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I have been away from oahu for about 3 years now. I had to move away from oahu because i couldnt find a job after graduating nursing school. Since i have lived in the mainland for 3 years i have gained 3 years of critical care nursing experience at a truma center in the ER. I really miss oahu and want to move back but i am worried that i will take a big pay cut. however, although i know i will take a big pay cut. i am ready to take the cut because i rather live back on oahu then on the mainland. so for you nurses who are currently working on oahu as nurses, i have a serious and personal question for you... how much do you earn per hour? If you dont mind when answering, please state the hospital you are working for. and for night differential how much per hour do you earn? also anyone know if oahu schools are still participating in furlough fridays?

here is my 2 cents on this mepn program... i am a UH nursing program BSn graduate and i work as a nurse in california. i graduated right when the mepn program was instituted at UH. the staff personally asked me if i would like to participate in the first UH mepn program and promised me that i would defintely be accepted. they also promised that there would be many grants and programs that can pay for my tuition. of course i turned them down. why, you ask? well, during this time in hawaii jobs were hard to obtain. i hears from friends and colleagues that rn jobs in hawaii are arder to obtain than ever. new grads are not getting jobs and are subject to work as NA/CNA/SNF. my theory of tuning down the mepn program was because the lack of experience as a rn when you graduate with a masters degree in nursing. really who would want to hire you when you have absolutely no nurse experience. sure you will have a masers degree but what good is that when you dont have a job. i am a rn in california and i made more being a rn than a NP. and this is only working regular 32 hours per week. i would sugest do the BSN program first, then get a rn job. gain your experience , then get a masters degree. your credibility and experiences will go along way when you apply for higher level job. just a thought.

i believe i recieved a phone call from the administrator that i got accepted then a week later i recieved the official letter of acceptance. then from this point you have to get all your paperwork ready and done. the biggest part for me was to get all of my vacinations up to date, get my physical, get my tb clearance.

UH nursing has a point system based on various categories for example, you receive points for completing the pre-req. the more pre-reqs you complete the higher the points. Your GPA plays a big role in the points as well, other categories like NET, SAT,TOFEL,NLN test scores play a big role. I know this because the counselor gave me the scoring sheet. I was accepted to the UH accelerated program back in summer 2006, and graduated in winter 2007. during the entire program the staff were saying how easy i would be to get a job in the nursing field and not to worry. well this wasnt true for many graduates. 5 out of our 20 classmates still do not have a nursing job, 4 of our classmates including myself moved out of oahu to find jobs in the mainland. the economy has affected the healthcare industry...since people are losing their jobs they also lose there medical benefits which translates to people not having medical insurance. I heard that there is a hiring freeze at many big oahu hospitals, including queen's, hmc, etc. Also hospitals are not as willing to hire new grads because of the time and cost involved in training new grads, therefore hospitals would rather hire experienced nurses. So in a nutshell, there is not a nursing shortage at this moment. There is actually an influx of nurses in the medical field. I have a co-worker who's husband works in the emergency room at stanford hospital in california, and he said that they have one night position open and the nurse manager hiring for that one position are overwhelmed with the amount of applicants that have applied for that one position. the nurse mangers job now is to choose the best qualified nurse who has many years of experience in the field and give them the job. good luck with school, study hard and dont be discouraged. I surely do hope that the economy picks up, it will only benefit the people.

I am currently studying to take the NCLEX and I am trying to figure what exactly RNs can delegate to LPN's and NA's. I understand that nurses can't delegate to LPNs and NAs anything that deals with nursing judgement, assessments, and teaching. However, other than these 3 things I am not understanding what we can delegate to lpn/na's. Could someone link me a website or just write down what RNs can and can't delegate. I am reading the 4th ED. Saunders book and I don't see anything on delegation...could someone point to me the page on delegation in the Saunders book? I know that NA's can perform ADLs, feeding, urine collection, ambulation, etc. But I am unsure of what RNs can delegate to LPNs. Someone told me that LPNs can't administer I.V. drugs...however I have seen with my eye in clinicals a lpn administer 2 ml's of morphine IV push. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

you meant to say that, they, the empolyers, are only concerned if you have a license and that they don't care how many times you have taken the nclex.

