lauren728

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1. International Public Health

   lauren728 replied to melrose85's topic in Public/Community

   Have you thought about a NP/MPH... they have many accelerated programs now... just a thought. I don't really know anyone doing international work, but at least an NP program would be much shorter than an MD program.

2. home health nursing vs public health nursing?

   lauren728 replied to share's topic in Public/Community

   I work as a public health nurse, and usually just deal with moms and babies, but doing all home visits. There are other public health nurses in my department who also see older adults, help organize their meds, help with resources, etc. They also v...

3. It's public health or nothing?

   lauren728 replied to SingTheBodyElectric's topic in Public/Community

   I worked in peds in the hospital and did travel nursing, and then after 3 years went into public health. I definitely love it- it really is the only area in nursing that's perfect for me- I couldn't go back to the hospital-it is totally different. I ...

4. Differences in CNM schools?

   lauren728 replied to rigbyk's topic in CNM

   I was wondering if most schools require L&D experience... Did you, or others in your class? I have 3 years of Peds, and 1.5 yrs of public health nursing with prenatal/postpartum clients. I'm wondering if it's necessary to work in L&D first....

5. Why did you become a Public Health Nurse?

   lauren728 replied to HarryPotter's topic in Public/Community

   Hi! I made the switch from pediatric hospital nursing to public health (maternal child). I absolutely love it. For myself (and a lot of PHN's), the best things are developing strong relationships with your clients, not focusing on just task oriented ...

6. Home visits

   lauren728 replied to lauren728's topic in Public/Community

   Thanks Jayla! I actually got the job, and will be working with pregnant women as well! Do you have any safety tips at all? Or other general tips? I'm really excited about the job!

7. Home visits

   lauren728 posted a topic in Public/Community

   I'm a pediatric traveling nurse who's interested in public health. I was curious if anyone had any issues/problems doing home visits (if you encountered any sketchy situations). I'm just a young looking 5'0" female, and I just wanted to get some opin...