Kauai RN

Kauai RN has 20 years experience and specializes in L&D RN.

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1. How Soon To Specialize

   Kauai RN replied to NearlyanRN's topic in New Nurse

   Aloha Nearly an RN, When I was a new grad, there were many programs offered to new grads to specialize and be trained. I was always told it was best to have at least 2 years of med surg experience before specializing. I chose to get experience and re...

2. Home Health RN going back to hospital setting.

   Kauai RN replied to Kauai RN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes Mama Kitty, currently I manage the care for 30+ clients as well as managing over 50 employees. I have thought about this but was the understanding I may need more recent hospital experience to be a hospital case manager. What is the going pay rat...

3. Med surg RN turns OB?

   Kauai RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Any advice on how an RN with only 2 years med surg experience and 6 years home health experience and get into OB, L& D. Any classes or courses I can take to make me a better candidate?

4. Home Health RN going back to hospital setting.

   Kauai RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Aloha, I am an RN with two years med surg experience, but have been in home health for the past 6 years. Any advice on RN refresher courses or websites for practice nursing calculations to get my foot back into the hospital setting?

5. CA nursing ratio numbers?

   Kauai RN replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

   The last time I worked in Cali it was 5:1 in med surge which was AWESOME :)

6. Administration of non approved FDA drugs

   Kauai RN replied to Kauai RN's topic in General Nursing

   Latest info on Kauai. So after contacting the Narcotic Enforcement Division along with the FDA and the Executive Officer of Pharmacy and Nursing, my agency has come to the conclusion it is not safe for a nurse to administer a non approved FDA drug. A...

7. Working in Hawaii

   Kauai RN replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

   Aloha! I have been living in Hawaii, on the island of Kauai for the past 18 years and love it! I have been an RN for 6 years. Jobs are pretty scarce right now unless you specialize in ER or OB. We have actually been hiring travelers to fill these spe...

8. Administration of non approved FDA drugs

   Kauai RN replied to Kauai RN's topic in General Nursing

   Please post your state's response...curious to see if it is universal across the states~~

9. Administration of non approved FDA drugs

   Kauai RN replied to Kauai RN's topic in General Nursing

   finally somewhat of an answer today! i just spoke with our local executive officer of pharmacy and nursing who informed me that the nursing practice act does not state nurses are allowed or not allowed to administer a drug that has not yet been fda a...

10. Quirky Habits?

    Kauai RN replied to dorisc1981's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, we've got some quirky nurses So my quirks are; Whenever I am going to leave my house in the morning, I have to use the bathroom right before I leave, no matter how many times I have already gone. I always read magazines backwards. I have to sta...

11. Administration of non approved FDA drugs

    Kauai RN replied to Kauai RN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! Cited legal info is what I need. Thanks to all of you for your input thus far. I have a call out to our local Department of Health and they are also researching this. I will let you know when I (hopefully) get the "legal" info :)

12. How long till you receive nclex-pn test results?

    Kauai RN replied to babyglocs's topic in NCLEX

    Two weeks in Hawaii ....... yesterday they were talking about the PVU test? Have you tried that?

13. Administration of non approved FDA drugs

    Kauai RN replied to Kauai RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes very cloudy area, the med is Clobazam, used for seizure disorder in a pediatric patient. Up til now, the family has been giving it but this limits them to their daily activities and they would like the RN/LPN on duty to give it if possible. It c...

14. Administration of non approved FDA drugs

    Kauai RN replied to Kauai RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sooo, this is my GREAT delima.... I am a nursing supervisor for a home health agency and have a client with a M.D. order for a drug that is not FDA approved yet, they are getting it from Canada. Is it legal for an RN to administer this drug? I am not...

15. Administration of non approved FDA drugs

    Kauai RN replied to Kauai RN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know where this is documented anywhere?