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Thank you for your kindness and thoughtfulness. I wish I could do Per Diem, however this position I am taking is full time so I would have to do PRN 4 times a week to keep my internal employee status where I am currently. I never would want to work 6 days a week, so sadly it would not be an option.

Terfernay, Thank you so much for your kind reply. Is there any companies who you know hire public health nurses that I can keep in the back of my mind to apply for in the future? I am researching them right now in the Southern California area and there doesn't seem to be an abundance of open positions. Thanks in advance.

Everline, thank you for your reply. I believe after careful consideration I am going to take the job and get my life back. Do you know of any companies who generally hire PHN nurses? I have heard of Nurse Family Partnership and the county, however I am hoping there are more options out there for me and other nurses trying to thrive in Public Health. Thank you for any help/ information!

Hi All! I am a recently new RN, Licensed in July of last year. A little background about me; In nursing school I really did not like my hospital rotations, however when I got to my Public Health rotation, I loved it! I had a sigh of relief as I had found something I might be interested in. Fast forward to almost a year after graduation, I am 7 months into working on a PCU full-time, night shift and I the most miserable I have ever been. I am not fulfilled or happy with what I am doing. I now experience anxiety and am quite possibly depressed, crying most of my days and have lost a ton of sleep. I am now on Acutane from the stress acne I have developed and my quality of life is horrible. Recently, I interviewed with a non-profit in the area helping developmentally disabled children and adults in my community. This job has the schedule I desire with full-time benefits. I was offered the job but given a few weeks to think about it as they have a temp. RN in the position right now. I would be leaving a big name hospital and be taking a slight paycut (still allowing me to pay my bills and be comfortable). Because this position is in the community I believe it will be good experience and provide me with a step in the right direction towards becoming a public health nurse. However, I wanted to make sure there are career opportunities in the public health field specifically in southern California. I want to make sure I still have options to further my career in the future as I am getting a lot of pressure from my parents to stay with this other big company I am working for right now. Any tips? Follow my heart or follow my brain? I am stressing right now and any help from any nurses especially those who have taken the PHN road would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all so much in advance!!