jvelasq89 ADN, BSN, CNA, EMT-B

jvelasq89 has 5 years experience as a ADN, BSN, CNA, EMT-B.

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1. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

   jvelasq89 replied to Cisabel's topic in Relations

   I love to teach students in the ICU however sometimes things can become very busy and the patient always takes priority in that situation. I have no doubt that some nurses truly do not like to teach and that is okay, but the majority love to and are ...

2. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

   jvelasq89 replied to workingot's topic in Career Support

   Depending on the facility you work at obtaining certifications such PCCN or CCRN can give you a small differential in hourly pay.

3. Floor to ICU

   jvelasq89 replied to chacha82's topic in Critical

   One thing that I noticed while transitioning from a step down unit to the ICU was prioritization. Frequencies (at least where I work) were different for example on the step down unit we did intake/output totals Q6H and in the ICU we do them Q2H. I fi...

4. Legal contract for ICU

   jvelasq89 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been given the opportunity to broaden my horizons in my field and have been selected to start the first critical care float pool nurse program at our hospital. Essentially that means that I would leave my home floor (telemetry) and work as fl...

5. New CCU/ICU nurse frustrations!!

   jvelasq89 replied to MrsICURN14's topic in CCU

   I am in the same exact situation as you and have found that a book called "Critical Care made Incredibly Easy" by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins has helped tremendously. I am able to learn about procedures and equipment unique to ICU and when I a...

6. Causes of sudden diaphoresis

   jvelasq89 replied to bruto's topic in MICU

   maybe hyperhidrosis? ha-ha jk

7. PCT to RN

   jvelasq89 replied to crossfitnurse's topic in Job Hunt

   Think of being a PCT like a job interview, and try to get along with the staff on the floor. Ive seen PCT's not get hired on as RN's even though they worked on that floor for over 5 years. I've also seen PCT's that the nurse managers practically be...