xjhoxwex

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1. Hourly pay/commission

   xjhoxwex replied to JQRN's topic in Aesthetics

   It all depends on where are located. I am in Hawaii and the hospital pay here is about $58/hr. I work part time in an Icu and part time in aesthetics. I have been in aesthetics for about 5 years and I am at the point where I make more in aesthetic...

2. Any one in the KCC ADN program

   xjhoxwex replied to happyjab's topic in Hawaii

   Actually i did go back for my bsn, however, like an idiot i never finished it, i am like 2 classes and 1 clinical shy. To be honest i really do not see the incentive of having a bsn in hawaii, unless you want to be a manager or a supervisor (both po...

3. Any one in the KCC ADN program

   xjhoxwex replied to happyjab's topic in Hawaii

   Dayam you all you people getting into the program now got it hard. When I got accepted way back in fall of '03 my gpa was only 3.4 (cumalative for prereqs and co reqs). and i had a NLN of 134. Also i had classmates who only had a gpa of 2.8 or so. ...

4. worried

   xjhoxwex replied to yoseko's topic in Hawaii

   Ill be honest with you, HPU has a stigma of being the last resort school on oahu. The reason being is because you do not need a flawless GPA, and there is no entrance exam requirements. I am an ICU nurse and have precepted many HPU students during ...

5. Primacor drip

   xjhoxwex replied to Genista's topic in CCU

   In our hospital primacor is mainly used with our open hearts, and is tirated to CI > 2.2 and svo2 >60 . I prefer primacor over dobutamine, as it has a lesser effect on HR and BP. When titrating you normally turn off primacor first because the...

6. ACLS from AMR near Aiea?

   xjhoxwex replied to mlmRN30's topic in Hawaii

   I would suggest taking acls with a friend being that this is your first time and you are a new grad. Remember that you will be taking this course with other people who are probably experienced in critical care or emergency medicine who have previous...

7. hawaii medical center west

   xjhoxwex replied to mew1's topic in Hawaii

   I actually work at hawaii medical center east. If you are a new grad and wanted to work med surg then the contract is 18 months and if you wanted to go into critical care the contract is 2 years.