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  1. How bad is traffic from Waikiki to Tripler?

    mcubed45 replied to wanderanne's topic in General Nursing

    heh i think a lot of people misread your post and think you're working days... getting to tripler by 7pm should be no problem. rush hour in that direction is done by 5-6ish. once you get on the...

  2. worried

    mcubed45 replied to yoseko's topic in General Nursing

    what are your application stats? if you're looking at it from a financial perspective, HPU is your most expensive option. Even if you're paying out-of-state tuition at UHM or KCC i'm pretty sure...

  3. Any one in the KCC ADN program

    mcubed45 replied to happyjab's topic in General Nursing

    KCC grads are guaranteed admission into UHM's ADN->BSN bridge program once they've completed the additional pre-reqs. the program can take 3-4 semesters (you can test out of pathophys saving you 1...

  4. Any one in the KCC ADN program

    mcubed45 replied to happyjab's topic in General Nursing

    hmm you might wanna check when orientation during break is... i'm not sure they'll allow you to make it up (it's supposed to be mandatory for accepted AND alternates). i'm not sure how last minute...

  5. Need Job For New Grad Rn

    mcubed45 replied to sunset1986's topic in General Nursing

    it's fairly recent. a couple years ago it was the reverse. there were pages and pages of RN job listings at every hospital. new grad orientations every couple months at queens too. a lot of it...

  6. Any one in the KCC ADN program

    mcubed45 replied to happyjab's topic in General Nursing

    as far as being an alternate, a lot of nursing applicants may be applying to manoa as well as KCC. if they get accepted into both, they have to turn one down so a spot opens up in either case. the...

  7. Any one in the KCC ADN program

    mcubed45 replied to happyjab's topic in General Nursing

    they're also trying to add a healthcare experience aspect to the application process. it was supposed to start for fall08 applicants but it fell through. basically having healthcare experience would...

  8. Need Job For New Grad Rn

    mcubed45 replied to sunset1986's topic in General Nursing

    the local new grads here can't even find jobs and preference is given to them since they do their clinicals there.. it kinda sucks here right now for new

  9. Guys: Just Curious - Need Your Opinions

    mcubed45 replied to Dottie78's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Since you don't really know the context, his comment could be genuine or a joke. Some people go into a field for the wrong reasons. Nursing's no different. It's also just as possible that he's going...

  10. Does Masters degree help?

    mcubed45 replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    it really depends where we're at in a couple years. Queens currently has a hiring freeze. new grad's simply cannot find positions anywhere. a lot can change in 4 years so it's really hard to say....

  11. What math formula do you recommend for NCLEX

    mcubed45 replied to puddingpie's topic in General Nursing

    here's how you would apply dimensional analysis to this problem: you know you want 135mg amoxicillin. you know the stock soluition is 250mg/5ml solution. you are being asked to find how much of the...

  12. What math formula do you recommend for NCLEX

    mcubed45 replied to puddingpie's topic in General Nursing

    i haven't started learning about med calcs yet so i'll use some chem examples. say you're trying to find the mass of 2 moles of carbon. you know the molar mass of carbon is 12grams/mol. if you...

  13. Chemistry stuff

    mcubed45 replied to nurseineleven's topic in General Nursing

    you've got 1 mole of the substance. you can find the molar mass of each atom on the periodic table. just add up the masses. be sure to account for subscripts (e.g. there are TWO hydrogens and ONE...

  14. Kaiser in trouble?

    mcubed45 posted a topic in General Nursing

    so at our dept meeting the other week our supervisors started talking about how Kaiser Hawaii is currently running at a loss. they said Kaiser National gave Hawaii a 3 year period to turn things...

  15. Why are beta blockers contraindicated for ppl with asthma?

    mcubed45 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    so it's only the blocking of beta 2 receptors that they're trying to avoid with asthma pt's, correct? since a lot of the beta blockers used to treat hypertension are actually intended to block beta 1...

  16. Nurse bashing, public view to a news item

    mcubed45 replied to annmariern's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i miss the days when you needed to be at least somewhat intelligent to even know how to get online and navigate your way to a message

  17. Why are beta blockers contraindicated for ppl with asthma?

    mcubed45 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    stimulation of beta 2 receptors causes broncho dilation. if you block these receptors, you can't broncho dilate as easily. when you have an asthma attack, a beta 2 agonist is usually given to induce...

  18. Hydrogen Ions vs. Hydroxide Ions

    mcubed45 replied to Buffy31's topic in General Nursing

    water actually breaks down to form hydroxide and hydrogen ions: H2O -> OH- + H+ some texts prefer to use the hydronium ion instead of the hydrogen ion as the product. It's basically talking about...

  19. Are you good at chemistry?? Hyper, hypotonic??

    mcubed45 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    you're confusing the definition of hypotonicity with hypotonic dehydration. hypotonic dehydration = water loss RESULTING in hypotonicity in other words, you lose mostly pure water. this means you've...

  20. Employer told everyone results of my TB test!

    mcubed45 replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    actually that lawsuit was based on the fact that mcdonalds was holding their coffee at an unsafe temperature (185*F) and had made no effort to address many previous issues of customers suffering...

  21. What's the difference ?

    mcubed45 replied to jimannt's topic in General Nursing

    another thing to consider is that some ADN (associate RN) programs allow you to take the LPN exam after your first year. they're specifically structured to qualify you for the LPN exam after the...

  22. Cool test: Left VS Right brain....

    mcubed45 replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    i see

  23. Cool test: Left VS Right brain....

    mcubed45 replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    it's not really a predictor of right vs left brain. just an optical illusion type thing. the image isn't changing every 15 seconds - it's just restarting. there's a slight hiccup so the animation...

  24. KCC Grad/Current Students

    mcubed45 replied to augiebear's topic in General Nursing

    which students are at Kaiser this semester? saw a bunch've them in the cafe this afternoon (friday

  25. Any one in the KCC ADN program

    mcubed45 replied to happyjab's topic in General Nursing

    aw crap i forgot KCC's deadline is a month earlier than UHM's.... lol guess i'll try faxing my app tonite and mailing another copy tomorrow (sat). monday's a holiday though so idk. bleah. idk how i...