Vicki17

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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 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,...

  3. 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...

  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 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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.)...

  9. 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

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  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...

  16. Balancing my high standards and confidence with compassion in clinical (peers)

    Vicki17 replied to Okey Foley's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I can only speak for myself and hope I don't offend. I think a lot of this comes from age and experience. I used to be super annoyed when people made small mistakes or didn't do it the way I wanted. I...

  17. Working while attending school

    Vicki17 replied to StormJones's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have personally found it very difficult. But I also have a child. I had to reduce to part time. For first semester, we only had 1 clinical day but had care planning which was another full day before...

  18. A Nurses Duty to act

    Vicki17 replied to Mellissa81's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't that be anyone's duty? If you live or in a home with another and there is an emergency, to ignore and watch them suffer or die would be at the least immoral, at the most illegal I would...

  19. Is $40 Grand too much for an Associate Degree...

    Vicki17 replied to WCSU1987's topic in General Students

    If the cost for that private school is 3500 a semester then it doesn't seem over the top. But I also don't see how that adds up to 40K as you mentioned in the title so I'm not sure if you are talking...

  20. CSULB BSN Fall 2018

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

    steven.kim - to answer your question in case someone hasn't, the programs are the same in that they are 5 semesters. But the trimester has summers. So if you did trimester starting in fall you would...

  21. CSULB Spring 2018

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

    It's hard to say since we don't know what your current education is. Also what is ALI? My own suggestion is, if you haven't started yet at CSULB, then read up on what pre-requisites you need. If you...

  22. Is Nutrition course really the hardest course?

    Vicki17 replied to Farrah 34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Haha not even close! I'm taking it online and maybe that makes a difference? There is a lot to learn but I don't find it any more difficult than most Biology type classes. Anatomy and Physio are MUCH...

  23. CSULB Spring 2018

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

    Really, the e-mails from SoN have not gone out yet. People are going by their acceptance into the university itself (which is a good sign). But until you get a firm yes or no I wouldn't assume you're...

  24. BSN: Need Help Choosing What School to go to!!!

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

    From your post it's hard to tell what you are using as a criteria. I know from other postings that people who went to a CSU really loved it. It is very competitive and much cheaper than private...

  25. Help, nursing application.

    Vicki17 replied to camila808's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First of all, it seems you addressed the questions asked of you and after reading your essay I certainly believed this was your goal and passion in life. That being said, I never had to write an essay...