She is an active advocate for nursing as is evidenced through her work on the NYSNA Functional Practice Unit of Direct Care Providers and the Medical-Surgical Nursing Clinical Practice Unit. Arrick has been a member of NYSNA for more than twenty years. As a delegate for NYSNA’s Delegate Assembly, as well as the National Federation of Nurses (NFN), Arrick collaborates with peers regarding the issues of staff nurses. She mentors new registered nurses in her field, emphasizing the Nurse Practice Act as her guide. According to a colleague, “Victoria’s level of care and skill set has been acknowledged as a benchmark by her peers.”