Connecting CS Podcast - From a nurse perspective
Christian Soriano
5.0from 11 ratings
- 19
- Episodes
- 11
- Ratings
- 2024
- First episode
About Connecting CS Podcast - From a nurse perspective
Welcome to my Podcast! Uncut raw interviews of peoples' journey in the medical and business realm. Join me as I connect with people, as we talk real-life experiences on the daily challenges of life. My goal is to inspire and speak the truth of the different obstacles people face on a daily basis, I hope to give a different light to showcase personal and career barriers and how they manage to overcome these challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Christian Soriano
- Category
- business · health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 May 2024
- Latest episode
- 9 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
19 episodes in the feed.
9 Jun 2026
Nursing Informatics
In this episode, I sit down with Avneet to explore her unique nursing journey and her transition into nursing informatics—a field that isn’t often highlighted compared to traditional bedside roles like emergency or intensive care nursing. We talk about her experiences as a new graduate nurse, the reality of new grad anxiety that many face but few openly discuss, and how she navigated those early challenges in her career. Avneet also shares how her past experiences shaped her growth as a nurse and eventually guided her into the world of informatics. Beyond career transitions, we dive into work-life balance, personal growth, and how nursing has influenced her overall perspective on life both inside and outside of work. A thoughtful and honest conversation about growth, change, and finding your place in nursing. Enjoy the episode. 🎙️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
11 Feb 2026
From the Trenches: Danier’s Journey Through Emergency & Travel Nursing
Welcome to the new year — and welcome back. It’s been a hectic month, and we’re starting this year with a story from the front lines.On this episode, I sit down with Danier — a nurse shaped by four years in the trenches of emergency, two years as a full-time travel nurse, and now working inside the high-stakes world of the cath lab.His journey didn’t start as an RN. Danier began as a Registered Practical Nurse, grinding, learning, and pushing forward until earning his place as a Registered Nurse here in Canada.We talk about the realities — the chaos, the pressure, the moments that stay with you long after the shift ends. The stories you don’t hear in textbooks. The truth about travel nursing when it’s not just a highlight reel.This isn’t polished. This isn’t scripted.This is Danier’s journey — raw, uncut, and straight from the front lines of emergency and travel nursing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
26 Dec 2025
Bridging the gap in AI and healthcare
From humble beginnings as a Licensed Practical Nurse in British Columbia, Gagan’s journey in health care has been defined by growth, purpose, and impact. After moving to Ontario and becoming a Registered Nurse, she steadily built her career, discovering a passion for creating change beyond direct patient care and into leading teams at the intersection of health care and technology. Gagan became involved in bridging the gap between health care and AI, contributing to initiatives that integrate technology into clinical practice. Through years of continuing education in business and leadership, she leveraged her nursing experience to transition into her role as a Robotics Specialist / Project Manager. Driven by a deep commitment to supporting both patients and clinicians, Gagan’s passion for empowering others has shaped her into an AI Transformational leader. Tune in as we unpack her journey, explore the challenges of change, and discuss how her early desire to make a difference continues to drive her impact today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
21 Nov 2025
The Code blue chaser, Medical device Rep, CPR instructor
From cardiac cath lab nurse to becoming a medical device rep, a nurse instructor and currently a CPR instructor and nurse anesthesia assistant (CCAA) — Christian’s journey is all about growth and impact. In this episode, we dive into how he’s making a difference in the nursing community through teaching and mentorship. He shares the ups and downs of his career, how he navigated change in healthcare, and the lessons he learned turning failures into success. Tune in — this one’s packed with insight and inspiration for anyone in (or thinking about) nursing. Email for business inquiries : cprwithchristian@gmail.com IG Handle : @cpr_rnchris Business Phone # +1 (365) 739-7CPR (277) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
24 Oct 2025
Anesthesia Assistant
Ever wondered what it’s like to work side by side with an anesthesia doctor?If you’ve been curious about exploring a different path in nursing—learning IVs, intubation, ventilation, and assisting in the OR—this episode’s for you.My guest this week is a Nurse Anesthesia Assistant. We chat about his journey as a new grad, how mentorship and support helped shape his career, and what it really takes to become an A.A. He shares what a typical day looks like, the hours, pay, schooling, and how he keeps a healthy work-life balance.We also deep dive into his time in the Acute Nurse Resource Team his transition to PACU, and how those experiences opened the door to anesthesia.Tune in to hear his story and get inspired by the different paths you can take in nursing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
27 Sept 2025
Travel Nursing in Canada and USA
