Hello! I just filled out an application for a Banner facility as a registered nurse with 7 years of experience. I was asked what I was expecting to earn per hour. What do mother-baby nurses with 7...
Hello there!!!! I am moving to AZ within the next few months. I currently live in CA where we were blessed with nurse-to-patient ratio laws. I am aware that AZ has no such laws. On average, how...
Does anyone here work for the Nurse Family Partnership? If so, do you love what you do and why? I am giving floor nursing one more year and I am going into public health. After researching NFP, I...
Hello all!!!! It's been a while since I've been here. I am currently a Mother-baby nurse and filled out an application for Family Planning Associates. I didn't think they would respond. Well, THEY...
Hello, all. Just wanted to know if anyone here has a Master's degree in Public Health, and if so, what are you doing with it? I am currently in school to obtain mine and I am trying to figure out...
Yes, but not all the clinics do abortion services and they do more than abortions. The counsel people on family planning, provide birth control, do pap smears and breast exams, provide education on...
Thank you. I definitely didn't want to go back to school for any kind of nursing degree, but I wanted something health related. Just trying to figure out how to work in women's health with this...
Hello!!! For personal reasons I am considering relocating to the Phoenix area from Southern California. I work in a hospital on a mother baby unit and make $41 an hour with a bachelor's degree and 4...
Thanks for your reply! I tried L&D after starting Mother Baby and found Mother Baby to be the right fit for me. This is where I know I want to be. I'm glad to hear it's easy to get into. Does...
5-6 couplets is a lot!!!! I once worked in a hospital that had separate postpartum and nursery units--they hadn't gone mother baby. We went 6:1 then because we were only caring for moms, not babies....
Hello. I work at a southern California facility. We are staffed 3:1, unless we are really busy or short staffed, then we go 4:1. No antepartums--they go to out Maternal-Fetal Care Unit...we do care...
So, I am working on a mother baby unit and I am considering moving on to public health. Just wanted to know how some of you like public health. What are some pros and cons, and do you miss the...
OK nurses, I have an issue. I have only been working as a RN for 2 years. The first hospital I worked at was dangerous as all outdoors, and many of the employees there were afraid that our licenses...
We are rocking in the same boat. I am seeking to go back to school for public health and I plan to work in the MCH field. Have you heard of Nurse Family
I was strongly considering leaving California to go to Nevada. The main reason I wanted to leave was because the new homes in many parts of Las Vegas are beautiful and very affordable compared to the...
I am a mother baby nurse. I recall falling in love with public health nursing in nursing school. Does anyone out there know how the two can be combined? What would this job consist of? Is there...
I have been a postpartum/mother-baby/labor and delivery nurse for 2 and a half years and I am looking to get away from bedside nursing. I want to get into public health (I have my public health...
I have been a nurse for 2 and a half years and I still have questions when it comes to patient care. This makes me wonder if I would be a good fit for travel nursing, since you get a 3 day...