86toronado BSN, RN

neurology, cardiology, ED

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    Dirty Needle Stick

    86toronado replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I had that happen to me as well. It's very scary, and all I can tell you is what the ER doc told me when I had my testing done: that the chance of getting infected with the dirty needle of someone...
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    Is this common on night shift?

    86toronado replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I think that is the norm... by which I mean expecting night workers to show up to classes and meetings during the day without any regard to the fact that they take place during the...
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    Finally landed an interview

    86toronado replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you gave some really good answers to some difficult questions... if I were you I would expect to get called for a second
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    Patient beds in hallways

    86toronado replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    A hospital near me (not the one I work at) recently started taking these "admitted" patients from the ED to a holding area where they could wait for an inpatient bed to open up, while being cared for...
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    Best Area to Work as a New Nurse?

    86toronado replied to RN4S22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I disagree. All areas of nursing can be overwhelming if you aren't prepared... but some may be less so than others. Don't try to start right out in a critical care area like ICU, CCU. Med-surg is...
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    Got a Job, Finally

    86toronado replied to AugustBoy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations!! All in all, I think you would get better experience on the stroke unit, but I may be biased, since I work on a stroke unit :) Good luck no matter which job you
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    Orlando Nursing Pay ? Anyone heard anything good?

    86toronado replied to Airbrushguy's topic in Florida Nursing

    What are you comparing it to when you say it is low? I live in NY, where we pay state taxes, and enjoy a higher cost of living than most other states, yet salary.com says that nurse's pay in most...
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    help! want to quit....how long do i have to stay to avoid looking bad?

    86toronado replied to limonada's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How long do you have to stay for it not to look bad? The general recommendation is that you stay in your first job for 6 months to a year. It will take 6 months for you to feel competent in your new...
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    The National Health Service - how do other countries provide care???

    86toronado replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    How is that worse than our system here? If my insurance company decides that my life isn't worth the cost of a procedure, and I don't have the money to pay out of pocket I don't get the procedure....
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    Office vs hospital position

    86toronado replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

    not usually. management generally, or possibly staff rn's with a lot of seniority, but for someone just out of school, that's probably not a possibility in the hospital setting. one exception might...
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    Are Hospitals Checking Credit Reports For new Hires?

    86toronado replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    Credit checks have been pretty standard practice for awhile in the corporate world.... I think companies feel that if you mismanage your own money, you may be cavalier with theirs as well. Not saying...
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    How often do you work extra?

    86toronado replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    I try to do one extra shift a week, 4 or 8 hours, never a 12. I get called regularly, but like others said, I don't go in if I have plans. I try to schedule my extra shifts ahead, so I'm in the...
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    Alternatives to Med-Surg

    86toronado replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, cool name! Secondly, I thought I'd just throw in there that if you don't like the high turnover, and prefer to get to know your patient's a little bit, you might like acute rehab....
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    Nursing student looking for my "niche"

    86toronado replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do it myself, but I have a couple of co-workers that moonlight in home health. According to them, it's a lot of checking up on people after they get discharged from the hospital, doing...
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    If nursing is your second degree/career...

    86toronado replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    I put my prior degrees under education, along with my nursing degree. As far as old jobs, I put my most recent non-healthcare related job, since that was a management position and I felt that the...
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    Your Pet Peeves in Nursing..

    86toronado replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    How about family members who finish having a 30 minute telephone conversation with the doc, and then call the nurse's station to have us explain what the doc just said? Have sat there and listened to...
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    Travel nursing

    86toronado replied to ITALY123's topic in Travel

    Good luck with the travel nursing career! I'm jealous! Can't wait for my hubby to finish up with school so I can do the
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    What is nursing school like??

    86toronado replied to psustudent5's topic in General Nursing

    How often you go totally depends on your program... they are required by the State board of education to provide you with X number of clinical hours, however they provide them in different ways....
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    Travel nursing

    86toronado replied to ITALY123's topic in Travel

    Check the travel nursing forum on this site, but for a short answer: yeah, I don't see why not! Most travel companies give you private housing, so whom you have staying with you is your
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    How mych did you $pend to become a Registered Nurse?

    86toronado replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    In just tuition, probably $15,000*. If you add in books, licensing fees etc. probably $17000. If you add in credit card bills accrued while working part time and attending nursing school... $20K?...
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    How do you know if you're cut out to be a nurse??

    86toronado replied to psustudent5's topic in General Nursing

    Patience, the ability to think on your feet, and a thick skin are a few character traits that come to mind... I think a lot of different types of people can be good nurses, though. My best advice if...
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    managements new idea for call-lights

    86toronado replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Now that is a good
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    How to become more marketable to new medical center

    86toronado replied to MauriceRC's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you're right on track. Maybe try and contact their HR department, and ask if you can be put on an email or phone list to be updated as to when applications are starting to be accepted......
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    CNA, graduated as RN 1 year ago, can't find job, difficult to work with

    86toronado replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I have someone like this on my floor. She is an LPN, was for years, then our facility changed the role for LPN's, had to get certified in IV meds, or something like that (way before my time). This...
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    Are sign on bonuses back?

    86toronado replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    I got a sign on bonus of $2000 this year. They never went away at my facility. They are also giving bigger bonuses to ER nurses with experience, or so I