Valerie Salva BSN, RN

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    Charge nurse trouble - need to vent!

    Valerie Salva replied to dbsn00's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good for you! I was in a VERY similar situation- male charge nurse from hell, lazy, sat in the break room all shift. All the CNAs flocked around him. They were all from the same country, and only...
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    Any Lpn's that would never become a RN?

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

    I did resent having to supervise one LPN student. The others, I enjoyed. With this one, we were in med surg. A confused pt was thrashing around and trying to get OOB. I instructed the LPN student to...
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    Any Lpn's that would never become a RN?

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

    Well, that was your experience. I was an LPN for several years before I became an RN. My RN program instructors were much harder on students that the LPN ones were. We had more than twice the clinical...
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    Ethical Decisions

    Valerie Salva replied to NC_Gal's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in this very situation a number of times. It's very uncomfortable and disconcerting. In all of these situations, soc serv was aware. I have just told these patients "I encourage you to...
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    Any Lpn's that would never become a RN?

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

    I don't care for that statement at all. What makes you say
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    Any Lpn's that would never become a RN?

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

    Oh yes- it's the same crap again, only a lot more of it, and more
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    LVN to RN

    Valerie Salva replied to nurseulove's topic in California Nursing

    There is really an LVN to RN program that is only 8 months long, but costs 44 thousand dollars? That's
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    What would you in this kind of situation

    Valerie Salva replied to ari3sdog's topic in Male Nursing Students

    First, I would tell the CNA yelling at me that she is speaking to me in an inappropriate manner, and that it will not be tolerated. Second, I would take some time to observe the CNAs and see who is...
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    Can't decide... Please help

    Valerie Salva replied to lucy1976's topic in PACU

    What you are netting now is more than a lot of travelers make. Most travel jobs are paying upper 20s to mid 30s per hour. Very rarely, a traveler makes about $40./hr. Travel wages have been flat the...
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    New Traveler, Please Read - "Tentative"

    Valerie Salva replied to airos4's topic in Travel

    Faststaff is an agency that starts travelers really quickly. American Mobile has a very bad reputation, and is the most disliked company in
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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

    Greg, I had a similar experience, once. A sad and lonely birthday I spent all alone. When I went home in the pouring rain after a grueling shift, I stopped to fill up my tank, and buy a can of...
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Valerie Salva replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this post. I have never seen anyone die from being properly medicated for pain and symptom mgmt. Many doctors and nurses are ignorant concerning palliative care. I've seen nurses who...
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    Urinary Catheter Care question

    Valerie Salva replied to JellyBean1's topic in General Nursing

    The distal end of the cath is sterile. At least it is when the cath is first placed. The connecting ends of both the leg bag and night bag are also sterile, when first opened. Theoretically, "sterile...
  14. Valerie Salva

    Tricky test question on nutrition

    Valerie Salva replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Fats.
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    EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    Valerie Salva replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    58flyer, I cannot believe this happened to you. It was wrong and completely unethical on so many levels. This is a case of abuse, which caused a permanent, maiming injury. I am sitting here horrified....
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    Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    Valerie Salva replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    I never expect anything but the cheapest fall-apart trinket from admin. I really appreciated it, however, when my NM bought each nurse a personal gift out of her own pocket. That's been great and...
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    Changing a patient's diaper while they are standing ?

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

    For shaving cream to work well on BM with adults, I find it's best to remove as much as I can with a dry cloth or paper towel first, then use a warm, damp wash cloth with shaving cream. I've seen a...
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    Changing a patient's diaper while they are standing ?

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

    Good thinking! Good nurses and CNAs know that learning how to gently manipulate pts into doing what we want them to do is a valuable
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    Does being a CNA really help if you want to become a nurse?

    Valerie Salva replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I think you have been sadly misinformed as to what a CNA is, what a nurse is, and what each of them actually
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    Have you ever personally used alternative medicine for a medical condition and if so,

    Valerie Salva replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried several herbals over the years for a number of conditions. I did not find them to be helpful. I think that in a lot of cases, accepted western methods are not helpful,
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    Family-Focused Care in Adult Critical Care

    Valerie Salva replied to VickyRN's topic in Critical Care

    I don't agree with open visitation, but I have to say that this article is so professionally written, it should be submitted for
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    Drive Through Dialysis: A Study in Resource Utilization

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

    Thanks for sharing your
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    nurshing shortgage documentary

    Valerie Salva replied to fazeila921's topic in General Nursing

    I would really like to see this documentary, too. I'd like to see one in which the producers actually talk to nurses and ask us for our views on the whole shortage
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    Changing a patient's diaper while they are standing ?

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

    I think standing is preferable- if the resident is able. Standing up more often does them some good. Also, it lets things "air out" a bit more than in-bed incontinence care. After thinking about it...
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    short cu0o\ts for giving care?

    Valerie Salva replied to snoflake929's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes, that's a good one. I use shaving cream for that,