Lisa From Maui

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  1. Island Fever

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    koi, thank you for the post! for those of you not good at math... 640 sq feet... put another way... that's 20 feet x 32 feet. depending on your credit and down payment, if you bought it for $ 260,000...

  2. Manoa Spring 2010 Admissions

    Lisa From Maui replied to P-LuDe's topic in General Nursing

    Dear o0: Have you called Manoa? Would a phone call answer your question? I hope you find your answer. :loveya: Also, I'm curious... when I see your name o0tee0o I get this picture in my head....

  3. Using BSN credentials(not a BSN)

    Lisa From Maui replied to funfunfun550's topic in General Nursing

    dear fun fun: how important is this to you, really? i decide, every day of my life, if i'm gonna focus on what i have, and create peace and happiness, or focus on what i don't have, and create...

  4. How much is too much for student loans?

    Lisa From Maui replied to jadedgreeneyes's topic in General Students

    there is no such thing as good debt!!! going into debt is like having a rattlesnake bite you. some people recover completely, some people recovery partially, and some people never recover. but,...

  5. How much is too much for student loans?

    Lisa From Maui replied to jadedgreeneyes's topic in General Students

    Jaded: You wrote, "Tuition alone is going to put me around $18,000 in loans." Is that for one semester? One year? A 2-3 year RN program, including prerequisites? A 4 year BSN program, including...

  6. How much is too much for student loans?

    Lisa From Maui replied to jadedgreeneyes's topic in General Students

    how much is too much? $1 i'm a huge fan of daveramsey.com i hate debt! getting in debt is like being fat. easy to charge up the credit cards, easy to get the student loans, easy to eat the ice cream,...

  7. Island Fever

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    dh = dear husband pto = paid time off fob = fresh off the boat heco = hawai'i electric company, your electric bill hvcb = ??? military pcs = ??? okie wrote: "after reading some posts...

  8. Island Fever

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Dreamon: I'm glad you're listening. Glad one person is. Please, come to Hawai'i. Vacation here. Have the time of your life. You will love it! Stay living on the mainland, get a good paying...

  9. Cost of Bringing a Dog To Maui

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    in another thread, okie icu rn wrote: we have 2 dogs and i don't know how feasible it will be to bring them… i too have checked out the cost of obtaining the vaccines and tests required to bring...

  10. Island Fever

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    Windward, you wrote, "I've got a touch of vertigo from shaking my head." I'm laughing out loud!!! Thanks for the laughter. Enjoy your rest. -- Lisa

  11. Island Fever

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Okie ICU, I am gonna answer a question about bringing your dogs. I like things to be organized, so instead of adding the cost of dogs to this thread, I'm gonna start a new thread. -- Lisa

  12. Island Fever

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Okie: Aloha! Thanks for your post. You wrote, "you need to research cheap ways to vacation." When I was in my 20s, I did find cheap ways to vacation. I would go camping, stay with friends,...

  13. Suggestions for HOW TO FIND A JOB

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Bug Out: Let's say a new grad RN or LPN interviews with a Director of Nursing (DON) at a long-term care (LTC) facility (nursing home) -- and the new grad and DON both agreed -- that while the new grad...

  14. Need Job For New Grad Rn

    Lisa From Maui replied to sunset1986's topic in General Nursing

    post by quotetheraven. i have read so many posts about new nurses not finding jobs, or at the very least not finding the ones they had hoped for. it's this way, pretty much, all over right now. i...

  15. Suggestions for HOW TO FIND A JOB

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in Arizona Nursing

    hoozdo: i really value getting accurate information, from the source, so i wrote an email to the arizona state board of nursing. i asked: are there any state laws - or azbn rules - or any...

  16. Are there hospitals hiring new RNs in Vegas?

    Lisa From Maui replied to RNindmaking's topic in Nevada Nursing

    if you take some time and go on allnurses.com and start to read threads in other states... you'll find that there are many new grads in many different states that cannot find jobs... no one will...

  17. Advantage for Speaking Spanish?

    Lisa From Maui replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    will you be more marketable? that really depends!!!!! if you are working at county hospital, 24th street & van buren, in any department at all, then yes! it's a benefit. if you are working at...

  18. Salary question

    Lisa From Maui replied to sinawahi's topic in General Nursing

    Windward: I like your answer of "prevailing rate" a whole lot better than mine. I'll use it in my next application & interview. Thanks for your wisdom; thanks for posting. -- Lisa

  19. NLN Exam Scores?

    Lisa From Maui replied to michellebelle808's topic in General Nursing

    Michelle: I just took the National League for Nursing (NLN) exam in September 2009. There are 3 sections: 1. vocabulary & reading comprehension MAX SCORE 60 POINTS 2. math MAX SCORE 40 POINTS 3....

  20. AS in RN vs. BS in RN

    Lisa From Maui replied to michellebelle808's topic in General Nursing

    michelle: first off, what is lcc? and i'm guessing you're on oahu? when a person writes an original post, i really appreciate it when he/she does not abbreviate. i value clarity. i've been reading...

  21. Salary question

    Lisa From Maui replied to sinawahi's topic in General Nursing

    i'll let my scarcastic humor out for a minute... you could write, "iteijhthaj." which stands for i_ th_ _ ec_ _ _ _ _, i'm j _ _ _ h_ _ _ _ to h_ _ _ a j_ _. okay, back to being...

  22. Island Fever

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Mr. Stinkeye: I laughed out loud when I read your response. Thank you for the humor. -- Lisa

  23. Island Fever

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Dream On: Vacationing here and living here are two completely different experiences. If you've got the money to vacation here, I say, GO FOR IT! I would HIGHLY recommend Maui! Much less...

  24. Island Fever

    Lisa From Maui replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    Slobgob: *smile* In this allnurses hawaii forum, there are many nurses from the mainland with many questions. They want to know what it's like to live here. My intention, when writing the original...

  25. Jobs in Hawaii

    Lisa From Maui replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    MommyT: That Craigslist ad is for Hale Makua, a LTC facility, 2 miles away from where we live. I talked to them months ago. Very polite, very respectful, very considerate HR lady. She said: 1. We...