VickyRN MSN, DNP, RN

Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds

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    7th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    VickyRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I told him all those political discussion threads on AllNurses were
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    7th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    VickyRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "This is Sam. He likes green eggs and ham. He likes them in a house. He likes them with a mouse. He likes them in a box. He likes them with with a
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    7th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    VickyRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "He mistook the chlorhexidine for a body wash
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    7th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    VickyRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "He did lose 20 pounds in 20 days on the Green Tea Diet. Just one little side
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    7th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    VickyRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    This is Veggie Monster, the Cookie Monster's long-lost
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    Hospice Care vs Palliative Care

    VickyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This is terrible, Tragically Hip, but I suspect not uncommon in the scandalously understaffed LTC facilities across our nation. Thank you for sharing your poignant, heartfelt account. I agree - the...
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    Hospice Care vs Palliative Care

    VickyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree. Same with skilled nursing/ rehab or "swing-bed" patients. These patients will receive a much higher quality of care in a hospital-based program or stand-alone inpatient hospice or palliative...
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    Online PhD in nursing programs

    VickyRN replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Here is a more recent link to the same article in Nursing Education Perspectives: Twenty-first century doctoral education: online with a focus on nursing education. - Free Online
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    LTC does not equal RN experience?

    VickyRN replied to itsnowornever's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I totally disagree with what your career advisor told you. RNs can gain valuable experience working in long-term care environments, such as prioritization, delegation, people skills, patient advocacy,...
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    Need Info on RN to BSN programs in Phoenix, AZ

    VickyRN replied to sweetjess321's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Moved to Arizona State Nursing Programs Forum, as more appropriate for this type of inquiry
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    Opinions please on diabetes project presentation

    VickyRN replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The attached Basic Carbohydrate Counting Document may be of help to you with your project :) Basic Carbohydrate
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    Studying long hours

    VickyRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    moderator's friendly reminder: please keep to the subject at hand and avoid derailing this thread with personal attacks, condescending remarks, rude comments, etc. remember the terms of service....
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    Skin Changes At Life's End (SCALE)

    VickyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you for sharing this very personal account concerning your dear mother. ((((Hugs)))) to you :redbeathe Seeing such a horrific wound form so suddenly in a dying individual can be immensely...
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    Skin Changes At Life's End (SCALE)

    VickyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Very true - we're witnessing a much-needed shift in paradigm that is backed by emerging research - not all pressure ulcers are avoidable, especially in dying individuals. The KTU is also known as the...
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    Need help selecting education consultant to start new program

    VickyRN replied to bookwormom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This may be of help to you: American Association of Colleges of Nursing | Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice and Faculty Tool Kit American Association of Colleges...
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    Second Degree Programs in Central Ohio

    VickyRN replied to buckeyepaige's topic in Ohio Nursing

    moderator's friendly reminder: per our terms of service and to safeguard peoples' privacy, please do not mention the names of staff or faculty in your posts. this is very well trafficked internet...
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    CNA Instructor - Need Advice for Clinical

    VickyRN replied to belabelisa's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Welcome to the Nurse Educators Forum, belabelisa :) What is your school's protocol for instructors signing off skills in the clinical site? Are you required to watch each one? Or, would it be OK to...
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    Good Writing Skills Are Essential

    VickyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As long as we are on the subject of writing, received this e-mail communication today, from someone at my
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    Good Writing Skills Are Essential

    VickyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well said, brillohead. One of the high schools in my area is encouraging the kids to write their assignments in "ebonics," if they desire to do so. Now, just how far do you think these kids will get...
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    Good Writing Skills Are Essential

    VickyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Every single one of the examples I gave came from student entries in my recent online nursing research class. One of the objectives of this class, besides teaching the students the principles and...
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    Therapeutic Lying With Dementia Patients

    VickyRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't look upon it as lying, per se, but entering into that patient's reality, which is probably much more pleasant to them than the present. AD is such a cruel disease, dismantling the personality...
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    Are nurses really vulnerable?

    VickyRN replied to Dinma123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Moved to Nursing Student Assistance
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    RN student needs help!!

    VickyRN replied to ESRUN5891's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thread moved to Nursing Student Assistance Forum
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    Looking for a good lab test website

    VickyRN replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You are very welcome
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    I GOT A JOB!

    VickyRN replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations!!!!!