. Each RN student was assigned an LPN student to supervise. I was not held legally reponsible for the other student's neglect. I was held...