86toronado BSN, RN

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    2.5% annual raise - should I be as irritated as I am?

    86toronado replied to iLOVEbees's topic in General Nursing

    I got a less than1% raise this year (union, not performance based) Just had this discussion with my mom yesterday, actually. Any raise is good in this economic
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    Getting Into Hospital While In School

    86toronado replied to floridanurse1983's topic in General Nursing

    Could you work as a unit clerk? It is not hands-on patient care, so it shouldn't matter if you are "over-qualified" but you should be able to get your foot in the door, so to
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    WGU RN-BSN 10/01/11 start...anyone with me?

    86toronado replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Western Governors University

    Got my transcript eval, finally! Aside from Microbiology, which I knew I would have to take, I don't need any other extra courses, just the nursing ones! I'm very happy about this, I was sure I...
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    WGU RN-BSN 10/01/11 start...anyone with me?

    86toronado replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Western Governors University

    I heard somewhere that a "pass" at WGU is equivalent to a "B" letter grade, but I don't know if they have it in writing
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    How many new grad associate degree nurses have landed jobs recently?

    86toronado replied to Will Never's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am not a new graduate, but my husband is. He graduated with ADN in May, started a job in late June. His employer wanted him to start in May, but he wanted the time off after graduation. We are in...
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    Am i the only crazy one who feels this way?

    86toronado replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    I got into nursing because I felt that way at my old job... am now blessed with four days off a week, and I relish them. But I also never spend a vacation week at home, always go somewhere. Usually...
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    WGU RN-BSN 10/01/11 start...anyone with me?

    86toronado replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Western Governors University

    I just had my intake interview today, start on 10/1 as long as I can scrounge up the money. Anyone else have any issues with getting tuition reimbursement from your employer? Mine wants to pay for 6...
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    Typical benefits at hospitals?

    86toronado replied to windinmyhair's topic in General Nursing

    I pay $54/month for health insurance with no co-pays if I use my hospital's facilities and physicians. If I choose to use someone else, the copays range from $20 for a office visit, to $100 for an ER...
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    Advice needed from fellow night shift people

    86toronado replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    What I do when I ned to be up for "day" things is sleep about four hours on my first day off. Just come straight home from work and sleep until, say, noon. Then force yourself to get up, even though...
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    Hmmm...maybe not the right career choice

    86toronado replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Better that she face reality now, rather than at the end of two or four years of very hard
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    New Grad RN First Job OR or Med/Surg Oncology

    86toronado replied to chadkRN's topic in General Nursing

    Take the med-surg job for sure. As a new grad, you won't get the kind of all-around experience that you need in the OR. In the OR whatever skills you learned in nursing school could get rusty, and if...
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    Nursing wife..cop husband..does it work?

    86toronado replied to RKRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say probably half the cops I know are either married to nurses, or other cops. While taken individually they might be high divorce rate jobs, I think police work and nursing go well together!...
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    M/S RN to ER?

    86toronado replied to #1ME's topic in Emergency

    As a former floor nurse who has now been an ED nurse for approximately 6 months, I have to say the biggest thing I had to get used to was doing things without an official MD order. We have...
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    NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    86toronado replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    "Since I have been on this floor, I have observed and experienced first hand how many of the nurses do NOT get a break during their 8 and 12 hour shifts. If we do take a break, we have to find someone...
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    ZZZZ's - Time to be honest!

    86toronado replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I fell asleep once or twice when I was a PCT during nursing school. It was always while I was doing a 1:1 sit with a suicidal patient who was sleeping. I would just find my eyes drifting closed,...
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    My WGU update

    86toronado replied to Lisa1980's topic in Western Governors University

    I'm right there with you. Am awaiting my transcript review for awhile now. I was planning on Sept. 1 but am now worried about having to push back to October due to slow admission process! I guess...
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    Lunches: Brown bag or cafeteria?

    86toronado replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    I have to brown bag it. While the cafeteria is theoretically open on night shift, there is only one employee working so if he is on vacation or sick us night shifters are SOL. Also no guarantees...
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    Would you suggest nursing as a career to someone considering it?

    86toronado replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, so much negativity. I have worked in jobs where I was overworked, underpaid, and not respected. Believe me, nursing is a walk in the park compared to most of my previous jobs. I guess it's all...
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    PLEASE help me work through this issue...

    86toronado replied to NannyG16's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we were just about a year without a new contract, and never went out on strike. As a new employee, your primary concern should be keeping your nose clean until the contract negotiations...
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    How To Survive (and Thrive) In Nursing School

    86toronado replied to 86toronado's topic in General Students

    I don't think any one is better than the other. The incredibly easy series has a lot of visual cues, so if you're a visual learner that might be a good one for you. But I've found the questions in the...
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    Press Ganey Parody

    86toronado replied to MarkonCRT's topic in General Nursing

    Discharge Hugs!! Why didn't I think of
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    Overworked nurse

    86toronado replied to Pigeons's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, my hospital recently cancelled all overtime shifts so even though there are nurses who are willing to work and make staffing better for everyone, we will work short instead. I think this is so...
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    Too many absences for transfer

    86toronado replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility you get written up after 6 absences in a year, but I've never heard of it being a part of the transfer policy. But then the most I've ever called in was 3 times in a year. But working...
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    What can the prehospital crews do in your area?

    86toronado replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Emergency

    I've noticed that paramedics around my area (upstate NY) have become less likely to intubate in the field, and more likely to use kings airway, etc. Wondering if that has been going on elsewhere....
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    Online MSN Ed program advice please

    86toronado replied to FreudianSlip's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Try the distance learning forum, you're more likely to get advice from current students