Travel nursing, anyone? 🌎💉 I’m excited to welcome a special guest, Natalie, who just wrapped up contracts in Arizona and Texas. She’s one of many Canadian nurses bringing her talents and skills across the border. In this episode, Natalie shares her journey as an ICU travel nurse in the U.S. — from the step-by-step process of getting started, to the financial side, and everything she’s learned along the way. Tune in and join us for an inside look at what it’s really like to take your nursing career international. Instagram handle: @nataliedostic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
22 Aug 2025
The Aesthetic Shift
In this episode, Nurse Marco shares his professional journey and the path that led him to become an aesthetic nurse and nurse injector. From his beginnings as a Registered Practical Nurse to advancing his education as a Registered Nurse, his career has taken him through diverse roles—including working on the nursing resource team as a float nurse, in the operating room, in the emergency department, and as an agency nurse—before transitioning into aesthetic nursing full time. We discuss his experiences in nursing education, his perspective on the profession, and his transition into entrepreneurship. Nurse Marco offers insights into work–life balance, the realities of starting a business, and the sacrifices required to pursue professional goals. He also shares his passion for helping people build confidence through aesthetic nursing and what he values most about running his own practice. IG handle: @nurse.marco thebeautystandard.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
11 Feb 2025
Float / Nursing Resource Team to Professional Practice and simulator coordinator
February 2025 already?! Here with Jessica Registered Nurse for eight years, shares her experience as a resource team/float nurse here in Toronto. She provides us with her experience as she worked through her masters degree to work now as a Professional Practice and Simulator Coordinator at Toronto Metropolitan University. She has a had a wide range of practice in acute care in the hospital and she tells us her story during COVID, how she battled through depression and what helped her with her mental health. Being away from the stress of those years and channeling her inner joy in dance she was able to thrive in the arts and her first love in dance. Join us as we talk about the importance of mental health, using physical activity and dance as way to battle depression and express yourself. We dive into how Jessica's Journey as an RN, fitness/dance instructor and Professional and Simulator Coordinator. Instagram handle : @distractedbydance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
24 Jan 2025
Nurse Practitioner Pt. 3 of 3
Steph has been on the list of people I wanted to interview for quite some time. I finally got a chance to get her on the podcast. With 4 years of experience in the Neuro ICU, and 4 years as a nurse practitioner in Cardiac surgery, she has now transitioned into her role of a nurse manager. We discuss what inspired her to work as a healthcare worker and why she has moved forward through her career taking on different leadership roles. With her passion for helping and pushing boundaries, she wanted to make a difference systematically. Not only has she finished her master's degree as an NP but also recently finished her master's degree in health administration to make a difference within the healthcare system. In this final chapter of my 3 part series of interviewing nurse practitioners, we get into it with exactly Stephanie’s story. So turn up the volume, as we dial into her journey from a nurse's perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
10 Dec 2024
Nurse Practitioner Part 2 of 3
Dalena, a seasoned emergency nurse turned nurse practitioner, shares her transformative journey from new grad to caring for homeless populations through harm reduction.
3 Nov 2024
Nurse Practitioner Part 1 of 3
On this week's episode, I am sitting down with Nisa who, with 4 degrees, a business owner, and a nurse practitioner achieving it the highest level has gone through a roller coaster ride. She navigates us in her journey in nursing. We dive into her schooling and her experience in university and how family support is such a factor through out her life. She talks about the detours, life events that shaped her to be relentless in her pursuit to become a nurse practitioner. With near death experiences, she was able to adjust and overcome the challenges life threw at her. Either being placed as a charge nurse with little experience, or starting a new business entirely, Nisa shares her what she has learned. If you ever feel when things are impossible we’re reminded that we are more resilient than we think we are. Nisa shares her life story in the hopes that like myself, are able inspire many who are in similar situations. We’re here to let you know that you are capable to climb over these challenges, that it’s hard but not impossible. This episode was amazing and enlightening! Get ready and join us in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
23 Sept 2024
Life during COVID as a Nurse and Photographer
It’s been a couple of years since we came out of the pandemic and a lot has changed. Life as we know it during COVID wasn’t anything like we’ve ever gone through. Being a nurse during that period was an experience none of us will ever forget. Ralph discusses life during COVID as a nurse and a photographer. This is Ralph’s story of how he got into photography and his influences in life becoming a nurse. He was on the front lines as he worked in a designated COVID unit. We get an insight into how he got into wedding photography before nursing and how his passion for the arts opened new doors as an entrepreneur. He shares stories of how it’s not too late to chase your passion and start your own business. He takes us on what it’s like to balance two separate careers. I’m excited for you to join us in this episode and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. IG: @ralphrphotography Website: https://ralphrphotography.mypixieset.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
