fsalazar1

fsalazar1 has 4 years experience and specializes in ICU, ER, PACU.

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1. What is your nursing "joy?"

   fsalazar1 replied to jamisaurus's topic in Rock

   Oh my goodness yes!

2. RNs!!!! Did you fail Any classes???

   fsalazar1 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

   I failed Pediatric Nursing once, and it only pushed me back two months in the nursing program. My program allowed you to retake a class once and if failed a second time, you're out. The professor was awful and her tests were unfair. She ended up gett...

3. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

   fsalazar1 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Service is service. That's what nursing, social work, teaching and any human interacting career is all about. SERVICE. I haven't even been an RN for five years yet, but working in multiple areas already has got me exhausted! I may be over the physica...

4. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

   fsalazar1 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   It's sad to me that people don't understand everything that nursing entails even after going through nursing school. I've had new nurses precept under me before, and I remember a few of them being shocked that in ICU (sometimes) there was no CNA and ...

5. ICU Interview Questions

   fsalazar1 replied to 26.2, BSN's topic in Critical

   Hi, Your responses seem well put, but I would rearrange the answer to question 1 in my opinion. It's good to tell them that you work well under stressful situations, but depending on the employer, they would argue that nursing altogether is stressful...

6. Travel nursing

   fsalazar1 replied to Bleumorgan's topic in Travel

   Well, everyone has different situations. I will agree with the others on one thing: you don't have the nursing degree nor the experience yet, so I would focus on getting there of course. If nursing school takes about a year and a half, plus a year or...

7. Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

   fsalazar1 replied to chillnurse's topic in NP Students

   I respect your stance. There are plenty of NPs like you who haven't had any prior experience as an RN but are GREAT at what they do. I've just met many of them who wished they had more experience beforehand. My attitude about being an NP is changing,...

8. Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

   fsalazar1 replied to chillnurse's topic in NP Students

   Still getting used to the site. Sorry about that.

9. Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

   fsalazar1 replied to chillnurse's topic in NP Students

   I agree with this! I couldn't imagine myself with no nursing experience in a nurse practitioner program. I just feel that it's only right to respect the profession enough to get your feet wet in it. Sure, it won't matter down the road, I suppose, bec...

10. Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    fsalazar1 replied to chillnurse's topic in NP Students

    See coment below

11. Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    fsalazar1 replied to chillnurse's topic in NP Students

    On their knowledge of nursing care. Looking at resumes to see if they've been actually working. A good friend of mine has been an NP for about seven years, and she said that she's grateful for her 10+ years of experience because it helps her in diagn...

12. Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    fsalazar1 replied to chillnurse's topic in NP Students

    I agree with the OP as well as other contributors like Retired APRN and Blue Devil. I have been an RN for two years coming in October, and practicing in ICU for 1 1/2 years. Before I got my job in February 2013, I was admitted into an ARNP program at...

13. Nursing Classroom Education: The big bang of powerpoint slavery

    fsalazar1 replied to guest042302019's topic in Educators

    Hello. I must say that I thoroughly agree with your post. I can relate to your nursing school experience, as I was often in classes where I was being talked to instead of taught. I am both a teacher and an RN working in the ICU, and I love working ...

14. New Grad Needs Experience

    fsalazar1 replied to bubblejet50's topic in Critical

    Hello. As a new graduate (as of July 2012), I just got hired at a hospital for a Critical Care Residency. I think that its all about the hospital and what they are looking for. I was truly blessed as Critical Care was a specialty I was interested in....