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  1. Alternative Job Options for New RN?

    vickymarie replied to drbeckrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Try public health! I precepted in public health and went directly into it after graduating with my BSN. It's a vastly different experience, for certain, and won't meet the experience requirements for...

  2. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    vickymarie replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Come to public health! A lot of people think public health and home health are the same, but they're most definitely not. I started as a new grad right away in public health and have never regretted...

  3. Public Health RN job outlook?

    vickymarie replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Public, Community Health

    For me personally, I don't feel like I'm "missing out" on anything, having skipped floor nursing experience. I came in as a new grad and love public health - though I'm considering maybe in the future...

  4. Public Health RN job outlook?

    vickymarie replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Public, Community Health

    I went directly into public health from nursing school and never looked back. I'm from Northern California too and I know that my agency is hiring at least two entry level PHN's. I think other nearby...

  5. Low nurse wages in Health Department - worth it?

    vickymarie replied to Marshall1's topic in Public, Community Health

    The work hours normally are M-F, 8 to 5 with an hour lunch at my work, but there are multiple options for "alternative" work schedules where you can work your 4 hours in different permutations. The...

  6. New Grad in Public Health

    vickymarie replied to MeganStar's topic in Public, Community Health

    Whenever possible, allow mom (or dad) to hold them while it's happening. If they're old enough to communicate with, feel if they're tensing up around the site where you're going to administer and coax...

  7. ER nurse here, so what do you do as PH nurse?

    vickymarie replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Public, Community Health

    This was something hat always genuinely bothered me when I heard it. A lot of people say that public health nurses "lose their skills". No. Public health nurses have a different skillset that they use...

  8. CA PHN certificate

    vickymarie replied to NicoletheRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    It took me months, they didn't really hurry it up until I started going into the office on a weekly basis (I live in the Sacramento area). Phone calls and emails didn't help at all at that

  9. Low nurse wages in Health Department - worth it?

    vickymarie replied to Marshall1's topic in Public, Community Health

    Is it a huge pay-cut compared to hospital nursing? Yes. I turned down a job at a VA hospital for my current public health position - I took the lower-paying position because honestly, it was well...

  10. Do I NEED to get my BSN?

    vickymarie replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    $142 per credit? That's like robbery! The community college I attended for my prerequisites is currently $46 per credit, and when I went to school there about 5 years ago, it was even cheaper. I never...

  11. UC Davis - Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

    vickymarie posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I was wondering if anyone here was a graduate, current, or prospective student of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing through UC Davis. I will be in the MS Leadership (Nursing Science &...

  12. Becoming a nurse is no longer an option for me?

    vickymarie replied to KAThftf's topic in General Students

    I'm still struggling with how your tuition costs so much - were there not any cheaper options? When I was in school and before I got married, it was not that my parents held out on me, but that they...

  13. I don't want to do bedside nursing

    vickymarie replied to noki1024's topic in Nursing Career

    First of all, don't let anyone tell you that you "need to" be miserable for a while just to be a nurse, or that in order to be a real nurse, you need to pay your dues and work at the bedside. It's...

  14. Applying to Sacramento State for spring 2015 question

    vickymarie replied to sj94's topic in California Nursing

    Hi there! I'm a graduate of the Sac State nursing program (Fall 2013) and I thought I would just share a snippet of the text from my admissions decision way back when, to see if it helps clarify some...

  15. How Can the California BRN Improve the Licensure Process?

    vickymarie posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi everyone! So, I'm a new grad from a BSN program, and a large majority of my graduating cohort (as well as many others from other programs, from what I've read) have been feeling a great deal of...

  16. How Can the California BRN Improve the Licensure Process?

    vickymarie replied to vickymarie's topic in California Nursing

    I agree... that's why I said that I didn't think the petition itself was going to be the agent of change, but that it would be helpful as a sort of community-building and awareness-raising gesture. I...

  17. How Can the California BRN Improve the Licensure Process?

    vickymarie replied to vickymarie's topic in California Nursing

    I don't think I assumed much that the petition itself was going to be the specific agent of change. But, what I've seen in the past is that having something online and shareable has been a helpful way...

  18. Sac State Fall 2013 Applicants

    vickymarie replied to wanisai's topic in California Nursing

    I have the health insurance through CNSA as well - it's not fantastic coverage, but it will do in a pinch. It is coverage through United Health, and you sign up for coverage on

  19. Sac State Fall 2013 Applicants

    vickymarie replied to wanisai's topic in California Nursing

    Just a quick note - the class I'm in is the class of Fall 2013, I believe you guys are Spring 2015? Most of the information (and a lot of your sign-up/registration/ATI information) is organized by...

  20. Sac State Fall 2013 Applicants

    vickymarie replied to wanisai's topic in California Nursing

    Like VintageSwagger said, the abbreviations test is not really a big deal. I meant to bring it up during the panel, but everyone was really enthusiastic for medical terminology so I didn't want to...

  21. Sac State Fall 2013 Applicants

    vickymarie replied to wanisai's topic in California Nursing

    Congratulations guys! I'm super excited for you, can't wait to meet

  22. Sac State Fall 2013 Applicants

    vickymarie replied to wanisai's topic in California Nursing

    Hopefully this is acceptable to post here! But -- for you guys wondering what the nursing program is like, there is a Pre-Nursing Panel on Friday at 4PM at our building (I probably shouldn't post the...

  23. Sac State Fall 2013 Applicants

    vickymarie replied to wanisai's topic in California Nursing

    Hi guys! I started the program in Fall 2012, so I just wanted to share how my admissions experience went! So, I had the exact same point value as the "cut-off" that was stated in the email, but was...

  24. Sac State Fall 2013 Applicants

    vickymarie replied to wanisai's topic in California Nursing

    When I took Pharm in my first semester of nursing (2 semesters ago) it was NURS 14, and it looks like it's offered in fall, not summer. But the class is totally manageable to take during first...

  25. Sac State Fall 2013 Applicants

    vickymarie replied to wanisai's topic in California Nursing

    People can have very different experiences with getting all the requirements done - I personally was a wait list candidate and had 2 weeks less than everyone else in my cohort to get everything done...