WindwardOahuRN

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  1. Pali Momi

    WindwardOahuRN replied to Gingbro's topic in General Nursing

    The environment/patient ratio is far more stable at Queen's. They have recently decreased their employment of agency and travel nurses, though. They are attempting to achieve Magnet status, which...

  2. Working In Hi

    WindwardOahuRN replied to NICURN513's topic in General Nursing

    You would be well advised to check out the education/public school situation here before considering moving with 2 kids. Hawaii has one of the worst public school systems in the

  3. Inquiry about travel nursing

    WindwardOahuRN replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like you'll do just fine. Hawaii can be a tough audience but, like most places, once it is apparent that you are a team player you'll fit right in. The people that have a problem here, IME,...

  4. Aloha....introduce yourself

    WindwardOahuRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    you might want to take a look at the comprehensive cardiac care unit at queens: home page news

  5. Aloha....introduce yourself

    WindwardOahuRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh...I didn't realize you were a new grad. I was not, at least not when I applied to

  6. Aloha....introduce yourself

    WindwardOahuRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the experience is individual. I mailed in an application to Queens, got called four days later, and was asked to start the following

  7. New Grad Programs/Which hospitals

    WindwardOahuRN replied to robbhman's topic in General Nursing

    i just saw an ad for castle in our local paper and it mentioned that positions were available for new grads. might be worth it to give them a call: castle medical

  8. New Grad Programs/Which hospitals

    WindwardOahuRN replied to robbhman's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 100% sure about the ride from Kailua. I live in Kailua. The day-shift ride can be a bit rougher than the night-shift ride but still nowhere near as bad as the drive from the West Side or even,...

  9. New Grad Programs/Which hospitals

    WindwardOahuRN replied to robbhman's topic in General Nursing

    castle medical center is in kailua. castle medical center they don't hire new grads. i live in kailua. i know a few nurses who work in both queens and castle and all of them say that, if they had to...

  10. New Grad Programs/Which hospitals

    WindwardOahuRN replied to robbhman's topic in General Nursing

    queens hires new grads. they will give you a $5000 relocation bonus (18-month commitment required) and provide one month's free rent. i am pretty certain that this applies even to new grads but...

  11. Anyone gone union?

    WindwardOahuRN replied to liljsmom02's topic in General Nursing

    LOL---You and Zenman! :::High

  12. Tripler ?

    WindwardOahuRN replied to lovingmom's topic in General Nursing

    I just hope you haven't decided to

  13. Wilcox ER and Kauai!!!! Opinions???

    WindwardOahuRN replied to HeatherDL's topic in General Nursing

    yes---by all means, come and join the other mercenary nurses in spitting on the nurses of kauai! earn big money at their expense! wheeee! after all, there are all those fun outdoor activities! and...

  14. Wilcox ER and Kauai!!!! Opinions???

    WindwardOahuRN replied to HeatherDL's topic in General Nursing

    No car needed!!! They have great train and bus systems on Kauai!!!! :wink2: :wink2:

  15. Wilcox ER and Kauai!!!! Opinions???

    WindwardOahuRN replied to HeatherDL's topic in General Nursing

    "technically"? try educating yourself on what is really going on---check out the articles and especially the "letters to the editor" sections, scanning back over the last few months: kauai garden...

  16. Wilcox ER and Kauai!!!! Opinions???

    WindwardOahuRN replied to HeatherDL's topic in General Nursing

    Right now? Crossing the picket

  17. Need Advice!!

    WindwardOahuRN replied to Nana07's topic in General Nursing

    Kuakini is known as the "Japanese Hospital" here. It has a lot of ties to Japan. I've worked with a few nurses from Japan in several other hospitals here but you might enjoy working at Kuakini. Here...

  18. windward side

    WindwardOahuRN replied to maryruth's topic in General Nursing

    Uh....Kohala is on the Big Island. As far as I know there's no Kohala on Oahu. Not "close enough" at all...:wink2: Glad you're having

  19. Wilcox Hospital strike still on...

    WindwardOahuRN replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    if these nurses who cross the picket lines are so altruistic, why not practice their "good deeds" in their own home communities? why travel thousands of miles to aid the poor hospitalized patients of...

  20. Please reply with help on living in Hawaii

    WindwardOahuRN replied to chillisalad's topic in General Nursing

    What is "O'Grady

  21. Wilcox Hospital strike still on...

    WindwardOahuRN replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    There ya go. So...back to the world of those who are actually in the fray. Let's forget about those who profited during the Oahu strike, then cut and ran to other parts of the world and now feel free...

  22. Wilcox Hospital strike still on...

    WindwardOahuRN replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    Funny how those who decry the "warrior approach" have no qualms about accepting the increased pay and benefits that those "warriors" have made possible. Nor do they have any difficulty accepting...

  23. windward side

    WindwardOahuRN replied to maryruth's topic in General Nursing

    "Lakini"?

  24. Working in Honolulu

    WindwardOahuRN replied to backbone's topic in General Nursing

    You will not get six months free housing from any hospital here. Queens gives a $5000 relocation bonus along with 30 days free housing. That's about all you're going to get. Not only is housing...

  25. Wilcox Hospital strike still on...

    WindwardOahuRN replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you might understand where Zenman is coming from if you gently ask him what he did during the last nurses' strike in Hawaii. :wink2: Not looking to start any animosity here. I'll proudly tell...