86toronado BSN, RN

86toronado has 5 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in neurology, cardiology, ED.

86toronado's Latest Activity

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   Manager wants us back in office...

   86toronado replied to rn30's topic in Nursing

   Those of us who did not/could not work remotely throughout the pandemic received no such differential. I worked in a closed unit with all COVID positive patients for months and received nothing above or beyond my usual pay for doing so. What makes ...
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   Conflict of Interest?

   86toronado posted a topic in Professionalism

   I work in a LTC facility. We have several medical providers that have patients in our care. One in particular literally never sees his patients. Instead he has an LPN who works for him who also works PRN in our facility essentially practicing medi...
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   New Unit Manager - short term

   86toronado replied to Straight No Chaser's topic in LTC Directors

   I took a position as a unit Manager in a LTC facility last year. I had no LTC experience whatsoever. It was scary, and then we got to deal with a COVID outbreak in our facility on top of everything else! I have been muddling through. I have fo...
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   What kind of shift report was that?

   86toronado replied to proud nurse's topic in Nursing

   This is why I love ER nursing. Report consists of something along these lines: "Okay in room 1 you have a 65y/o male no cardiac history, chest pain for 3 days. Line, labs, EKG done, doc hasn't seen him yet. Room 2 is a 48y/o female abdominal pain,...
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   What is so difficult about this question?

   86toronado replied to 86toronado's topic in Emergency

   I don't know. If it were me, I'd want the healthcare provider taking care of me to know all about my medical history. For example, I've had pneumonia 3 or 4 times in my life. I've had at least three concussions. None in the last 15 years, but sti...
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   What is so difficult about this question?

   86toronado posted a topic in Emergency

   As an ED nurse who works triage a lot, I find it incredibly frustrating that when I ask most patients if they have had any medical problems in the past they give me a blank stare, and sometimes ask "What do you mean?" Most then proceed to give me th...
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   Poll: Do you wear your wedding band to work...?

   86toronado replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing

   I wear mine, but it's just a plain silver band, no crevices or anything to get stuff caught in. And when I wash/sanitize, I routinely push the soap/sanitizer onto/around/under it. Most of my married co-workers wear their big diamond solitaires to w...
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   Is there a line floating?

   86toronado replied to applesxoranges's topic in Nursing

   I've worked in float pool, and was expected to float anywhere except ICU, ED, and OB. That said, since I had PALS, I suspect I could have been asked to float to OB if it had been necessary. And I did regularly float to ICU, and took "step-down" pai...
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   Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

   86toronado replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing

   It's all about perspective... Does a doctor, or a lawyer, or an engineer think that my $60k a year is big bucks? No, of course not. But the people who say that to me are not doctors, lawyers, or engineers. They're waiters, retail workers and of co...
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    what's your take on this?

    86toronado replied to stumps's topic in Nursing

    I have been threatened by patients when working in the ER, so I could see it from that perspective. I don't know why the med-surg nurses would need to watch their backs though...
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    Shift differentials?

    86toronado replied to 86toronado's topic in Florida

    Three months was the norm in the hospitality industry, where I worked before healthcare. Not ideal, but if you need coverage, you can always choose to pay COBRA rates for the interim period. I usually just wing it, but I don't really have any chron...
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    New grad at a non-skilled nursing facility?

    86toronado replied to Pets to People's topic in Geriatric

    Um... to be blunt, it wouldn't even be a question for me. If I were in a position where I needed to borrow money for rent, I would take any job I could get to put food on the table for me and my family, even if it was waiting tables, or mopping floo...
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    Shift differentials?

    86toronado replied to 86toronado's topic in Florida

    Wow! 35% on nights??? That would be amazing! I hear Orlando pay is a little higher than the rest of the state, though... I have a couple of friends who have transplanted there in the last few years. But my husband is intent on living hear the ocea...
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    "When Was the Last Time I Wow'ed a Patient?"

    86toronado replied to Mully's topic in Relations

    I love this topic!!! I just had to meet with not one, but two managers of a unit I floated to after working a 12 hour shift, to answer about a patient complaint regarding my nursing the night before!! The patient, who waved me away when I attempted...
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    Shift differentials?

    86toronado posted a topic in Florida

    My husband and I (both RN's) are planning a move to Florida, specifically the Sarasota area in the next 6 months or so. I hear all the time about how FL nurses don't make that much money, but according to their online job postings, Sarasota Memorial...