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(From left) Lori Ikeda, Kawailehua Cornel, Tayler Rex, Noelani Comorposa and Jasmin Pacheco are among Hawai\u2018i\u2019s most remarkable registered nurses.
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The best way to honor National Nurses Week is to shine the spotlight on a handful of Hawai\u2018i\u2019s finest caregivers.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Since the days of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, nurses have played an essential role in societies. Often viewed as the very heart of health care, these professionals are beloved for the countless and vital services they provide \u2014 from conducting routine physical exams and taking detailed medical histories to providing necessary counseling and education, meeting patients\u2019 emotional needs and so much more.<\/p>\n

Little wonder why for an impressive 20-straight years, nursing has been voted the most trusted and ethical profession in America, according to Gallup\u2019s annual survey.<\/p>\n

Despite their clear value, more caregivers are needed today in order to meet the growing health care demands in communities across the country. Here in the islands, Hawai\u2018i Pacific Health has increased efforts to attract new talent while maintaining its workforce of registered nurses \u2014 currently numbered at just over 1,600 at the four medical centers the nonprofit represents. These recruitment endeavors range from offering summer internships to high school students hoping to get a first-hand look at the industry to allowing college nursing students to participate in its nursing academies.<\/p>\n

To highlight all the good these health care professionals do and in celebration of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), MidWeek<\/em> is presenting the following profiles on five women from Hawai\u2018i Pacific Health\u2019s network of hospitals \u2014 all of whom embody the finest ideals in modern nursing and all who still love their callings as caregivers. These nurses are often described as caring and empathetic, committed and determined, industrious and selfless. They\u2019re also viewed as excellent communicators who are devoted to patient advocacy and who possess incredible amounts of stamina.<\/p>\n

Just who are these remarkable women? They are Noelani Comorposa and Kawailehua Cornel of Straub Medical Center, Lori Ikeda of Kapi\u2018olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Jasmin Pacheco of Pali Momi Medical Center, and Tayler Rex of Wilcox Medical Center on Kaua\u2018i.<\/p>\n

Now, turn the page and start getting to know them a little better.<\/p>\n

EMBRACING HER DESTINY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jasmin Pacheco, RN
\nPali Momi Medical Center<\/em><\/p>\n

Jasmin Pacheco was born to be a nurse. It just took her a while to recognize the signs. The first indication that she was bound for the medical field came when she was 16, working as a lifeguard and had to perform CPR on a 12-year-old boy in distress.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the first time I was exposed to someone experiencing a medical crisis,\u201d she remembers. \u201cI realized that I don\u2019t panic. Everything goes calm and I can focus.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second hint came during high school prom when, following a fight that broke out between several attendees, she assisted a young man left with multiple stab wounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI stayed with him and kept him awake until the ambulance arrived,\u201d Pacheco recalls. \u201cThe EMTs told me that if I didn\u2019t know what I wanted to do with my life, I should go into the medical field because the boy was alive because of me.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe needed multiple surgeries but he lived, and we\u2019re still friends to this day.\u201d<\/p>\n

For years, Pacheco ignored her instincts and these signs, despite acknowledging that \u201cGod kept putting people and situations in front of me to guide my path.\u201d Eventually, however, she realized she could no longer deny the obvious. Ready to finally become what she was always meant to be, Pacheco enrolled in Hawai\u2018i Pacific University\u2019s School of Nursing, where she graduated in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to dig deep and really give it all I had to become a nurse,\u201d she confesses. \u201cI had four children before I was 25, so I waited until my youngest was in preschool before going to nursing school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember studying with my baby on my shoulder and reading from anatomy books to my three older children. I learn better through teaching, so I would tutor people so I could master that class. But it was a way to get done what I needed to while spending time with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n

These days, Pacheco is grateful to be working at Pali Momi Medical Center, where she recently completed her first year as a perioperative nurse. Finding employment at a place she fondly refers to as her \u201ccommunity hospital\u201d not only fulfills her dream of working in an operating room, but places the Pearl City native in a position to help guide young people looking for direction \u2014 and maybe even signs \u2014 regarding their futures.<\/p>\n

