WindwardOahuRN RN

WindwardOahuRN is a RN and specializes in Critical Care.

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1. Disappointed..Straub, Queens, Kieser

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

   Queens has hired quite a few EXPERIENCED RN's lately. They are pulling from the huge pool of very experienced former HMC nurses who were displaced by the closings of HMC West and HMC East. Since...

2. Hawaii Salaries

   WindwardOahuRN replied to ec2703's topic in General Nursing

   That pay scale is four years

3. Hawaii Salaries

   WindwardOahuRN replied to ec2703's topic in General Nursing

   LOL---all I can tell you is that I personally have worked in the NE where we received 2.5X pay for holidays and I knew of many others that had the same perk. Perhaps it's a thing of the past....

4. Hawaii Salaries

   WindwardOahuRN replied to ec2703's topic in General Nursing

   >>Many of the hospitals are unionized and their pay scale is very strict. Holiday is usually very good. For example, Thanksgiving/Xmas/NYE are 2 1/2 times hourly pay. Thats $125/hr. Well over...

5. Anybody know what's up w/ Queens?

   WindwardOahuRN replied to tiezto's topic in General Nursing

   Yes...without those who walked the picket lines during the last strike we would be in pretty poor shape now. We fought for it and we deserve it, more so now than ever before. Nursing is a tough road,...

6. My patient caused her own code.

   WindwardOahuRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in MICU, SICU

   Well, when a post is put up on this forum I guess one should expect that there will be varying opinions regarding the post. It's a public forum and that's going to happen. No, I don't think the...

7. My patient caused her own code.

   WindwardOahuRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in MICU, SICU

   >>She was sedated with a fentanyl drip The patient was clearly not adequately sedated. Fentanyl is not a sedative. Tied up, tubes in every available orifice, and being told that "you're going...

8. New Grads... Is Anyone Addressing The Issue?

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

   Just a quick clarification---no offense meant to the new grads out there. But there is a huge learning curve and it takes time to develop skills. New grads need the support of experienced nurses,...

9. New Grads... Is Anyone Addressing The Issue?

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

   The bottom line is, like it or not, the bottom line---or so was the popular thinking. Cheaper is better/more cost-effective/the way to go. New grads are/were cheap, compared to experienced nurses....

10. Question for the CCRNs

    WindwardOahuRN replied to akj777's topic in MICU, SICU

    I had massive experience before entering ICU. It is so refreshing to read that a new grad would consider him/her self "dangerous" when entering an ICU situation. So many feel that they are uniquely...

11. More leeway in the ICU?

    WindwardOahuRN replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in MICU, SICU

    It can vary greatly. At other hospitals in which I worked the nurses were expected to do a lot more than where I am now. Some hospitals allow for greater autonomy and encourage critical thinking,...

12. First complaint against me...

    WindwardOahuRN replied to EMSnut45's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL---I was about to post just the same thing when I read the above. Welcome. This is the stuff that you probably thought would never happen to you because you are a caring good nurse. Doesn't...

13. "Clinical Nurse" designation---what does it mean in your facility?

    WindwardOahuRN replied to WindwardOahuRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    So, basically, it's a nothing. 'Nuff

14. What is the highest temp you have seen?

    WindwardOahuRN replied to momthenRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Temp over 107F. Neurotrauma. The patient was toast and did not survive. Highest survived temp? Somewhere above 105F. Pt survived intact. Full blown AIDS

15. Sprucing up the Resume

    WindwardOahuRN replied to tbavis's topic in Nursing Career

    It's generally not well regarded to tack on references to a resume. Keep it short and sweet, adding "references upon request" at the end. Recruiters know all the tricks and games people play with...