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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

  16. NCLEX...What to Bring???

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

    Don't bring anything. They won't even let you wear a watch. You can't wear ear plugs either. They give you a pair of headsets to wear that you use to answer question and to block noises out. And no...

  17. feuer nursing review

    vickyvic1 replied to michelle02's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I listened to them myself. They were awesome. I just found out today that I passed. I downloaded them onto my ipod. They were my friends. Look on Ebay to see if someone is selling the entire...

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

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

    In NY you can't even take the NCLEX until your school has sent in

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

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

    For the person who took it in NH... She saw her name on NH Board of Nursing website. That is how she found out on Monday. The person asking about Transcripts... not sure what you are asking about....

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

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

    My best friend took it in NH on a Tuesday and she didn't get her results til Monday.. She didn't know about the good pop blocker thing... But I believe in it... So try to relax and believe in...

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

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

    I took the test at 8am I was home by 9:30 and did it right away for the next 48 hours. I got my results almost exactly 48hours from the time I finished the

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

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

    I was a skeptic with this, but I had to try the trick. I tried probably about 100 times over the last 48 hours. I got cut off at 75 questions and truly felt like I had failed. I had so many SATA...

  23. just took nclex today

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

    I took it yesterday and I am dying. I made it through today. One of my friends from school came to hang out with me. My kids were at school and I was going crazy. Get out of the house, go...

  24. just took and failed the nclex i think...

    vickyvic1 replied to timls3674's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Everyone says that if it says what yours said then you passed. I am in the same situation but took it yesterday so tomorrow is the big day. Good luck! I hope you

  25. I took my test today and Failed!

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

    Someone already said it. Give yourself a break! You made it through Nursing school. That is an accomplishment in itself. You did do better the 2nd time. It kept giving you questions... so you...