Leonardo Del Toro

Leonardo Del Toro RN

"Wound care - geriatric care

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  1. Obama health care law upheld.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to strawberryfields's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Agree with you. If the trickle down effect was true, we'll be rich by now because corporations are making record profits while the rest is unemployed and suffering horrible problems with their...

  2. Obama health care law upheld.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to strawberryfields's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    YES!!! Thank you Mr. Obama and thank you Chief Justice Roberts. I think this ruling is the right thing to do for all Americans. Is one step to create a more humane and socialized health care in the...

  3. How The NCLEX Works (Part I): Computerized Adaptive Testing

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to TheCommuter's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    if you answer too many questions incorrectly in a brief time period, the beam will tilt to the left and you will fail. if you correctly answer many questions in a short period of time, the beam will...

  4. Are there really enough jobs???

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

    I think if you really always wanted to be a nurse and this is where your heart is there is no error. But is wise to know and prepare for the situation at hand. Yes the job market at best is very poor...

  5. I am concerned with age discrimination?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Michael Shimko's topic in General Nursing

    Don't even wast your time. Hospital nursing jobs right now are nearly impossible to get. There are thousands of applicants for each opening. Newgrads are only accepted in new grad programs which are...

  6. Being nervous about the science and math of nursing school

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to mzhendrix10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There is little math in nursing school. You just have to brush up in basic math (fractions, metric system conversions) and than as for the math itself there are about 6 or 7 type of operations which...

  7. Did I scare them away? (Long Story)

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

    I have a similar story that just happened to me. I was accepted as a volunteer at a trauma center. After 10 months of working there 1 to 2 four hour shifts per week I became a familiar person. I...

  8. Hospital CEO Salaries: Are The Big Bucks Justified?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to TheCommuter's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is sad we don't have a socialized or at least a semi socialized health care in the United States. Hospitals are corporations that resemble any other corporation where the sole purpose is to make...

  9. Any tricks to remembering normal lab values?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to scm0890's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There is no trick other than learning them. I made a power point with all relevant values, the first plate has Na, the second shows 135 -145 mEq. and so forth. I run the file and right it down on the...

  10. Working home health care as a new grad?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to citylights89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    At one point I had this same exact question however I'm now going for any job. Soon enough you'll be an old new grad and let's face it; every time a few NG positions come up there are thousands of...

  11. Loan Forgiveness

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

    Almost two years now and no jobs. As a old new grad things are looking pretty terrible for me. Is terrible I spent all this time learning something I can't get a job with but what really worries me is...

  12. New Grad interested in Trauma

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to BlueSunRise's topic in Critical Care

    There is a hospital in Rio de Janeiro Brazil called Miguel Couto HOSPITAL MUNICIPAL MIGUEL COUTO em foco . They have a huge trauma center there. The city or Rio de Janeiro is so filled with trauma,...

  13. Got the JOB!

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to LiveHigh2012's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations, in what state are you

  14. New CA RN seeking job. Anyone have any leads?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to jamestheclaw's topic in California Nursing

    Welcome to the real

  15. Trying to move west coast (CA, OR, WA). Job prospects for new grads?

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

    OMG this is the epicenter of this whole "nursing glut" lack of jobs specially for NG. DON'T DO IT! unless your plans are to relocate to California anyway and you don't care to wait for a...

  16. Is the Nursing Licensure Exam effective?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to agree with that. I often tell people that passing the NCLEX is like learning how to play a video game and they look at me as if I had two heads. I often tell people who's having difficulty...

  17. Awesome feeling when you completed your last shift in a hell hole

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

    Some places really suck and are toxic Good

  18. failed again....

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to June2012's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How much time are you spending with each question? My experience with the NCLEX (wasn't a good one) is that you must move quickly and I think you are being accounted for that too. My "secret formula"...

  19. Move out of CA?

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

    You might as well stay put. It's bad everywhere as some other posts have mentioned. CA is the best payed state. When managers from other states see an application that is out of state they have a...

  20. I really don't know what to do

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

    Wow...that's about 3 years (that is if I still can count right) I'm almost 2 years. I'm starting to relax and not care too much more about it anymore. I've been very anxious and looking hard for...

  21. I really don't know what to do

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

    I'm like what you said: "silly to kill yourself" (not easy to do when you have school loans to your ears piling up interest) but at the end of the day hospitals are hiring or they are not. You can...

  22. Can Volunteer work count as an Work experience?

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

    That much is true but it doesn't end there. I think that today putting all your eggs in one basket might very well be the way to go. With thousands of greatly qualified new grad applicants all over...

  23. Unemployed & inexperienced New RNs. Vent it out!

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

    I heard from inside sources that hospitals are not exactly hurting right now. Some in my area have shown record profits, even though they are "non profit" (go figure). What I think is happening and...

  24. Applying for Positions That Aren't Part of New Grad Program

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Ct22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think that hospitals at this point have no shortage of experienced nurses. There is no need to hire new grads since it's a risk they are taking. You can apply because you never know but I think is...

  25. What is the first thing you are going to buy once you are a nurse?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Good luck finding a