pshs_2000

pshs_2000 has 7 years experience and specializes in public health, heme/onc, research.

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1. A Marriage Between Epidemiology and Nursing?

   pshs_2000 replied to yotakagirl's topic in NP Students

   It depends on the type of research. I'm a research nurse (also call study coordinator) for heme/onc studies (mostly peds, but some adult) in a hospital setting. The hospital I work at has a research office that does research for cardiology, solid org...

2. New to public Health

   pshs_2000 replied to clever915's topic in Public/Community

   Since you're in Texas you should be able to contact your regional state HD. If you're in El Paso that's region 9/10. I know that some HDs have used VOT in west Texas. I used to work at the HD and helped manage a TB/STD clinic. Feel free to PM me if ...

3. Qualifications required for Research Nurse

   pshs_2000 replied to guest833402's topic in Research

   Hi, Based on you background, you seem like you would be qualified to be a research nurse. I'm a research nurse (also called a study coordinator) with a hospital system, so I see patients inpt and outpt. Hours can vary depending on the types of studie...

4. Research interview help

   pshs_2000 replied to relay's topic in Research

   Hi, Some things to think about during an interview are: the types of clinical trials you'll be working on how many studies you're expected to manage responsibility of regulatory requirements availability of support staff (data managers, clinic nurses...

5. HELP! Job offer from Mckesson (disease management)

   pshs_2000 replied to pshs_2000's topic in Case Management

   I'm glad this thread has gained a little traction. I hope other users find it helpful. I'm still a dm newbie but I've learned alot.

6. HELP! Job offer from Mckesson (disease management)

   pshs_2000 replied to pshs_2000's topic in Case Management

   @cynthiamc, I pm'd you.

7. HELP! Job offer from Mckesson (disease management)

   pshs_2000 posted a topic in Case Management

   Hello everyone, I had a phone interview and got a job offer from Mckesson (through a contract company) as a remote/work from home disease management nurse. It's 80% home based, 20% travel. I've been reading up on disease management (http://www.minori...

8. What advice could I have given but...?

   pshs_2000 replied to 34nmotivated's topic in General Nursing

   I think that infection control, her doctor, or the health department should have been contacted for post-HIV test counseling. HIV counseling is usually provided by the health department and the disease intervention specialists are great at it. I thi...

9. Standing orders for public health outbreak or emergency

   pshs_2000 replied to pshs_2000's topic in Public/Community

   I work for the state health department, and no one here knows of such a procedure. I hadn't thought about checking with the public health school. I will do that. Shortly after my posting, we had to quickly write some general epi investigation SDOs ...

10. Standing orders for public health outbreak or emergency

    pshs_2000 posted a topic in Public/Community

    I am researching the utility of having standing orders for public health nurses to use during a public health emergency, specifically during a foodborne or waterborne outbreaks. The orders would be for collecting stool specimens and sending them to ...

11. PHN with no doctor on site?

    pshs_2000 replied to Eliseinalaska's topic in Public/Community

    I'm assuming that this is a local city or county health department. In general the director of the health department is a MD. That person is usually responsible for signing off on standing delegation orders for immunizations, std screening, tb servi...

12. Disposable Telemetry Wires

    pshs_2000 replied to jayrnn's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried doing a literature review with PubMed or Cochrane Reviews? Here's an abstract of a publication being released this month: Am J Crit Care. 2010 Nov;19(6):e73-80. Cleaned, ready-to-use, reusable electrocardiographic lead wires as a sour...

13. At Age 70 I will still have Student Loans to Pay-OUCH!

    pshs_2000 replied to GoNightingale's topic in General Nursing

    As someone else mentioned there is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Basically, if you work full time in public service (like nursing) for 10 years, and while you are working you make 120 on-time payments, what ever balance is left will b...

14. Employment opportunities in Disaster Preparedness

    pshs_2000 replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    Working at the health department at any level (local, state, fed) would probably have the most opportunities for disaster preparedness. Many localities got grant funding that can only be used for that purpose. I work at a regional HD in public heal...

15. My Crazy Study Habit

    pshs_2000 replied to rosedale4u's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same problem when I was in school. I think it's common to have a hard time focusing some times. I created the 10-10 rule. For me that means no non-school, non-work computer use or tv between 10 am and 10 pm. (now that I'm working it's no c...