5 Sept 2024
The New Grad Experience - Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2 of the new grad series, and on this episode I’m hanging out with Joseph. He walks through his experience as a new graduate nurse going into the ICU. Joseph gives his advice and what is helping him physically and mentally to get through his first few months as an ICU nurse. We dive deep into his family roots and the influences that he had growing up that led him to his nursing career. We learn about his past, the roadblocks, the challenges and detours he made along the way to get into the nursing program. We talk life, purpose, and really finding yourself in those early twenties and how time really molds us to become resilient. We reflect and share the struggles of a student and how it made us understand that things don’t always go as planned. He gives us insight into the importance of really working on a passion that you love and having a work-life balance. So, if you’re ready to see through his lens, tune in, as we take you through Joseph’s journey. Instagram : @tamtriomusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
12 Aug 2024
The New Grad Experience - Part 1 of 2
As much as we all like to admit, we were new at some point in our careers, feeling anxious and eager to start. Meet Daniel. Coming fresh from ICU training, we talk about his experience and journey from university to the workforce and into Level 2 ICU nursing. Graduating post covid era, Daniel dives into the choice of why he decided to become a nurse, and what it means to him. We talked about previous experiences that allowed him to move seamlessly into nursing and the ICU. We get into topics of the ups and downs of nursing school, and how it translated into the real world. Sit down down with us, as we open up the new grad experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
28 Jul 2024
Story of Perseverance - What failing taught me in life
This episode will go down in the history books as I open up about my life story and nursing journey. I had the pleasure of having Mark, my first guest on my show to co-host this episode. We’re going into deep about my lowest points in life, challenges, and barriers, and the number of years it took to accomplish my goals. As many times I have failed or was not successful in my own eyes, I felt it was necessary to shape and mold me into the person I am today. We go into deeper conversations regarding my thoughts of mental prep before going to work, stories of perseverance, consistency and not giving up on your dreams. We talk about my experience as a new grad, the importance of communication skills and what on-the-job experiences I learned that carried over to my life. Life has a way of giving us a unique experience and I am excited to share mine. I’m grateful each day that I get a chance to make a difference In someone’s life in my line of work. So if you’re ready to dive in and be entertained, join us on this show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
4 Jul 2024
Sports, travel and culture with Gleezusfeedsus
It's an enjoyable and wildly entertaining show on this week’s episode as I sit down with Gleezusfeedsus. We look at how he's living and his experience playing multiple sports (basketball, ultimate frisbee, and tennis). A food reviewer and a world traveller, Glenn talks about his journey and how he’s battled through injuries and shares how he's recovered from it. We discussed health and how he’s been able to stay active. We talk about travel, culture and identity. He reflects on his travel to the homeland and growing up as a Filipino-Canadian and what he’s learned through travelling alone, only knowing the basic Filipino language. It was great to finally get the person who influenced me to start a podcast on the show, while also learning even more about his life story. I hope you guys enjoy as much as I have in this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
4 Jun 2024
The experience as a new aesthetic business owner
Changes are inevitable in this line of work. We hear about nursing in the hospital, but it extends outside of it. For example, there's aesthetic nursing which on this episode, I got a chance to have a conversation with Nick an aesthetic nurse who along with his wife Nisa recently had the grand opening of their clinic called Aesthetic Room Toronto (ART). Nick opens up about his journey in life first as a student, then working as an emerge nurse to a clinical coordinator. Nick offers insight and reflection on the challenges of starting a business from ground up and the decision to go all in and what this clinic means to him. We talk about botox, fat dissolving procedures, and how it helps clients improve self-esteem, confidence, and the satisfaction of seeing their clients with amazing results. Finally, he shares tips on what he's learned during the process and the importance of work-life balance. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
18 May 2024
Cardiology Ward to Cardiac ICU to Cath lab
Ever wonder what it takes to be a cath lab nurse? On this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Mark as he speaks on his experiences and stories as a new grad entering into the workforce. Mark leads us on how he became a cardiac ICU nurse and his journey going into the cath lab. We reflect on past experiences on working together, challenges he faced during COVID, the importance of work life balance, and mentorship. We discuss building team chemistry, and taking comfort in knowing that you have support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
4 May 2024
Why am I doing this ? What sparked it all
Why am I doing this? See what sparked it all and why I decided to embark on this journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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