To those considering a career in nursing, Pacheco simply says, \u201cTrust your gut. Don\u2019t second-guess yourself because your intuition sets the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

A PROMISE KEPT<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kawailehua Cornel, RN, BSN, board-certified PCCN
\nStraub Medical Center<\/em><\/p>\n

When Kawailehua Cornel was in preschool, her mother made a recording of the youngster vowing to do something grand when she grew up. Specifically, the then 4-year-old boldly proclaimed in front of her graduating class, \u201cI want to be a nurse to help doctors save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Funny how prescient children can sometimes be.<\/p>\n

True to form, Cornel has been making good on her promise over the past 15 years, providing life-saving work to innumerable patients at Straub Medical Center. She\u2019s been able to accomplish this with whatever team she\u2019s been assigned to \u2014 the surgical unit, the advanced medical-surgery crew, even the neuro progressive care group that she\u2019s currently a part of. Wherever she goes, Cornel has been a model of efficiency and a beacon of hope to patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like helping people,\u201d she says. \u201cDuring some of the worst times of people\u2019s lives, I have the opportunity to make their experience just a tiny bit brighter. I\u2019m happy to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Helping others comes naturally to the proud graduate of Moanalua High School and Linfield College. When the pandemic hit, for example, she chose to join forces with another team, nurses Alysha Ladiero and Jessica Custino, and do something beyond the walls of a hospital \u2014 and something positive to help lift others\u2019 spirits in difficult times.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started sewing masks, baking treats and cooking plate lunches to raise money for local charities,\u201d explains Cornel. \u201cWith the donations, we bought goods and food for the River of Life, Christmas gifts for k\u016bpuna that were distributed by Catholic Charities of Hawai\u2018i, 900 pounds of food to the Hawai\u2018i Foodbank, three truckloads of school supplies for kids at Kahalu\u2018u Elementary School, (and) truckloads of Christmas gifts for veterans in need of large amounts of supplies for domestic violence centers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough these projects, we saved ourselves during some of our toughest times as nurses.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those just entering the nursing profession, Cornel offers the following counsel:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe grass is green where you water it. And just because something has been done a certain way for a long time doesn\u2019t mean it cannot be changed, often for the better,\u201d she notes. \u201cAlso, do not take things personally. And make sure to take care of yourself first. You can\u2019t care for someone else if you\u2019re not OK.\u201d<\/p>\n

THE DETERMINED ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lori Ikeda, RN
\nKapi\u2018olani Medical Center for Women & Children<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the best lessons Lori Ikeda ever learned came when a college instructor refused to let her immediately quit the school\u2019s radiologic technology program. Instead, he challenged her to stay the course, give greater effort and then, if she still felt like withdrawing, he\u2019d grant her wish.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe told me: \u2018This is probably the hardest you ever had to study, isn\u2019t it? This is not high school; it is time to grow up. Finish the semester, try your hardest and if you still feel like dropping out of the program, I\u2019ll sign the (withdrawal) form,\u2019\u201d recalls Ikeda.<\/p>\n

The pep talk worked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat gave me the strength and courage to endure the rigorous studies and graduate,\u201d says Ikeda, who ultimately earned her associate\u2019s degree in radiologic technology from Kapi\u2018olani Community College.<\/p>\n

Since then, the Honolulu native has been resolute in her career pursuits. Even when her first attempt at applying for nursing school at University of Hawai\u2018i was rejected, she didn\u2019t sit around and mope. Instead, she went to work as a ward clerk at Kapi\u2018olani Emergency Department, gaining<\/p>\n

valuable hands-on experience while developing greater appreciation for the nurses and doctors she labored alongside with.<\/p>\n

To her credit, she was accepted into the nursing program at M\u0101noa the following year. Now, 35 years and some change later, she remains the only nurse within the Imaging Department at Kapi\u2018olani Medical Center for Women & Children \u2014 an important note because radiology happens to be the same field in which she began her career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like my life has come full circle,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

