SquishyRN BSN, RN

SquishyRN has 15 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ER, Trauma, Med-Surg/Tele, LTC.

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1. New grad LAC USC (ED)

   SquishyRN replied to jmarquez98's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Literally NOTHING has changed about the application/interview process you described 2 years ago 😂 Everything you listed out step by step is still exactly how it works. Even promotions go through...

2. New grad LAC USC (ED)

   SquishyRN replied to jmarquez98's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Not at LA Gen anymore, but I'm still with LA County. You'll learn a lot being at County, just take it all in one day at a time. Will you be starting in the

3. New grad LAC USC (ED)

   SquishyRN replied to jmarquez98's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Overtime is calculated on the hourly amount and, yes, gets added on top of the salary

4. New grad LAC USC (ED)

   SquishyRN replied to jmarquez98's topic in First Year After Licensure

   New grads would earn the lowest amount on the "Registered Nurse I" pay scale. Google "LA County Registered Nurse I" and click on the job description, not "Registered Nurse I/Relief Nurse" just the...

5. New grad LAC USC (ED)

   SquishyRN replied to jmarquez98's topic in First Year After Licensure

   What department are you interviewing for? The interviews are conducted by different departments and not specifically for a new grad program. If the department hires you and you happen to be a new...

6. New grad LAC USC (ED)

   SquishyRN replied to jmarquez98's topic in First Year After Licensure

   General interview type questions like "Name a time you were faced an ethical dilemma and what did you do in response?” Things like that. Nothing clinical related like "What medication would you use...

7. New grad LAC USC (ED)

   SquishyRN replied to jmarquez98's topic in First Year After Licensure

   @NillaWafers, ASN wrote really good step by step instructions on getting hired at LA County on the first page of this thread. LA County is huge with multiple facilities and departments, so you can...

8. Huntington Hospital RN Residency April 2022

   SquishyRN replied to mmdanielle3's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

   What's the pay rate at

9. Exhausted from Covid

   SquishyRN replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

   I’m glad I don’t feel this way alone. I’m burned out and beaten down. I feel guilty because my coworkers are in the same trenches but they’re still muddling through. The California...

10. Emergency Nursing Areas

    SquishyRN replied to Mary3010's topic in Emergency

    As an emergency room nurse I do all of those and more. Some shifts I only do some of those things, other shifts I could end up doing all of those things. Still not sure what kind of answer you're...

11. NBC's The Nurses - Just another nurse show?

    SquishyRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    You knew Tim! He just retired last year, except he had already been in U.R. since I started working there so I never got to work with him directly, but he's a County ER legend. I don't know if you...

12. New Grad in LTC considering to transfer to hospital

    SquishyRN replied to Rose126's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Since they're not allowing you to work two jobs, I would take the full-time hospital job now, but maintain good relations with the LTC you're in so when the pandemic blows over you can go back and...

13. New Grad in LTC considering to transfer to hospital

    SquishyRN replied to Rose126's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I worked in LTC for 3 years before going into acute care... it will be like starting from scratch all over again... but with only one year into your nursing career, you're still pretty new anyway so...

14. ER vs M/S

    SquishyRN replied to MomtaRN2B2020's topic in Emergency

    I would try to break out of my comfort zone and go to the ER. However, go in with the mindset that you're a new grad all over again... sometimes having experience in a different specialty for a long...

15. TNCC for a Travel Nurse

    SquishyRN replied to NursyParker's topic in Emergency

    4-6 weeks I think is too much given that TNCC is a class. I like to think of TNCC as the trauma version of ACLS or PALS. It's not just a test, it's a class that the completion of would demonstrate...