I was thinking after taking the NCLEX that it would be awesome if they can give you your results of the nclex right after you are finished with the nclex. It is very nerve wrecking and crazy to have to wait for days or even weeks until you find out your results. And don't tell me that there is no technology that can do this. If Kaplan can whip up results of a question trainer test that has 265 questions in 1 second then the NCLEX can do the same. I know for a fact that the test center you completed your test already know as soon as you are finished, if you passed or not. So imagine this, as soon as the blue screen comes on indicating that you are done with the NCLEX. you walk out of the room and you are given your results in an an envelope. Now wouldn't this be awesome, instead of waiting and worrying. However, I know that this will not happen because the testing center will have to hire security or even counselors at the testing stations for all the distrout and emotional people after they find out their results, regardless if is good or bad.

I took the nclex and am happy that I didn't spend my time on medications because I had 2 med questions and 3 calculation questions. Honestly, there is no way a person will be able to remember all s/s, contraindications for all the meds. I would concentrate more on, delegation, priority, precautions, infection control.

Damn, if prayers can move mountains and make you pass the NCLEX, then haleluiah, pray for me as well...actually give me as many prayers as you can. That is awesome news, I am happy for you but I still need to find out my results.

Man you are scaring me because I just took my test 2 days ago and it stopped at 75. Unlike you, I am pretty positive that I didn't do well and that I failed. What were the questions on your nclex like?...I am not asking what the questions were but were the questions hard or easy, more priority or delegation, any med calulations? I ask this because my test consisted of hard questions and about 2-4 easy questions, so I am thinking I was answering the questions incorrectly. Anyhow, this is my strategy. I would take the nclex and jsut do the best that I can. I walked out thinking that I failed so at least if I failed I wouldn't feel as bad. If I failed I plan to shout and scream and curse the nclex, then I will pick myself up maintain conposure and study what I need to to pass the next time I take the nclex. No need to cry and become depressed over what is done. Just be stronger and continue on. It is not the end of the world. You have many opportunities to take the test and pass. I think the biggest thing about people getting depressed and crying is that fact that they have to tell people that they didn't pass, it is all about what others think about you especially your colleagues and your family. I could careless about what my collegues or family thinks about what my results are. Its my life and I am bettering myself to make it better. Also, don't think your any less intelligent then your colleagues just because they passed the test and you didn't. You got accepted to nursing school and graduated and that is a big accomplishment in itself. keep your head high and walk with a twang, with your hips swaying side to side. Don't fret and keep smiling.

I know how you feel. I just took my test 2 days ago and i am nervous and anxious. My test stopped at 75. I don't know if I passed or failed but I am leaning towards the failed side because I didn't know many of the answers to teh questions. At most I was certain of about 4-5 question I answered them correctly. good luck and take it easy.

I am from hawaii. All my other friends said it took about 3-4 days to get teh results in the mail.

let us know if you pass! Good luck to you.

So, I took the nclex today and I was suprisingly calm but I had some nerves going into the test. Of course it didn't help that when entering the testing center it seems as if you are going into a high security government secured area. You name it they did it...everything from finger printing, picture taking, audio reacording and live cam surveilance of you taking the test. All I remember was that I could hear my heart pounding as the first question appeared and to make my situation worse. The question was not an easy question...I was like what the hell is this. The of course the next question was harder. There was absolutely no time during the test that I could say I could detect if the questions were getting harder or easier. I was answering questions, like a kid in a candy store...just choosing anything that looked good. Although there were some questions that I was positive of. Another rant I would like to add to this is that there is really no way to study for the NCLEX. You would have to know every single disease, medication, procedure, precaution, front and back , inside and out, to prepare for the NCLEX. Anyhow, it sucks that we don't have quick results and from what I found out today. The testing center I took the NCLEX already knows if I passed or failed. I wish soon after you finish the test you could get a print out of if you passed or didn't pass. Oh, if your wondering. The test stopped at 75 questions.

I like your positive attitude.