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  1. I'm a new grad interested in Public Health

    rudycoon replied to mslovebug's topic in Public, Community Health

    My first job out of nursing school was as a PHN so it is possible to do. I don't think every state or county will consider new grads though so you need to look into

  2. Do you have to do bedside nursing

    rudycoon replied to dulcet's topic in Nursing Career

    I never wanted to work in a hospital and was able to get a job in public health as a new grad. I don't know if this is an option for you since different states have different requirements about who...

  3. starting as a Public Health Nurse

    rudycoon replied to mali_santizo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first RN job was as a PHN. I never wanted to work in the hospital so I was happy when I landed that job! I haven't met anyone yet that loves working in the hospital so I have never felt I was...

  4. Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

    rudycoon replied to nursebythesea's topic in General Nursing

    I have in the past and would do so

  5. Need Public Health Nursing Certification

    rudycoon replied to StarrySkies's topic in California Nursing

    I did my child abuse course through Zur and the BON accepted

  6. Military Spouse Nursing

    rudycoon replied to ml52789's topic in Government, Military

    You will need to plan ahead for each move or it can be stressful. Go to the BON website of the state you are moving to and see what their requirements for endorsing your license to their state is. I...

  7. Anybody feels they still wanna go the CNS route?

    rudycoon replied to stepbystep12's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Same

  8. Anybody still doing or just did or thinking about doing CNS?

    rudycoon replied to stepbystep12's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I'm thinking about this route but not sure how marketable it

  9. How do you like your job?

    rudycoon replied to Queen2u's topic in Public, Community Health

    I love public health!! I wear many hats so it is always interesting. I would have to say the only con is the low

  10. Bedside to telephonic nursing

    rudycoon replied to Little_Mouse's topic in Nursing Career

    A friend of mine left bedside nursing to do telephonic nursing and she loves it....I say go for

  11. Phone interview with a county health department

    rudycoon replied to sourapril's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Difference between public health and acute care, why do you want to work in public health, and several scenario questions pertaining to the area(s) in which they have

  12. Alvarado Hospital application HELP!!

    rudycoon replied to gikg's topic in California Nursing

    I only put paid work experience unless it specifies otherwise. If there is not a place that specifically asks for the certifications I would upload them and attach copies to the application or mention...

  13. Nursing Job when been out of school for a year

    rudycoon replied to ICDATTJCWSM's topic in General Nursing

    i was able to land a job after being out of school 4 years. Like the previous poster I would not recommend it but sometimes life

  14. The struggle of being a Mom and keeping a career

    rudycoon replied to busybeethatisme's topic in General Nursing

    I was in a similar situation a couple years ago so I chose to do public health, and I love it. The hours and working conditions are great. I do CEU's online and if my kids are sick I have a sitter...

  15. Community health as a new nurse...

    rudycoon replied to cscRNC's topic in Public, Community Health

    Where I work there are a couple new nurses who were hired with an ADN so it is

  16. Panicking about transcripts for licensure. Help!

    rudycoon replied to SailorWifey's topic in California Nursing

    I recently applied for endorsement in CA and I only needed transcripts from my school of nursing and any other school I attended that applied toward my degree, such as for general education...

  17. Would you leave current job for a Mon-Fri less stressful opportunity?

    rudycoon replied to ooMissNurseoo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you can handle the lower pay you should take the new

  18. One month as a PHN....

    rudycoon replied to exnavygirl-RN's topic in Public, Community Health

    That's wonderful! I start mine next week and am so

  19. New Graduate.....take a year off before I start???

    rudycoon replied to kthomps's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do not take time off after graduating. I did and just recently found a nursing position, 4 years after "taking a year

  20. why does it seem that HR and the nursing department aren't on the same page?

    rudycoon replied to ceebeeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That has happened to me too and after driving almost an hour to the interview! The interviewer ended up talking about his military experiences, I guess since he saw I had

  21. Interviewed once, want to interview again

    rudycoon replied to hotflashion's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would re-apply, if you really want to work there it can't hurt to try again. They may not even remember you, even with an unusual last name. Good luck to

  22. Dominion, NVMHI, & St. Elizabeths Psychiatric Hospitals

    rudycoon replied to mingez's topic in Virginia Nursing

    lol..he does! Hopefully we'll hear something next week....waiting is the hardest

  23. Dominion, NVMHI, & St. Elizabeths Psychiatric Hospitals

    rudycoon replied to mingez's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I interviewed with Earl (I'm terrible with remembering names, esp when I'm nervous :-)) I didn't ask and he didn't say what unit he was hiring

  24. Dominion, NVMHI, & St. Elizabeths Psychiatric Hospitals

    rudycoon replied to mingez's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I too applied at St. E's and NVMHI. The HR lady from St. E's was rude to me as well. I didn't feel comfortable with the stats of the place and her rudeness just made me not want to interview there. I...

  25. Dominion, NVMHI, & St. Elizabeths Psychiatric Hospitals

    rudycoon replied to mingez's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I've read the same things about St. E's and it is scary, makes me think twice about applying there. How did your interviews