vickyvic1

vickyvic1 has 3 years experience.

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1. How can we make the process of report from ER to floor better?

   vickyvic1 replied to nrsang97's topic in Emergency

   We don't tell a squad to wait. We move the now stable pt into the hallway if we need the

2. How can we make the process of report from ER to floor better?

   vickyvic1 replied to nrsang97's topic in Emergency

   I have worked on the floor and now I work in the ER. We have a policy that no patients can go up to the floor during shift change. So for us, no transport or giving report of pt's between 7am-8am...

3. Mandatory flu vaccines for staff

   vickyvic1 replied to mpccrn's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I am a nurse, and I got Guillain Barre Syndrome from the flu shot many years before I was a nurse. I have never gotten the flu shot since I have been a nurse, neither have my 3 children. We haven't...

4. Wanting to quit orientation, new grad, please advise

   vickyvic1 replied to bella1234's topic in First Year After Licensure

   The first step is to speak with Nurse manager and ask her for a new preceptor. The preceptor you have does not necessarily know what she is doing just because she has been there for 20 years. That...

5. Best Nursing Shoes/Sneakers

   vickyvic1 replied to gladtobeOB's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   DANSKO by far. Prior to becoming a nurse I was a flight attendant spending up to 18 hours a day on my feet at 35,000 feet where most people's feet swell. Dankso's are not only comfortable but they...

6. The Patient I Failed

   vickyvic1 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Wow. I won't forget this. Wish I could make a copy of it and give it every family member that insists on not listening to the wishes of the

7. Job offer on the spot

   vickyvic1 replied to nursing.mypassion's topic in General Nursing

   They should give you the opportunity to discuss it with significant people in your life. At least one day. Then I would cal your 1st choice and tell them that you have an offer on the table but that...

8. Lost my dream job

   vickyvic1 replied to shippoRN's topic in General Nursing

   Please don't beat yourself up. You are not stupid. What is stupid is that you passed the same test as a BSN nurse yet they feel that a BSN nurse is more qualified. What I find in my hospital is that...

9. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

   vickyvic1 replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

   It's funny they did that at my hospital with me. I am ADN RN and I was not even off probation when they asked me to be in charge along with one other BSN nurse. I was so caught off guard when they...

10. Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    vickyvic1 replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    First off nursing nclex questions are a breed of their own. I so vividly remember being in your shoes. Knowing now what I know, all the answers are correct and I get them correct without...

11. VENT: school still ruining my life after graduation

    vickyvic1 replied to fiveofpeep's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I keep reading things about CA.. They are pretty screwed up there. In NY you can't even register to take NCLEX until they recieve info from the school that you have graduated. You can apply for...

12. VENT: school still ruining my life after graduation

    vickyvic1 replied to fiveofpeep's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I never really had anything good to say about school except I did make some of the best friends there. I still remember my first day thinking this is going to be the worst two years of my life. But...

13. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    vickyvic1 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!!!!:yeah: to everyone that just passed. I just got my actual license in the mail. What a nice feeling. Now if I could only get a job. The job market in the NY city area really stinks for...

14. online rn to bsn chamberlain college

    vickyvic1 replied to MVgal's topic in Chamberlain College

    I am looking into Chamberlain online myself. I know someone who is doing it and she like it. She is working full time and says it is doable. I found out I passed my boards today so I want to keep...

15. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    vickyvic1 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would believe the 6,000 other messages that it works. Not the one that didn't. If you got the good pop up... relax and wait for the good news. Let us