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  1. Hyperkalemia a ticking time bomb?

    mcubed45 replied to JenHRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Were they having widened QRS complexes? Calcium is more for stabilizing the myocardium when they've progressed to the point that they're having widened QRS complexes. Were they acidotic? Bicarb is...

  2. Queens or Starub

    mcubed45 replied to jgaddi's topic in General Nursing

    are you a nurse? student nurse? new grad? what are your career goals? and what positions have you been offered? there's a lot to consider but gonna need more

  3. ANY SUCCESS STORIES?!

    mcubed45 replied to LVHI_RN's topic in General Nursing

    People get jobs all the time, it just usually takes at least a year of working as an aide/tech on average. This probably won't be changing anytime soon since hawaii nursing schools produce 500+ new...

  4. Looking for some insight from seasoned CCU nurses :]

    mcubed45 replied to alyssaryan797's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    what kinda of unit is this exactly? are you sure it's not a telemetry floor? i really don't see a hospital hiring a MS nurse into float pool and having them work in CCU with no ekg/acls/telemtry/icu...

  5. Maximum number of IV meds & lines

    mcubed45 replied to nursebettee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Umm your hospital/pharmacy should have a reference for checking compatibility. Use that. Do not use an online forum to check compatibility if you value your license/job. Our hospital uses Micromedex....

  6. Moving to Hawaii - new grad

    mcubed45 replied to obrn13's topic in General Nursing

    Your class kind've lucked out with the timing. With Queens opening Queen's West next year there were a lot of positions to fill at both facilities. As such, the recent nurse residency group was much...

  7. Future MICU RN

    mcubed45 replied to Brad2019RN2b's topic in MICU, SICU

    How can you want to be a MICU nurse "so bad" if you don't even know what they do? If you're not even in nursing school yet, your area of specialty shouldn't really be a concern. Focus on your current...

  8. Moving to Hawaii - new grad

    mcubed45 replied to obrn13's topic in General Nursing

    CNA/Tech pay at the major hospitals on Oahu is around $16-20/hr. RN pay after 2 years experience is about $50/hr The average wait for a new grad working as a CNA is usually 1 year at MINIMUM. There...

  9. Is nursing school more expensive in HI?

    mcubed45 replied to RHill9919's topic in General Nursing

    HPU is around 20-25k a semester KCC does NOT use a wait list and is very competitive. For UHM/KCC you basically need nearly straight A's and great exam

  10. Job Hunting....and failing!

    mcubed45 replied to NewGrad_RN&LPN's topic in General Nursing

    You need to work in-house as a CNA/WardClerk/Tech/etc to get an RN job at any hospital in Hawaii. All new-grad programs are only open in-house. This will not change anytime soon. There are several...

  11. ICU nurse looking for local input

    mcubed45 replied to betherjd's topic in General Nursing

    have you considered taking travel positions? a lot of the staff we've picked up have been travelers that were a good fit for the unit and decided they wanted to extend their stay in HI (as regular...

  12. Please Help: Chaminade University of Honolulu

    mcubed45 replied to nursedane's topic in General Nursing

    Proabably the most important factor to consider is whether you plan to stay in Hawaii to work after graduating. The new-grad market is terrible and the addition of another RN program only makes things...

  13. Disappointed..Straub, Queens, Kieser

    mcubed45 replied to MAL, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Basically if you have less than a year experience, you need to go through the hospitals new grad program. Hospital policy. At HPH and QMC this is pretty much non-negotiable. In Hawai the new-grad job...

  14. medisave.net?

    mcubed45 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    anyone ever order a stethoscope from www.medisave.net? starting nursing school next semester and need to buy a scope. school recommends all the students buy the Littmann Cardiology III. I've been...

  15. HPU

    mcubed45 replied to TNTD2011's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's not much consolation now, but your education really doesn't make that big a difference a couple years down the line. What really matters is what you do after school. I know amazing nurses...

  16. Recommended stethescopes/Nursing Central for UH?

    mcubed45 replied to jujubees1's topic in General Nursing

    Once you start having to look up every single med each of your 4 patients are taking (med type, dosing, method of action, duration, side effects), you'll see the usefulness of an electronic version of...

  17. Recommended stethescopes/Nursing Central for UH?

    mcubed45 replied to jujubees1's topic in General Nursing

    This is incorrect. Usage depends entirely on your facility/instructor. Because some facilities have a strict no cellphone policy, I opted for an iPod touch with Unbound's Nursing Central. I have used...

  18. Will i ever get into UHM nursing?

    mcubed45 replied to nikidesu's topic in General Nursing

    keep in mind that you are limited in retakes for UHM. after that they only use your initial grades when processing your app. this is why UHM pre-nursing students will drop their pre-reqs with a "W" if...

  19. Any Chaminade Of Honolulu Nursing Students here

    mcubed45 replied to CUHNURSE2015's topic in General Nursing

    FYI being accepted into UHM as prenursing doesn't mean anything. everyone that wants to go into nursing is automatically categorized as "pre-nursing". there aren't any requirements. the hard part is...

  20. Fall 2012 NEW State Wide Nursing Curriculum

    mcubed45 replied to rockinitfreshawaii's topic in General Nursing

    KCC isn't on the statewide curriculum YET. as a condition of their most recent accreditation, they are being required to get on board. not sure what the time frame is though. also not sure how KCC...

  21. HELP PLEASE!

    mcubed45 replied to KianaM's topic in General Nursing

    congrats! are you the one orienting on

  22. Hawaii has low unemployment so why are RN jobs tough to get?

    mcubed45 replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    It's very simple. The economy turned to crap and our older nurses put off retirement or went back to full-time work. All the new-grad jobs immediately disappeared. Hawaii's nursing force is definitely...

  23. didn't get nln score yet

    mcubed45 replied to servealoha's topic in General Nursing

    UH looks at the PERCENTILE KCC looks at the COMPOSITE call the school for more

  24. KCC ADN FALL 2011

    mcubed45 replied to nurse_oneday's topic in General Nursing

    at UHM we're required to get the littman cardio III. it's a pretty awesome steth. it'll last you from nursing school all the way into your nursing practice. it's worth investing in a quality steth...

  25. KCC ADN FALL 2011

    mcubed45 replied to nurse_oneday's topic in General Nursing

    KCC is royal blue UHM is hunter