For Ikeda, there is much wisdom and experience to share with aspiring young nurses. Aside from encouraging them \u201cto never give up,\u201d she also suggests the following:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf nursing is what you are truly passionate about, be humble, be grateful and appreciate the opportunity to do what you do,\u201d she says. \u201cIf you are selecting the career for the money, know that you will be fairly compensated, but there is much more to being a nurse than the money you make.\u201d<\/p>\n

SHE’S JUST LIKE HER HARDWORKING PARENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Noelani Comorposa, RN
\nStraub Medical Center<\/em><\/p>\n

As the eldest of three daughters raised in a first-generation Filipino-American household, Noelani Comorposa grew to treasure qualities such as sacrifice and personal industry. Her parents epitomized these values after emigrating from the Philippines and were willing to work long hours or hold down multiple jobs just to give their children the opportunities they never had.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir belief in hard work was instilled in me and my sisters,\u201d explains Comorposa. \u201cMy parents\u2019 top priority for their children was education, so although we didn\u2019t have much money, they helped me pay for college so I could earn my degree in nursing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grateful for her parents\u2019 example and sacrifice, Comorposa entered the medical profession 16 years ago and never looked back. Indeed, she was intent on following in her parents\u2019 footsteps by working long and hard in the service of others.<\/p>\n

For the past 11 years, she\u2019s been employed as a registered nurse in Straub\u2019s Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinic. It\u2019s a job she wouldn\u2019t change for the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never imagined myself in cardiac care, but I fell in love with it,\u201d she says. \u201cMany heart conditions are chronic, so we see patients regularly and build relationships with them. Knowing that what we do has such an impact on their lives, and being able to see them through it, is truly rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n

While her parents remain her inspiration, Comorposa has other heroes, too, including her fellow registered nurse at Straub, Phyllis Kamada.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has a wealth of knowledge, is very thorough, and patients love her because she makes them feel at ease. She introduced me to the world of electrophysiology, mentored me and made me cry a few times,\u201d offers Comorposa. \u201cBut honestly, you haven\u2019t been a nurse if you haven\u2019t cried.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those willing to join this vital profession, Comorposa has the following advice: \u201cStart working in the hospitals while you\u2019re in college, so you can get a feel of nursing early.Also, communicate, take good notes, don\u2019t be afraid to speak up if you need help and never stop learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

And, like Comorposa, never stop working hard.<\/p>\n

FEELING AT HOME AT WILCOX<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nTayler Rex, RN
\nWilcox Medical Center<\/em><\/p>\n

Tayler Rex is probably one of the few people around who can honestly say they work in the same place where they entered the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was born at Wilcox (Medical Center) and discovered that some of my bosses started working at Wilcox the same year I was born,\u201d she reveals. \u201cHow cool is that?!\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, Rex\u2019s connection to the Kaua\u2018i hospital goes even deeper, because her interest in nursing was first birthed there, too. At age 13, she was involved in a motorcycle accident that required a splenectomy and follow-up care.<\/p>\n

\u201cI needed to be in and out of the hospital several times and developed an admiration for the nurses and the physicians who treated me,\u201d recalls Rex. \u201cEvery time I\u2019d go in for an X-ray or CT scan, or to the Emergency Department in general, I felt safe when I was with them, and I wanted to be that for other people.\u201d<\/p>\n

After graduating from the nursing program at Kaua\u2018i Community College, she joined the staff at Wilcox Medical Center, where she has spent the last two-and-a-half years working as a registered nurse.<\/p>\n

She says she enjoys all roles in nursing, including critical care, but her passion these days is in postpartum care for mothers and babies \u2014 and there\u2019s good reason why. Rex is pregnant with her first child, a daughter, and is due to give birth in October.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I was a kid, I wanted to work with babies and be a mom,\u201d she acknowledges. \u201cIt\u2019s such a special time for the introduction of new life \u2026 it\u2019s so beautiful. People remember their delivery nurse. I aspire to be a part of that transition for the families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rex also welcomes those considering a career in nursing and encourages them to \u201calways have an open mind\u201d and to \u201ctrust your gut!\u201d Just as importantly, she hopes they remain intellectually curious and, ahem, pregnant with ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew science is coming out all the time, so you need to be open to learning, practicing and evolving because you\u2019re never going to stop learning something new,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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