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I went from working in Womens Health in a hospital setting to working as a PHN in maternal-child health. There are also family planning programs and other services dedicated to women and children. OB/GYN and PHN is a good combination, and certainly d...

I have an MPH. Personally, I think the MPH is more useful in the field of Public Health as a whole. If you intend to stay strictly in the nursing arena, I say go for the MSN. If not, then the MPH is more suitable and is workable in both areas. I am n...

I have an MPH with a focus in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention which is basically the same thing you're doing. In your program, you will have some exposure to Epidemiology and associated concepts. Some employers may find this sufficient, some ...

I am newly Board Certified as an APHN as of Oct. 2012 (Option B). Unfortunately, there are not much in terms of study guides available for our specialty. The one on the ASTDN website is a good resource, and hits the main topics covered by the exam. Y...

thanks so much for the information.

i am currently enrolled in florida atlantic university's (fau) msn program in administrative & financial leadership specialty, but the school also has an individualized track option within the msn program that allows you to design your program ar...

the majority of the courses are approximately 16 weeks, a normal semester, but there are a few that are taught in 8 weeks' time (mainly during summer sessions).

i have been working in public health for a few years now. i still have the same job for now even though i have received my mph degree. i am working on my msn now, and the job i have now is flexible and works well with taking classes. also, i really l...

i completed the online mph at florida international university (miami, fl). the online mph is a generalist degree. if you want to specialize, you can, or you can complete a graduate certificate simultaneously. in addition to the mph, i also obtained ...

i agree. i went back to school and graduated with my mph last month. i truly love public health and public health nursing. if your goal is strictly to work in public health (and not public health nursing), then the minimum you need to get anywhere in...

it is possible to take more credits, but i don't think it would have made that much difference. the average time of completion for the program is about 2 years. another thing to consider is the current economic climate, which means that many of the c...

my program is online (fau's msn in administrative & financial leadership), and i am taking only 1 class this semester until i graduate with my mph in december. i work part-time, and have also been doing my internship for the mph that i will finis...

i am about to graduate with the mph in december, but i am also working on the msn so i can someday teach phn. i am also interested in the aphn-bc certification, and plan to take the exam at some point after receiving my mph degree. for those of you w...

i'm graduating with my mph this december, and i would say that this degree (including tuition, fees, and books) has cost me roughly $25,000. i went to a florida school. i'm also attending a florida school for my msn, but i've just started it, and so ...

i think the other people who have posted on this forum have given you some sage advice. i understand where you're coming from. i, too, was in a similar position, and started an msn program 6 months after receiving my rn license. needless to say, i wa...

jeanne, as far as msn vs. mph, i think it depends on what you want to do. if you say your focus is more epidemiology/biostats and not necessarily phn, then i would opt for the mph instead. i think the msn could limit you to only phn jobs, whereas t...

jeannern83, i'm happy to provide any information that may be helpful. initially, when i started the program in 2007, i was working full-time. almost a year ago, i decided to take a part-time position in public health since i knew i needed to be flexi...

JeanneRN83, I plan to continue working in public health. With my MPH and MSN degree (I've decided to finish my MSN also and will be starting the program in 2 weeks) I hope to work as a public health nurse administrator.

i went to a private school for my bsn, and i don't think i got a better education than if i would have attended a state school. a public school education can be just as good, if not better, than a private school education. in this economy, i don't th...

1) florida atlantic university (fau) 2) msn--administrative & financial leadership 3) working part-time 4) fall semester--part-time (until i finish my mph), then will go full-time starting spring semester 5) i look forward to starting! i should g...

one of my best friends, who i met in nursing school, does not have a lot of hospital experience under her belt either. like you, she is a career-changer who is retired from her previous job and came to find nursing later in life. she quickly discover...

for full admission, requirements are a 3.0 gpa, resume, 3 recommendation letters, and a letter of intent (optional). the gre is not required. i don't think the program is hard to get into. from my experience there weren't a lot of papers or group pro...

education and experience tend to dictate pay as a phn. in the states that i've worked in as a phn, the bsn is "preferred" for typical entry-level phn positions. to take on more supervisory positions such as clinical nursing director, program coordina...

if you can, it is best to have at least a year of floor experience before going to public health. however, some agencies will hire new grads as phn's. i, myself, had about a year of floor experience before my transition to public health. however, i k...

i am about to graduate from fiu's online mph program. it is ceph accredited. though tuition has increased since i started, it is still a more reasonably priced school than most. except for biostatistics, i have thoroughly enjoyed the program.