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Yay for you!!

In short, yes a new grad can be hired for a PHN position (as was the case for me). In California, you need to have your BSN and be certified as a PHN or be eligible to apply for the PHN certificate. If applying for a PHN position at the county level,...

I agree with Belle1005. The duties of a PHN can vary depending where you work. I did imms, health screenings/fairs, provided first-aid in community events, home visits, supervised home visitors, case/medication management, accompanied patients to the...

I concur -- the GRE is a bunch of baloney (and money-making racket!). How can one test measure how well you'll succeed at the graduate level? I'm currently an MPH student at a CEPH accredited program that did not require the GRE, my qGPA is a 3.95, a...

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Another school you can add to your list is Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. They offer online ADN-MSN bridge programs for FNP and generalist tracks. The program is AACN accredited too so that's a definite plus. Here's the websit...

Run and don't look back. Protect your license, protect your sanity, and protect your health. Big hugs for you. I do hope things turn out for the better.

Troop949, Thank you! I had my first bachelors in Public Health education, so much of my public health experience I obtained was during my senior internship and when I was a volunteer for a community clinic's health education department. I am also a v...

I was hired last month and start orientation in two weeks so I can't quite comment on what my typical day is like as a PHN. The background and references took longer than I had expected, but it is a government position after all. It will be my first ...

Nurzelady, I truly understand the predicament you're in. I'm a new RN myself and was recently hired as a PHN in an area that's 1 1/2 hours from my bf. My bf is unable to relocate with me because of his work, but he understood and supported my decisio...

Receipt of the eligibility letter to take the NCLEX normally takes 4-8 weeks. It took exactly 4 weeks for my letter to arrive, but I have known others who have gotten their letters in 8 weeks (the BRN can be quite finicky). An official transcript fr...

After reading this thread, I could not help but to comment and vouch that Holy Cross is definitely in financial trouble. RNs and other health disciplines in the facility are fraught with possible layoffs. My bf's sister works as a PT there and they'v...

I normally assess for pain using the numeric pain scale. I would ask the patient to rate their pain from 0 being no pain to 10 being excruciating pain. If they experience any significant pain, I would assess further by asking where, to describe it f...

Have you already completed the remaining prereqs other than Chem? Other classes I highly recommend as possible "filler": - Medical terminology - Health education - Nutrition - Child development - Lifespan psych - Abnormal psych The workload is very m...

Yea...I wasn't too much of a fan of the commercial either. Maybe it's just me (and I'm over-analyzing things a bit), but I viewed "the nurse" as showing a lack of cultural sensitivity after the patient told her about her cultural beliefs of death. Wh...

Agree . The area where my nursing program was located was pretty safe, considering that it was adjacent to a courthouse and there were deputies nearby. But when I did my Psych rotation, the facility was in a really sketchy LA area, and our shift end...

Advocacy.

Ditto to the above posts with regards to Ackley & Ladwig

I either buy my books from Amazon or rent them (especially if I plan not to keep the books) or whichever is cheaper. I'm ballsy and tend to order my books 1-1.5 weeks in advance before the start of the semester. There's only been one time when my boo...

No matter how much you study for the NCLEX, you'll most likely feel like it is never enough. That's how I felt AFTER taking the exam, even after tireless months of studying. BTW, I self-studied -- I never signed up for any review courses because I k...

Now that's what I call tenacity! :ancong!:

mtsteelhorse: Master of Public Health. Des Moines University.

I am currently taking an online stats class for my MPH program; it's very manageable. Just as long as you have the self-discipline and set ample time to do the work you'll score yourself an A. Also, if you'll be using SPSS and Excel, those programs w...

If you are referring to the BRN eligibility letter to take the NCLEX, it normally takes 4-8 weeks. It took exactly 4 weeks for my letter to arrive, but I have known others who have gotten their letters in 8 weeks. The issue as to why it took them 8 w...

My circumstances are almost quite similar to yours interests, except my current emphasis is on community health than global health. I have my Bachelors in another field (Public Health Education) and obtained my BSN through an accelerated program. A w...