Hyacinth Lai

Nursing professional with postgraduate APRN education and extensive clinical experience across home health, hospital, wound care, and ostomy care settings in Hawaii. Skilled in wound assessment and treatment, negative-pressure wound therapy, ostomy site marking and patient education, care planning, patient and family teaching, and interdisciplinary coordination. Brings experience with adult and pediatric APRN clinical placements, complex home care needs, and evidence-informed wound management.

Seeking an APRN position beginning October 2026.

Wound and Ostomy Care - Patient Consulting Services — Wound and Ostomy Care | Queen’s Hospital, Hawaii - Hawaii

(2014-09)

• Assess and treat wounds using evidence-informed practices and individualized wound care approaches.
• Educate clinical staff on wound treatment options, wound care products, and appropriate care techniques.
• Perform stoma site marking for patients undergoing different types of surgery.
• Provide follow-up education to patients and families on ostomy care and management.
• Apply negative-pressure wound therapy (wound VAC) to a variety of wound types.

Registered Nurse / Home Care Case Manager - St. Francis, NurseFinders, VA, and Bayada

(2007-02)

• Provide direct nursing care and case management for home health patients with varied clinical needs.
• Complete initial patient assessments and initiate cases using the MYSIS computer program.
• Deliver care involving IV therapy, enteral tube feedings, central lines, wound VACs, and phlebotomy.
• Develop and initiate patient care plans based on assessment findings and care needs.
• Train and educate patients and caregivers on wound care products and treatment approaches.
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary team members and connect patients with appropriate community resources.

Registered Nurse / Phlebotomist - Blood Bank of Hawaii

(2006-07 - 2007-01)

• Performed blood donation procedures using 16-gauge needles following role-specific training.
• Set up and dismantled blood donation drives at locations throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

Medical-Surgical / Hospital Registered Nurse - Kuakini Medical Center

(2002-08 - 2006-07)

• Provided medical-surgical nursing care, with a specialty focus on geriatric patients.
• Cared for patients with cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and post-surgical needs.
• Served as charge nurse on several occasions.
• Applied critical care skills involving ventilators, drainage systems, and patient monitoring.

Postgraduate APRN Certificate - Wilkes University (2026-05)

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - University of Hawaii at Manoa

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Hawaii Pacific University