Questions for Planned Parenthood Nurses

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I'm very interested in working for Planned Parenthood or a similar clinic after I graduate from nursing school. I'm going to see if I can shadow a PP nurse in the next month, so in the meantime I thought I'd ask some questions of current and former PP nurses.

-What did a typical day look like for you? What were some duties that you performed on a regular basis?

-How much training did you get when you started?

-What was the most challenging aspect of this job?

-What did you find to be the most rewarding aspect of this job?

-What was the work environment like (especially compared to an acute care setting)?*

-If you worked in a clinic that performed abortions, how many of these procedures did you assist with per day and what were your duties?

-What is the hourly wage for an RN in your area and what kind of benefits do they offer?

*I'm especially interested in answers to this question because, over the course of my clinical rotations, I've become disillusioned with the hospital environment. I just want to note that I have no intention of ever working in a hospital as an RN. Whenever I say this, I always get the "you should get 2 years of bedside experience" spiel, but I've already made my decision to avoid acute care.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

really coincidental timing. There is a shooter in the PP in Colorado Springs. 4 cops have been shot so far.

I have never worked there, but I used their services for my preventive care and birth control when I was self-employed (and broke)

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

One of our regular posters works at Planned Parenthood as a CNM; maybe she will see this and answer. You may have more luck posting this in the OB/Gyn or CNM forum.

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really coincidental timing. There is a shooter in the PP in Colorado Springs. 4 cops have been shot so far.

I have never worked there, but I used their services for my preventive care and birth control when I was self-employed (and broke)

I live in the Springs. The shooter first started off shooting at random cars and then headed to PP.

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Specializes in Allergy/ENT, Occ Health, LTC/Skilled.

What happened tonight is so awful. I am a huge supporter of PP. Back in 2008 when I became pregnant at 21 with my son, I had no insurance and was scared to death. The staff there literally rallied around me, got me set up with prenatal care until my COBRA insurance kicked in, store coupons, and called me to check on my periodically even after I transferred to an OB.

I actually did a phone interview with a PP clinic (it may not have been PP exactly but similar, cannot remember which one for the life of me) for an LPN position. It was crazy the hoops they have to go through to protect themselves, they called me from a private number, didn't reveal their real name, and only after the interview would they even start to go through the process of bringing me in.

The pay was good for an LPN, so I imagine it's good for an RN.They are very frank with what you will be doing because they want to make sure you are ok with it. The position they were looking to hire that I interviewed for assisted in many things including abortions. One of the roles I interviewed for was to assist the doctor in injecting medication for abortions. While I am very pro-choice I wasn't sure if that was something I could do every day. I was very honest and they were very respectful and glad I was honest. Also, the woman on the phone advised me of the risks that their employees can sometimes take, as in they never take the same way home every day, that sort of thing. With three small kids, I decided to pass, because to be honest, the paranoia of radicals following me home would get to me after awhile as well.

I really have respect for them and that they put their lives on the line to help women when they need it the most.

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

The pay was good for an LPN, so I imagine it's good for an RN.

The pay, at least in Denver, is not good for an RN, which is literally the only reason why I don't work for them. For a new grad it might be okay, but as an experienced nurse, I would have had to take an $6/hour paycut.

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Specializes in ICU Stepdown.

Following because I am interested in working for PP once I become an LPN

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