Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.
this will depend on where you work in the health department. i worked in one prior to nursing school. if you are an immunization nurse you will give shots and go through records all day (case manage). if you work the tb clinic you will be a case manager and a nurse that provides direct patient care to tb patients and their families... if you work with the wic program or baby programs you will case manage women and children all day... if you are a lactation nurse, you will provide lactation counseling, case management, and training on lactation all day... (see a trend???)? some public health nurses visit clients all day in homes while with others work only at the health department. all attend health fairs at some point throughout the year; that is fun. plus, the job is usually 8-5 m-f.
SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN
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this will depend on where you work in the health department. i worked in one prior to nursing school. if you are an immunization nurse you will give shots and go through records all day (case manage). if you work the tb clinic you will be a case manager and a nurse that provides direct patient care to tb patients and their families... if you work with the wic program or baby programs you will case manage women and children all day... if you are a lactation nurse, you will provide lactation counseling, case management, and training on lactation all day... (see a trend???)? some public health nurses visit clients all day in homes while with others work only at the health department. all attend health fairs at some point throughout the year; that is fun. plus, the job is usually 8-5 m-f.