Mia415

Mia415

Public Health, Maternal Child Health

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  1. Am I in nursing for the wrong reasons?

    Mia415 replied to lieutenant dan's topic in General Students

    Its your second day :) nursing isnt always exciting. Once you learn a little more and can be trusted to be present during more exciting situations, you will see ALL the wonders of nursing. Again, its...

  2. Fluid and electrolyte HELP!!

    Mia415 replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    when a patient vomits they lose both water and sodium. there are many other medical conditions that cause a decrease in one but not the other. when confused, always look at the big picture. if a...

  3. Public Health/Community Nursing Care Plan Help

    Mia415 replied to KayFuryPsychRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    Your statement is perfectly good and fine to use, but the evidenced by and due to could be a little more clear. Because your "due to" is what you could potentially change or impact to resolve the...

  4. Public Health RN job outlook?

    Mia415 replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Public, Community Health

    Every county and every state has different budgets and different opportunities for nurses. I work in San Joaquin County in CA and we hire new grads like twice a year! Other counties dont hire new...

  5. Need some scope of practice guidelines

    Mia415 replied to anon456's topic in Public, Community Health

    I am a Public Health Nurse that works in a different setting, I visit my patients in their home, and I'm all alone without anyone to turn to for advice! SO, what I have learned and what I practice is...

  6. Thinking about public health nursing

    Mia415 replied to Nattorei's topic in Public, Community Health

    Public Health Nursing has endless opportunities for working with underserved populations. Some questions you may want to ask yourself is what kind of role would you like to work in? What specific...

  7. MSN/MPH or BSN/MPH?

    Mia415 replied to spearsfm's topic in Public, Community Health

    I just wanna add that the "necessity" of degrees really varies dramatically from state to state and even from county to county. California has a pretty unique system compared to many states. Here as...

  8. Did I make the right choice?

    Mia415 replied to peachnurse22's topic in Public, Community Health

    You did the right thing!! So have you started already? Don't worry, You will love working for a public health department! It was actually my first job as a new grad and of course went thru a "but omg...

  9. PHN certificate timing

    Mia415 replied to Britnursecalibound's topic in Public, Community Health

    Mine took 14 weeks from the time they cashed my check. Dont stress

  10. New Grad - OK to start with PH with no clinical experience?

    Mia415 replied to caryt123's topic in Public, Community Health

    A few people have asked this before so take a look at the other posts. My answer is, I've been working as a PHN for 7 months as a new grad and honestly could not be any happier. Dream job. I would say...

  11. Offered a PHN job!!

    Mia415 replied to olliesmommy1005's topic in Public, Community Health

    Finally RN! I'm sorry I haven't logged into this site for a long time! Did you already have the interview?? If not I can still send you a copy of the questions I was asked. And if you did have the...

  12. Offered a PHN job!!

    Mia415 replied to olliesmommy1005's topic in Public, Community Health

    Hi finallyrn7, thank you! Honestly I am not sure what that would mean, so I cannot give you any insight unfortunately. I would just call HR or the department and ask them. Different types of PHNs have...

  13. is there a way to get public health certificate w/o BSN

    Mia415 replied to confused06's topic in Public, Community Health

    Hi not sure if you have found your answers already but just wanted to add, working as a public health nurse has verrrryyy different requirements depending on what state or county you are in! All I...

  14. Offered a PHN job!!

    Mia415 replied to olliesmommy1005's topic in Public, Community Health

    Hi! I know this post is from a year ago so a belated congratulations to you! How are you liking it? Any cool stories? I too have been working as. PHN for 5 months now and I am loving it!!! I'm with...

  15. New RN, looking ahead; MPH?

    Mia415 replied to RNuninformed's topic in Public, Community Health

    Sorry for the delay! No hospital experience, this was my first job out of nursing school (it was also my first offer!) don't know where you guys live but in California, finding a job out of nursing...

  16. New RN, looking ahead; MPH?

    Mia415 replied to RNuninformed's topic in Public, Community Health

    Hi, in response to the original question, there are so many routes to go into prevention and public health areas! I know little about other paths but I can tell you about my path if it helps to give...

  17. Health Dept. pay and work enviroment

    Mia415 replied to Marshall1's topic in Public, Community Health

    Thats tough. It's crazy how pay varies from state to state, and from county to county. In Northern California I started at $38/hr (plus full benefits) as a new grad PHN, but at the same time my friend...

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

    Mia415 replied to mslovebug's topic in Public, Community Health

    Hi just wanted to add, yes it will vary from county to county if they are willing to hire new grads. My county hired a new grad a year ago and hired me (a new grad) 3 months ago. My senior...

  19. public health jobs

    Mia415 replied to generalRN2008's topic in Public, Community Health

    You will need to check with your county and state. In California a PHN certificate is required, which is automatically obtained by completing a BSN degree (and mailing an extra form + $75). But I...

  20. Health Dept. pay and work enviroment

    Mia415 replied to Marshall1's topic in Public, Community Health

    I'm always curious to find out what happened after these really old posts - so did you get/take the

  21. Question on which degree to obtain NP, community health cns, MSN in education or MPH

    Mia415 replied to Leonurse2011's topic in Public, Community Health

    Just wanted to pitch in there is a lot of room for growth for PHNs. The PHNs in my county have so many different roles and the managers and directors have a LOT of impact on making things happen in...

  22. Just curious..

    Mia415 replied to jojo489's topic in Public, Community Health

    I would just recommend you have a good knowledge of mental illness and substance abuse. It's important to understand how to communicate with your patient if they have schizophrenia or if they are high...

  23. Public Health nurse to Hospital Nursing

    Mia415 replied to amv89's topic in Public, Community Health

    Hi I live in California and my sister takes part in the hiring process at the NICU she works in and she told me a while ago they hired this AMAZING nurse from rural Alaska because of her ability to...

  24. NEW GRAD

    Mia415 replied to PB0107's topic in Public, Community Health

    Awesome! I have the same passion as you, but specifically in maternal child health. So have you been looking for Public Health Nurse positions? There are sooo many different types of PHNs. I can tell...

  25. How do you like your job?

    Mia415 replied to Queen2u's topic in Public, Community Health

    Hi I know this post is kinda old, but I've been working as a PHN in the county maternal child adolescent health department doing home visits to pregnant women and babies under 1 yr old. I'm also the...