SquishyRN

SquishyRN BSN, RN

ER, Trauma, Med-Surg/Tele, LTC

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  1. Two step triage process and registration

    SquishyRN replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    We have a two-step "quick reg" triage system. When the patient first comes through the entrance there is a desk with registration and a nurse. This nurse enters the chief complaint and assigns an ESI....

  2. 2018 Nurse Salary

    SquishyRN replied to #MakeItRain's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital setting, short answer, yes. Co-workers leave in droves for better pay. It doesn't bother me for the time being because my priorities are more than pay. Management doesn't micromanage,...

  3. 2018 Nurse Salary

    SquishyRN replied to #MakeItRain's topic in General Nursing

    Location: Los Angeles, CA Experience: 4 years RN, 3 years LVN (LVN experience did not count towards wages) Current specialty: ER Pay: $37.50 base, $1.00 BSN, $3.75 night, $2.25 weekend, $2.50 charge,...

  4. Current hourly wage LA area

    SquishyRN replied to MJB2010's topic in California Nursing

    Nope. Large level I trauma

  5. Current hourly wage LA area

    SquishyRN replied to MJB2010's topic in California Nursing

    My $36.88/hr before differentials is starting to look laughable... and I'll be at my place of employment 3 years next month. But some things are worth more than

  6. LVN am i underpaid?

    SquishyRN replied to helloyou123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    2 years in you're good in terms of experience before looking for another job. Time to move on

  7. Is becoming a lvn a waste of time?

    SquishyRN replied to Jay1900's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As long as your expectations remain realistic in that you're likely not going to get a hospital job as an LVN, there are still plenty of job opportunities for LVNs in SNFs, clinics, and home health....

  8. Do you have a free charge nurse on your unit?

    SquishyRN replied to EllaBella1's topic in General Nursing

    In the Med-Surg unit I worked the charge would not have an assignment 99% of the time. If we were short, the charge nurse might have to take 1-2 patients, but it was always the easiest patients. In...

  9. Base Hospital/MICN Question

    SquishyRN replied to ianrod27's topic in Emergency

    Non-base hospitals are capable of receiving EMS patients, but they are directed there by a base. Does that make sense? Pretty much the process is that EMS will call a base station from the field and...

  10. What good does a BA in anything do for nursing

    SquishyRN replied to Big_Mike's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah pretty much. And once you're done with school, it means absolutely squat in the nursing employment

  11. Length of Time it Takes to be a Good Nurse...?

    SquishyRN replied to Newgurl17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a new grad LVN working in SNFs it took me AT LEAST 6 months before I wasn't a nervous wreck going into work, not to say that after those 6 months I wasn't nervous, I just at least wasn't ready to...

  12. Base Hospital/MICN Question

    SquishyRN replied to ianrod27's topic in Emergency

    A base hospital is, like previous poster mentioned, a hospital designated by the EMSA (or Emergency Medical Services Authority) to give EMS personnel orders for treatment of patients in the field and...

  13. ED Pay vs Med/Surg Pay

    SquishyRN replied to trumley's topic in Emergency

    At both facilities I work base pay is the same for all specialties and determined by years of service, but there is a critical care differential for ICU and

  14. Parkland ER Residency Feb 2017

    SquishyRN replied to yummylasagna's topic in Texas Nursing

    Nothing to do with the topic, but I figure since y'all are going to be in Parkland's ED soon someone might know something Does anyone know what type of scheduling the nurses in the ED have? Do they...

  15. Moving to Seattle, I have some questions

    SquishyRN replied to tserofw's topic in Washington Nursing

    The union contracts of a lot of the Seattle area/Western Washington hospitals can be found online. You'll be able to see what the hospitals are offering straight from the horses' mouths including base...

  16. Influenza Epidemic Declared in Western WA

    SquishyRN replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    Got my flu shot. Still got the flu. Several of my co-workers have too. I'm assuming the shot for this year didn't cover the strain going

  17. What Do You Love About Nursing?

    SquishyRN replied to Allison007's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing gives me the flexibility and the finances to be able to do the things I love, particularly travel. I wouldn't be able to travel as much as I do with a regular 9-5 job, nor would I probably...

  18. 2017 Nurse Salary

    SquishyRN replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    Location: Los Angeles, CA Experience: 3 years RN, 3 years LVN (LVN experience did not count towards wages) Current specialty: ER Pay: $36.27 base, $1.00 BSN, $3.75 night, $2.25

  19. Hospitals with self-scheduling

    SquishyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does any one know which hospitals in the DC area have self-scheduling either in their ED, Med-Surg, or Telemetry

  20. I want to quit

    SquishyRN replied to R8T3D_RN's topic in Emergency

    You're a new nurse in a new specialty, it's going to be hard no matter what. I've been in the ED two years and only now am I really starting to feel comfortable going to work (or at least not...

  21. Best specialty for a new nurse interested in ED?

    SquishyRN replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Emergency

    THIS. A good ER residency program can make wonderful ER nurses out of new grads. I think prior experience is important if a hospital doesn't have a dedicated ER residency program, but if they do then...

  22. ER nurses- what do they do for your staff education?

    SquishyRN replied to alreinsch's topic in Emergency

    For staff in general, we have as other PPs have mentioned, annual competencies, certification renewals, optional monthly staff meetings where a doctor in a specialized field will hold a 1 hr class on...

  23. ER orientation....

    SquishyRN replied to RNuko's topic in General Nursing

    Sure it's legal. There's no law in the US that stipulates how many hours a nurse needs to be on orientation before being on their own, whether it be ER or any other specialty. Orientation durations...

  24. LPN Moving to Southern California

    SquishyRN replied to cut3_cupcak3's topic in California Nursing

    THIS. Although finding a job before moving is difficult in itself as the majority of places that hire LVNs do it the old fashioned way with a paper application directly to the person doing the hiring....

  25. Is there a law on minimum hours for PRN employees

    SquishyRN replied to Maustin89's topic in General Nursing

    This is how it worked at all the nursing homes I've worked PRN in. Where I work PRN now, I used to give the scheduler my available days, and she'd try to work them into the schedule, but now she'll...