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I got my MPH in 2007. If you're interested in epidemiology, I believe the MPH is more useful for your career than the MSN. Although my specialty is not epidemiology, none of my colleagues who specialize in it even have nursing degrees, so I don't b...

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Maybe it's just more the vanity of the celebrities, honestly believing everyone knows (or cares) who they are?

How assertive are you all about approaching people who use the "r" word? I have a co-worker who is aggressive about it to the point where she nearly got into a fight with a young woman at Target who was going through the housewares aisles calling ju...

Honestly, I'd be amazed if he turns out to be unlicensed. I guess that it could happen, but HR departments tend to perform due diligence on these matters. I'd be much more inclined to believe there's a logical explanation.

In the book Interns, one of the doctors includes a story about a patient who named her twins Winston and Salem. Since the book is non-fiction, I assume that's a true story and not urban legend, but who knows. Weirdest name I've come across (and it's...

I've never had one that was used in connection with detemining merit increases. I would be very upset if I did. Once, during an evaluation, my supervisor included a comment that there were staff members I didn't get along with; she was basing this ...

There are 2 different aspects of obesity being discussed here. The first is the one made by the OP, that super obesity is adding yet another challenge for nurses striving to deliver quality care. The second is the endless debate about the roots of ...

I think the basis for the claim probably goes back to childhood, when someone, their Mom or a teacher or maybe the school nurse, said that the "normal" temperature is 98.6. I know a lot of people who have heard blanket statements like that once in t...

It seems to me like every time a thread starts about the challenges of caring for obese patients- a perfectly legitimate nursing related topic- deteriorates into a sidebar debate about character flaws and moral weaknesses. We are all just huge tossed...

Do you think there could be age discrimination? Given your background, I am thinking you and I may be around the same age, and I must say that over the past couple of years, I have had a few instances where I just had a bad vibe about a situation. ...

OP, is the woman you spoke with from the school you're considering attending? If so, please consider that she has an incentive to paint a very rosy picture of the job experiences of graduates. Some LPNs make a bit more than $20, but I've not heard ...

I am in San Diego County and I got my MPH in Los Angeles. Some of the places my local cohort-mates work are for the County Health aHuman Services Department (in an obesity prevention program, as part of a longitiduinal child development study and c...

If it was me, I'd wait, just because of the expense. Good luck; I hope you got in to the program you want most and enjoy your career. I really have enjoyed mine (even though you'll also find posts by me kvetching about work!)

I'm sorry I can't help much in that regard, as I work for a university in a position that was specifically looking for Community Health expertise. I also live in a large County that has a huge health department with many different opportunities, so ...

Like you, Math courses were my weakness. In my case, Stats were particularly difficult. I have a MPH with a Community Health specialization, which was my preferred and intended specialization, so I can't speak with any authority as to what an admiss...

If you don't already have a degree, wouldn't you qualify for higher financial aid if you weren't working? Maybe the rationale behind not allowing students to get food stamps is that they are already getting government assistance that way? I'm just ...

I think that what's important is to identify what type of test taker one is and prepare accordingly. My cousin graduated nursing school in 1999 and her parents paid for one of the NCLEX prep courses (I can't remember which one). I remember her sayi...

Insomnia has struck again. Found this interesting story on fb. Are any of you seeing this? http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_METH_SEVERE_BURNS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

The OP wasn't upset because a family member came to her with a concern about his father's need for rest. It was the way he chose to express himself and none of us should be his apologist. I find it ironic that the son chose to point out that it's a...

Thanks... I have a 19 year old son. He's never given us any reason to suspect drug use, but of course, so very many parents say that and discover the hard way what's been going on. I've been trying to keep abreast of what's new with that scene sinc...

That's interesting. I know nothing at all about burn nursing, because it is probably the specialty that scared me the most to even consider pursuing. I had never given any thought to how the meth epidemic might impact the field, or to how the victi...

There's the MR term, and then there's the R word. People who use the term MR are just a bit out of the loop and making an honest effort to note an individual's condition. People who use the R word disparagingly are not attempting to use the term co...

But no one walks through Target, looks at an ugly lamp and says "that's so African American". They do it all the time with the terms retarded and gay, as if being either of those things is so inferior that it is just fine to compare them to anything...

What are you signing a waiver for? That you won't sue if you're in an accident? Legally speaking, I'd think you'd still be entitled to workmen's compensation, as it would happen on work time. Or are you signing that you'll take responsibility for...