Hukilau

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1. salary concern

   Hukilau replied to dreamcatcher97's topic in General Students

   I have an associates degree RN, a non-nursing BA and a non-nursing MA. In my experience as a hospital based psychiatric nurse, none of that ever mattered. Salary and raises were based strictly on merit and time with the company. The only thing that a...

2. My NCLEX Story - From Graduation To Results

   Hukilau replied to alana0231's topic in NCLEX

   My story is not so much about the test as it is about the wait for results, You see, children, in ancient times you had to wait FOUR WEEKS to get results after you took the test. I had been working as a psych tech while I was in school but as soon as...

3. How things have changed in travel nursing

   Hukilau posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I was out of travel nursing for 13 years. I used to check a couple of websites that had extensive listings, then I would contact the (usually) one agency that had a listing I liked. At one point I had six active licenses. Fast forward to 2019. INDEED...

4. Psych Travel Assign. Question

   Hukilau replied to katiehydrangea's topic in Psychiatric

   The last travel assignment I worked I made it clear that I wanted to work only the inpatient units and not the psych ED. I even got a letter from Human Resources verifying that I would only be placed on the inpatient units. First day of orientation m...

5. Safety Policies

   Hukilau replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

   Most of your reply makes good sense, but I am a little disturbed by your last sentence. It's possible that some pts might be strongly opposed to having their room tossed because they are trying to hold onto some sense of dignity during a difficult ti...

6. Safety Policies

   Hukilau replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

   I have worked in at least a couple of dozen different psych units all over the country during the past 30 years. Every place has a different policy regarding safety checks and searches. i can assure you that you are on the extreme end of the spectrum...

7. New Nurse Manager in acute psy

   Hukilau replied to devonn1's topic in Psychiatric

   :chuckle :chuckle :rotfl: Thanks! I needed the smile...

8. Diabetes question

   Hukilau replied to RN_WannaBe's topic in Endocrine

   As I understand it, you will always be diabetic. That is, it is possible that with a proper balance of diet and exercise you may be able to maintain your blood suger at safe levels, you will never get back to the point where eating sugar won't spike...

9. PowerPoint Presentations

   Hukilau replied to Zinobile's topic in Educators

   When you hit "slideshow" do you get choices like "animation scheme" "custom animation" and "slide transition"?

10. PowerPoint Presentations

    Hukilau replied to Zinobile's topic in Educators

    Yikes! I have 2003... I thought that was about the same as 2000. Hmmm..... Do you see anything that says "slide design"?

11. PowerPoint Presentations

    Hukilau replied to Zinobile's topic in Educators

    When you open PP, click on "view" and make sure "task pane" is checked. The task pane will be to the right of your slide box. Click on the dropdown that says "getting started" at the top, then click "slide design" and "animation schemes". Play around...

12. New Nurse Manager in acute psy

    Hukilau replied to devonn1's topic in Psychiatric

    I am now wondering if this was a bogus post to begin with. Maybe some kind of class project in a nursing management course. No one could be as hopelessly out of touch as the OP portrayed himself to be.

13. meds over obj/consent for tx-BIG DIfferece??

    Hukilau replied to midnitelpn's topic in Psychiatric

    It is really great that you are thinking about these issues! I believe most of what you stated above was, indeed, the intended use of the Mental Health Advance Directive. But the patient should still have the right to refuse medications, even if he p...

14. PMN,Bestaff,TNA?

    Hukilau replied to yoshi28's topic in Travel

    I am about to take an assignment with Bestaff in MA. My recruiter, Matthew, kept working on the assignment even though he knew my first choice was somewhere else with another company. Guess what? The other recruiter was not keeping in touch to tell m...

15. Hospitals in Hawaii

    Hukilau replied to rnerin's topic in Travel

    Look at the post. He "heard it through the grapevine." That deserves no credibility at all. I lived in Hawaii for 25 years and worked in several of the hospitals. It's just like any other major city. There are good and bad experiences. Honolulu attra...