vickynurse

vickynurse

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  1. Accused of being racist - how to handle?

    vickynurse replied to Susan9608's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nice thoughts, but not realistic. Many people do not realize that being unjustly called a racist feels like being accused of rape, child abuse, or other crime. If you don't like the care I give,...

  2. gloves to spike a bag

    vickynurse posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hello, I've come to the experts to clarify something I heard the other day. I was told that starting now, a nurse must wear exam gloves to spike any kind of bag: IV, IVPB, CBI, etc. This applies to...

  3. sniffing alcohol swab for nausea?

    vickynurse replied to vickynurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    loisane, thanks so much for your reply. I'll pass it

  4. Opinion about autism

    vickynurse replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

  5. AA hair care racist?

    vickynurse replied to vickynurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks Tazz for all your suggestions. I'll do

  6. AA hair care racist?

    vickynurse replied to vickynurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually she shared her opinion of me with a lot of people. It feels like slander, but I doubt there is anything I can do about

  7. AA hair care racist?

    vickynurse replied to vickynurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nice reply ! I was just speechless at the

  8. Finding a night/weekend school?

    vickynurse replied to dnw826's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    check out Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri. It's a 1.5 hours from

  9. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    vickynurse replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  10. handling married students or student couples

    vickynurse replied to pmshaver's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Ditto, keep them totally

  11. Determining faculty clinical competence

    vickynurse replied to llg's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Yes, this has been an interesting thread. I agree that educators and industry need to work together toward solutions. BOTH must be willing to contribute to the solutions. I feel my suggestions to...

  12. Determining faculty clinical competence

    vickynurse replied to llg's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    No offense taken, just want to point out that some very desparaging remarks have been made about nursing instructors on this thread. BTW, ditto with everything Barb said in her post. Those of us who...

  13. Determining faculty clinical competence

    vickynurse replied to llg's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Some hospitals in St Louis have started recruiting clinical educators from their own staffs. The nurse is a hospital employee, and part of his/her job is to be a clinical instructor two days per...

  14. Determining faculty clinical competence

    vickynurse replied to llg's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    In Missouri, even PT must be approved by the BON. FT must be

  15. Determining faculty clinical competence

    vickynurse replied to llg's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

  16. gloves to spike a bag

    vickynurse replied to vickynurse's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Well, see that's what I thought. Exam gloves are intended to protect the nurse, not the pt. They certainly are no cleaner than clean hands. Now I can see wearing gloves when hanging a PB with an...

  17. BSN vs. ADN income disparity

    vickynurse replied to romie's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

  18. Tell Me if I'm Crazy

    vickynurse replied to BBFRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I've had more than one position in nursing education. At our community college, almost all full time faculty worked as adjuncts for awhile prior to interviewing for full time positions. The...

  19. Tell Me if I'm Crazy

    vickynurse replied to BBFRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I find most nurses can do almost anything for a short period of time. I just tell myself it's just 6 weeks, then just 5 weeks, etc. As long as you have the understanding and support of your family,...

  20. Determining faculty clinical competence

    vickynurse replied to llg's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Have you discussed your concerns with the Nursing program directors? In MO, clinical instructors must be approved by the BON prior to beginning the rotation, so a facility approval process would seem...

  21. care plan textbook

    vickynurse replied to heartonly's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I like Cox. Very easy to use for both Ph & RN students. Really helps them to select correct diagnosis & appropriate

  22. Is LPN class worth of 23K?

    vickynurse replied to jihyun0114's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I suggest you compare the pass rates

  23. Sanford Brown College of St. Peters, MO LPN to ADN RN

    vickynurse replied to lapriajanae1's topic in General Nursing

    Jefferson College now has an evening weekend program. Just two evenings per week and everyother weekend. Check it out! 636

  24. Your Most Innovative Teaching Techniques

    vickynurse replied to puggymae's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Gosh, no lectures? Do the students really study the ppts? What are your NCLEX scores

  25. Any Excelsior program nursing students out there??

    vickynurse replied to Medic74's topic in General Nursing

    There is an evening weekend program at Jefferson College in Hillsboro,