Information On Community Health Nursing?

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Hello everyone,

So I am currently in nursing school with the anticipation to graduate with an associates degree this May (2010, as long as I graduate haha) and I am interested in community/public health based nursing. I like the aspect of dealing with the public and teaching primary prevention to illness/disease. I do not however know where to start. Do I need to gain med-surg experience before applying to jobs? If I need experience how long? Will I NEED a further degree to practice? What would be some good resources for me to learn what I can before I graduate? What is the salary range, is it on the lower, average, or higher end of the spectrum?

Basically I am looking for any and all possible information related to this particular field so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!!!!

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So I am currently in nursing school with the anticipation to graduate with an associates degree this May (2010, as long as I graduate haha) and I am interested in community/public health based nursing. I like the aspect of dealing with the public and teaching primary prevention to illness/disease. I do not however know where to start. Do I need to gain med-surg experience before applying to jobs? If I need experience how long? Will I NEED a further degree to practice? What would be some good resources for me to learn what I can before I graduate? What is the salary range, is it on the lower, average, or higher end of the spectrum?

Salary information can be found at:

http://www.salary.com/Job_Search/index.asp

The role of Public Health Nurses can be found at:

http://www.apha.org/membergroups/sections/aphasections/phn/about/phnroles.htm

Job qualifications for public/community health nurses can be found at web sites such as monster.com, careerbuilder.com, etc.

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