Vicki17 BSN

Vicki17 has 4 years experience as a BSN.

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1. Question: What does "Continuous pulse ox monitoring" mean to you?

   Vicki17 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Question: What does "Continuous pulse ox monitoring" mean to you? For me this means a pulse ox on the finger (or other usable area), continuously throughout the day and not just during vital...

2. Worried after first day... moral dillema?

   Vicki17 replied to Vicki17's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank you! You've made a lot of good points. I know things aren't always perfect and in fact I have a ton to learn. As a few mentioned, I will just keep trying to learn everything I can and not make...

3. Worried after first day... moral dillema?

   Vicki17 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm going to try not to rant/vent but no guarantees... I just had my first day on the floor with a preceptor with my first job and am already concerned. Not about how I cried in the bathroom,...

4. Spreading Balance, Positivity, Encouragement for Your New Nursing Career

   Vicki17 replied to travelnursefuture's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Wonderful advice - thank

5. New grad 8 months

   Vicki17 replied to Jama93's topic in First Year After Licensure

   As a brand new grad, only speaking of what I think I would do. First consider how much of a pay difference it would be and if you can personally take the hit financially. Also consider that it sounds...

6. First Position - How to not look dumb?

   Vicki17 replied to Vicki17's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thanks all of you! After my first day on the floor (mostly shadowing), I'm realizing this will be the least of my problems unfortunately. Most of the nurses seem quite friendly and I'm sure that...

7. New grad advice please

   Vicki17 replied to NewbieNurseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I would advise you look up examples of cover letters and maybe check Youtube, etc as well. But essentially yes, it can be a place to expand on your skills (like customer service, leadership, etc.)...

8. First Position - How to not look dumb?

   Vicki17 replied to Vicki17's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank you!! I guess I'm just nervous. Excited too

9. Should I or should I go?

   Vicki17 replied to WC_Nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

   If I was you I would go but I have a kid and wouldn't have family anywhere else. I would love to move to a much smaller town. But I would say ask the place you are thinking about what the nurse...

10. New Grad RN and Single Mother Job Options?

    Vicki17 replied to futurenurse06's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sort of in the same boat but my father does help watch my son. But he even has to take him to work with him sometimes. I'm wondering how you got through nursing school in this scenario? Wouldn't...

11. First Position - How to not look dumb?

    Vicki17 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi. I'm starting my first position as a night tele nurse next week. Unfortunately, somehow in school I just didn't get a chance to practice several skills, at least not successfully, including folly...

12. New grad advice please

    Vicki17 replied to NewbieNurseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on finishing and passing your NCLEX! I also made a career change with 15 years experience NOT in the medical field. Think about it, most new grads don't have experience either. At least you...

13. CSULB FALL 2020

    Vicki17 replied to ninja1968's topic in School, College Programs

    Thank you! Perhaps I will check in after that if I haven't gotten more information from my classmates. Best of luck to all of

14. Phlebotomy Certificate during Nursing School worth it?

    Vicki17 replied to marii1017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a student so my response is based on that. But I'm about to go into my last semester and had only ONE chance to start an IV and unfortunately it popped out, so zero successful starts. In doing...

15. CSULB FALL 2020

    Vicki17 replied to ninja1968's topic in School, College Programs

    Hello future CSULB nursing students. CONGRATS to all of you that got in and will be attending this fall. I am going to be a 5th semester student and oddly am not here to offer advice (though can if...