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1. New Grad:Leave new'ish acute care perinatal for (unexpected) dream PH maternal-child job?

   estoquodes replied to estoquodes's topic in Public/Community

   Thanks everyone for their insight and perspective. I got the official offer today and accepted it. While I am nervous about leaving acute care, and am not looking forward to the conversation with my manager since I love the people I work with, like m...

2. New Grad:Leave new'ish acute care perinatal for (unexpected) dream PH maternal-child job?

   estoquodes replied to estoquodes's topic in Public/Community

   My probationary period would be the same, 1 year. Thanks for your perspective. Much appreciated.

3. New Grad:Leave new'ish acute care perinatal for (unexpected) dream PH maternal-child job?

   estoquodes replied to estoquodes's topic in Public/Community

   That was a really good point. The position is funded by federal dollars, and it has a lot of bipartisan support so it has not had any issues with reauthorization in the past. (It was actually just featured on NPR today!).

4. New Grad:Leave new'ish acute care perinatal for (unexpected) dream PH maternal-child job?

   estoquodes replied to estoquodes's topic in Public/Community

   Thanks for that advice. I appreciate the perspective.

5. Public Health Nurse Pathway

   estoquodes replied to jaimie_adams's topic in Public/Community

   The only other thing I would add is that my state (CA) requires a nurse to have a public health nursing certificate in order to be eligible for most, if not all jobs. I don't know if this is the case for all states, though. Since I knew I wanted to ...

6. New Grad:Leave new'ish acute care perinatal for (unexpected) dream PH maternal-child job?

   estoquodes replied to estoquodes's topic in Public/Community

   The "do not rehire" list is what scares me. Thanks very much for your insight, oceanblue52.

7. New Grad Advice

   estoquodes replied to ljordan3's topic in NICU

   Nurse Beth has a lot of good suggestions. I was hired into a new grad residency program, into their perinatal unit. My impression, during my interviews, is that there wasn't really an expectation that new grads know a lot of clinical information abou...

8. New Grad:Leave new'ish acute care perinatal for (unexpected) dream PH maternal-child job?

   estoquodes replied to estoquodes's topic in Public/Community

   Hi Everline! Thanks for your wisdom and encouragement. I'd say our experiences are similar. I also have this underlying belief that I need to do floor nursing first - I think it comes from beliefs impressed on me by some instructors and preceptors in...

9. New Grad RN:Leave new'ish perinatal job for (unexpected) dream PH maternal-child job?

   estoquodes posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi! I'm facing a bit of a dilemma, and wanted to get some input from those who have transitioned from acute care to public health, or who work in acute care now and have an opinion! Around January/February this year I interviewed for two very differ...

10. June 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    estoquodes replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

    "Become a nurse, they said. Great pay, they said."

11. New Grad:Leave new'ish acute care perinatal for (unexpected) dream PH maternal-child job?

    estoquodes posted a topic in Public/Community

    Hi PHN's! I'm facing a bit of a dilemma, and wanted to get some input from those who have been working in public health, and/or have transitioned from acute care to public health. Around January/February this year I interviewed for two very differen...

12. Nursing is a grand profession if the right personalities pick up the gauntlets: should I?

    estoquodes replied to Kenanipel12's topic in Career Support

    Both professions will require sacrifice, grit, perseverance and getting the job done despite how you feel. In which profession will you welcome/accept the hardship and difficulty? The answer to that question should be all the guidance you need.

13. PHN application - answering supplemental questions with limited experience as a New Grad

    estoquodes posted a topic in Public/Community

    I'm a new graduate nurse, and have been following a program in public health for about a year a half now. I knew it was a program I would want to apply to if a PHN I position opened up. Lo and behold, it has! #swoon I don't know what it's like in ot...

14. UCLA New Grad Residency Winter 2017

    estoquodes replied to m2912's topic in California

    I applied to Perinatal and OR training program (because I rotated through the OR a few times and enjoyed it). I think invites to interview start to go out this week. Good luck to everyone!