Leonardo Del Toro

Leonardo Del Toro RN

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  1. How are Schools getting away with pumping out so many new graduates for no jobs?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to AlleycatLady's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    One has to remember that before 2008 there was a nursing shortage and a few months later this shortage has disappeared Where did the shortage go? Did the patients went away? To a point yes because of...

  2. Angry Nurse here!

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My advice, find him and then bring him lunch the next

  3. Critical Thinking: you have it or you don't. Agree or disagree?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to LTCnurse11's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Our minds are pliable and always learning so everyone can develop critical thinking if they focus on achieving it. You might be a quick thinking person but if you don't have much experience your...

  4. I think I'm done with nursing.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    I understand what you are going through because I'm in the same boat as you but I'm not quitting. We carer changers walked into nursing perhaps at it's worst moment. The situation now is the complete...

  5. Giving up

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to MommyandRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm noticing many nurses saying "enough" or "I quit" and I think this is a sign that the bottom is starting to fall out. Let's be real, nursing is a brutal job at times (most of the times) we are...

  6. Giving up

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to MommyandRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I think the nurse workplace has progressively gotten worse with the recession. Hospitals have the upper hand on nursing staffing and nursing shortage is a thing of the past so big hospitals do...

  7. Sign on bonuses

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Yuvonne's topic in General Nursing

    Over all sign up bonuses are a thing of the past...maybe after they (big corp) destroy the nursing profession and make it so crappy no one wants to become a nurse and deal with life and death...

  8. How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have a good strategy to deal with situations like this. First of all don't take anything personal know that all that is happening is a reaction to someone new. Be nice to everyone go ahead be extra...

  9. How far is your commute and how offten do you work?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to pnkgirl25's topic in General Nursing

    I commute 7:30 hours to work. Of course I moved there but I still come home every other week and a half thanks to the rural hospital where I found work is all 12 hs shift. Of course my kids are big...

  10. Doctor vs Nurse

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to anne919's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I see a problem right there. Assuming that you just ended the conversation without reaching a conclusion that satisfy both parties, regardless weather the doctor was wrong and you were right is not...

  11. Got "nurse face"? How'd you get it?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Cinquefoil's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Relaxing your face is a good thing but better yet is to feel relaxed internally. Ounce you achieve that your face will naturally relax. How do we relax? Not an easy thing sometimes we all have the...

  12. MD's hand writing

    Leonardo Del Toro posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I cannot believe this. What in the world possesses some MD's that they think it's OK to write riddles so we have to spend precious time dicifering and getting together in groups of guessing games...

  13. ACLS class as a student? good or pointless?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to procrastinator911's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think is always a good thing but you don't really need it if you are not going into either ER or OB or ICU. If you are interested in any of these areas you should do it but it will be a waste of...

  14. Who actually likes nursing??

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to mmcnabb3's topic in General Nursing

  15. Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to sweetgeorgia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Being a nurse is like going to war everyday I never had any other idea about it before I became one. I don't expect anything from nursing either a paycheck helps but I think there is a problem going...

  16. MD's hand writing

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That is

  17. I'm becoming very discouraged

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to bkworm8it's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes the game have changed even though they (nursing schools) still push the programs as usual. Hospitals are not hiring right now and only 45% of new grads are getting training. The nursing shortage...

  18. I got fired today...

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to patrickh_rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am sorry about what happened to you but remember but there's a good side to everything and something precious to learn. I am a new nurse too and what I noticed is that there are lots of hidden traps...

  19. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I love 12 hs shifts they were a strong selling point for why I went into nursing. Three days and I'm done for the week where else can you get that? Think about it, 8 hs in the work place and your day...

  20. New grad trying hard not to give up...

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to yourstrulyjmc's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It is so hard right now. Instead of hiring you hospitals make record profits by grilling the staff knowing they know its so hard out there. Keep trying that's the only way. If you can move to the...

  21. Which states hire new grads?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to greyL's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    At the end of the day the most rugged out of beaten path and remote areas are hiring. It will take some guts to just get yourself there and start working and finally get over this NewGrad

  22. JOB AFTER MASTER'S

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to singh2manish's topic in International Nursing

    In normal times a masters is a plus and a door opener but now it doesn't really mean much. I have a masters degree and it didn't really help me to get a job right out of school. I would even say that...

  23. Unemployed New Grad Support Group

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes that's a great idea but more effective would be if hospitals would begin to hire but instead they keep loading more work to fewer nurses. Big hospitals are not only for profit corporations but...

  24. The New Grad situation today

    Leonardo Del Toro posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wondering if new grads are starting to get hired again. How long will this "non nursing shortage" last. I also wonder how many new grads went into non nursing areas or quit altogether and went into...

  25. Which states hire new grads?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to greyL's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hospitals that are still hiring new grads are usually located in remote areas where no one wants to go to. When I decided to get out of CA I contacted these small rural hospitals in TX, NV, ND, SD and...