[blee1]

anyone got experience or comments about Queen's units, particularly their SICU? TIA.

[WindwardOahuRN]

Originally Posted by blee1

anyone got experience or comments about Queen's units, particularly their SICU? TIA.

Why are you asking??

[blee1]

im thinking about coming home for the summer to do my externship their (im in a bsn program here in the mainland). also, im trying to figure out if its a good unit to work and start off in since my plans are to jump into an icu after i grad - do you have info for me??

[HawaiiRN808]

I was born and raised in Hawaii, and went to nursing school in Hawaii. The Queens Medical Center ICUs are the top-notch ICUs in the state of Hawaii. The QMC is the only Trauma Center in the entire Pacific Rim which includes Samoa, Polynesia, Micronesia, etc. The pay is pretty good at QMC and you can go to www.queens.org and go to Nurse Salary to find out how much nurses are getting paid. Please be aware that there might be a communication barrier if you are coming from the Continental US to Hawaii because we speak "pidgin" which is a combination of Hawaiian and Asian languages mixed into one. Hawaii is a beautiful place and although Ive been to 41 countries in my lifetime, Hawaii will always remain my favorite place on this earth. -HawaiiRN808 (now living in Fort Walton Beach, Florida)