suzanne in hawaii

There are some beautiful neighborhoods in Ewa Beach. Good luck in your move to Hawaii.

One of the biggest reasons why hygienists make a higher hourly rate is that the NUMBERS of hygienists is carefully controlled. They keep a certain number graduating, and so the market is never flooded which would bring down the salary. In addition, s...

Hi- Are you coming from the mainland?

Pasadena and Sierra Madre in Southern California are fun places to live. Newport Beach is fabulous. You would never be bored. Orange County in So Cal is an expensive place to live, but you cant beat it for things to do. Do be careful though, as there...

Hi Sharingan- The shortages are cyclical. When my Mother graduated from PCC with her RN, you could go into ICU, ER, whatever. I live in Hawaii now, and there are lay offs, floor closures, and I am told that many new grads have to go to the mainland t...

Hi PCC RN students! I graduated in 94, and in those days there were no simulation mannequins. The teachers assigned us articles out of nursing journals to read, and we would get into groups and photocopy them. It was tough to get into the progra...

Hi Twilight- Some implants are placed below the muscle and some above. There are different approaches that can be used to place the implants, such as an incision under the breast, axillary, thru a tunnel in the abdomen, or around the areola. Ask your...

Free tuition for your NP if you work in the ED? This sounds great. OR would have less bearing on your work in the future, unless you wanted to become a first assist, or become a CRNA. Both choices are satisfying careers. Good luck in making the best...

Absolutely! Give yourself a good year to be acclimated before deciding to leave the OR. It is such a different world from the med-surg training we got in nursing school. I promise it gets SO MUCH BETTER! Keep your chin up and a smile on your face. Du...

Hi- I can't adress the Masters degree question. I can tell you that it is probably, no make that definately, a good idea to live here for at least 6 months before purchasing a home. This would give you time to asess the neighborhoods and regions on t...

Hi- I am a graduate of PCC, about 14 years ago. I dont live in Pasadena or California anymore, so I dont know what is going on there now. However, I can tell you that PCC was the first AD rn program in the US. The instructors and the program had very...

I like to walk down the street and look at the ocean, read, watch the news, walk my dog, play with my cats.....live is good.

:nurse:ABSOLUTELY NOT TOO OLD!! As someone who was close to 40 when I graduated nursing school, let me tell you, your age is an ADVANTAGE! You have the life experience and ability to empathize with your patients. You have greater emotional strength a...

It is up to you to decide what is best. Being a new RN is stressful and so it is easier if you are doing something you love. However, being a tele nurse first would help you because you will have mothers with medical conditions such as diabetes, ch...

This is an absurd assignment. Why would any nurse agree to it? Run.

Kailua is a beautiful area. Try Tripler, you will be given preferance as a military spouse.You cant miss it, is is a huge pink hospital on the hill visable from many areas on Oahu. The hospitals in Honolulu, or "town" as people in H:nurse:awaii cal...

In Hawaii, on average, as of August it will be 43 per hour, 5.50 per hour for on call.

Congratulations on your new job! You could walk through the unit and get a sense of what the other nurses are wearing. At my hospital (on Oahu in Hawaii) we can wear whatever we want. It doesn't matter if you are young or old, thin or Rubenesque, you...

Hi- People comment that it takes longer in Hawaii for personelle to go thru the paperwork on applications. Since your husband is in the military,you would be given preference at Trippler. Where in Oahu did you move?

Hi Northshore- The ER job sounds great! I'm sure you will be making lots of new friends at the hospital. Our coworkers become like family. Take care- Suzanne

I had an active license in California, and while they were reviewing that they gave me a temporary license for the hospital who hired me in Hawaii. It is only good at the facility which hires you. It is a blast living and working in Hawaii. Go for it...

Congratulations! I graduated from PCC RN program 15 years ago and feel I got a good foundation for my nursing practice. We were sucessful in the program by taping the lectures, transcribing them, and using review books, I think one of them was Lipp...

Talk to a counseler and see if they still have a program called academic renewal.

Hi- I graduated from the PCC RN program 15 years ago (time REALLY flies) so I cant comment on wait times now. I can tell you that we got a good education. The instructors we had then are probably long gone, but I bet a lot of us will remember Dr Lath...

Oahu $5.50 per hour for being on call Time and a half for working, 2 hours pay minimum 3 or suites