Dedicated, compassionate critical care RN with 36 years of critical care experience; a Christian based career. Excellent physical assessment skills in order to provide quality care for patients in the critical setting, also, with excellent patient teaching skills to provide quality of life after discharge. A team player with excellent teaching skills for less seasoned coworkers thoroughly enjoying a multicultural atmosphere of patients and coworkers as well as being fully fluent in Spanish. Management positions previously held, however, my calling is to the bedside realizing there is no "I" in team. Self motivator with self starting skills requiring minimal supervision working collaboratively with physicians. A very strong patient advocate realizing the patient is a nucleus of a family and the family is just as important to the patient's survival and post discharge survival. Excellent empathetic, compassionate skills with terminally ill and DNR patients and their families.