jerrycRN

jerrycRN has 2 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics.

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1. Job prospects for new grads.

   jerrycRN replied to barkandwag's topic in Hawaii

   i dont know about that..had a call-in position at queens as a cna..an a call-in position at hmc-east as a psa during nursing school...and neither of them offered me a job...but i aint h8tin..got a great rn position at a magnet bay are hospital..but s...

2. New Grads... Is Anyone Addressing The Issue?

   jerrycRN replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in Hawaii

   getting your foot in the door is also not enough.. i worked at queens as an aide and hmc as a tech even before nursing school..and i still couldnt land a job in either place..i even applied to nursing homes i.e. ann pearl, oahu care facility, etc. et...

3. Feeling Homesick

   jerrycRN replied to jerrycRN's topic in Hawaii

   Thanks Lisa for the advice..I'm actually here in Hawaii for a little R and R and vacation..Being home for a short time makes me miss everything I loved about Hawaii...My plan was to actually work in the mainland for 3 years and I truly hope and pray ...

4. Pediatric Nurse interested in the O.R.

   jerrycRN replied to jerrycRN's topic in Operating Room

   thanks for the advice....but i was wondering, for all you O.R. nurses have you had prior med./surg. experience before working in the O.R.?

5. Feeling Homesick

   jerrycRN replied to jerrycRN's topic in Hawaii

   Hey thanks for all the advice...im pretty much stuck here for the next two years because i've commited myself for two years because of the training the hospital provided me...i think its starting to look like a 3 year plan (i recently bought a car he...

6. Pediatric Nurse interested in the O.R.

   jerrycRN posted a topic in Operating Room

   So I've been a pediatric nurse for almost six months, and even though I love it, my passion out of nursing school was to become an O.R. nurse. I was wondering, what steps or classes I need to take to become an O.R. nurse? And for you O.R. nurses, d...

7. Feeling Homesick

   jerrycRN posted a topic in Hawaii

   Born and raised in HI, I made the difficult decision to move out of the islands to pursue my nursing career and now I've been working at a great hospital in the area I've always wanted to work in, pediatrics. Though I love working where I'm at, I st...

8. let do a poll: school grad or going and place working

   jerrycRN replied to mzjennx's topic in Hawaii

   I love and grateful to be working at LPCH. It's a great place to learn. As for my essays, my short answers were about a quarter of a page long and my main essay was a page long double spaced. The CVICU is a relatively new unit (and nice) so I woul...

9. let do a poll: school grad or going and place working

   jerrycRN replied to mzjennx's topic in Hawaii

   I graduated from UHM with a cumlative gpa of 3.4 with so-so grades during nursing school and yes it was very competitive out of 300 applicants only 20 or so of us made it through the program. It also depends on the type of unit you apply for. you a...

10. Healthcare Nowadays..what the heck's up?

    jerrycRN replied to augiebear's topic in Hawaii

    yea i agree..i was placed on the alternate/ waiting list at KCC, but was accepted at UHM..

11. let do a poll: school grad or going and place working

    jerrycRN replied to mzjennx's topic in Hawaii

    UHM/ Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

12. Manoa Fall '09 Admissions

    jerrycRN replied to worf's topic in Hawaii

    The upside was that I was able to get into the UHM Nursing Program with a 3.7 g.p.a and 92% on NET. I was also wait-listed. Also I heard they are taking in more students now. The downside is that I heard there were even more applicants because of ...

13. Jobs in Hawaii

    jerrycRN replied to silentRN's topic in Hawaii

    that's a correct assumption. there are many new grads from hawaii (ahem..myself) who are forced to leave the islands to pursue career opportunities in the mainland and there are some new grads who are working as lpns and nas hoping that its their "f...

14. which is more ideal for RNs, clinics or hospital?

    jerrycRN replied to miss_cy's topic in California

    First of congratulations on getting your R.N. license. Secondly, most nurses say that its a good idea to start off in an acute care setting (i.e. med/surg.) then specialize after a year or two of experience. I also learned that most outpatient clin...

15. Looking for New grad nursing programs

    jerrycRN replied to brem86's topic in Hawaii

    yea..gonna have to agree with your teachers..for several months i've been tryin to find a job as a nurse in hawaii from hospitals to nursing homes to even home health...i did a couple of flu clinics..then made the difficult decision to move to the ma...