Mia415

Mia415

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  1. PHNs: Does your PH department provide interpreters and who pays for them?

    Mia415 posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    Hello fellow Public Health Nurses! Could you please tell me if your local public health dept. provides IN PERSON live interpreters for your services to non English speaking patients? What about...

  2. Annual License renewal

    Mia415 replied to Newnurse65's topic in General Nursing

    Just want to add on the topic of taxes, for those excited to claim work expenses in their tax return. In order to receive this deduction you have to 1. Itemize your deductions and 2. Meet a...

  3. Annual License renewal

    Mia415 replied to Newnurse65's topic in General Nursing

    i agree they are are totally not required to reimburse. Yes I am lucky hehe :) I feel it's definitely worth asking just in

  4. What should one do in this case?

    Mia415 replied to Nursein2017's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes in general you should never hide information about a patients medication compliance. If I was the rn I would inform the MD next time I saw that doctor or put a note in the chart. As a student you...

  5. The most important question to ask a doctor.

    Mia415 replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask if I will be able to communicate... To the the scariest thing is being awake and conscious but not to have some sort of

  6. Pregnant, scared, emetophobe, nursing student

    Mia415 replied to Zerocks's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry and yes please find a good doctor or OB and a therapist to talk this over with. I'm very very concerned that you said you hope you don't wake up. Please hang in there and get help. In the...

  7. Nursing specialty that deals with this?

    Mia415 replied to Squidney's topic in General Nursing

    Just some ideas, research nursing, public health nursing (in the communicable disease department), epidemiology, immunology, etc, but honestly you haven't even started your program so you will be...

  8. This was a first. . .

    Mia415 replied to YoutubeTheNP's topic in General Nursing

    I watch too much judge Judy... But I probably would have said that "before we started our appointment I did not agree to reimburse you for your services to me. That's not how these appointment work,...

  9. How do you pass time on your "weeknight?"

    Mia415 replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just gonna throw out a bunch of words without further explanation: rest Netflix Facebook interesting documentaries cleaning laundry dishes friends family vacation (or vacation planning) shopping...

  10. Annual License renewal

    Mia415 replied to Newnurse65's topic in General Nursing

    My fee was fully reimbursed! I work for a county public health department. So yes ask your boss! She told me it's a condition of my employment so yes they do reimburse where I

  11. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    Mia415 replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    There sure is a lot of harsh replies here telling him it's a ridiculous questions and he's sooo insecure. So I'm just gonna say - hey dude, don't worry, it's not a big deal, and you will find love...

  12. Are PHN in demand?

    Mia415 replied to crazy4psych's topic in Public, Community Health

    Very big questions and of course the answer is, it depends where you are willing to work. Southern CA is a big area so are you willing to relocate to the next county over if Orange County is not in...

  13. Is it RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    Mia415 replied to ava'smomRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Here's what I learned: the "official" way is supposed to education then license then certification. BUT in the setting of your job, it is the accepted norm to put license right after your name so in a...

  14. How do you introduce yourself to other health care professionals?

    Mia415 replied to ital91's topic in General Students

    I think the key is you need to be confident - even if you feel nervous then fake it lol. Be clear and concise. Feel free to practice the conversation before you call. It gets easier with practice and...

  15. $15 Min Wage - Effect on RNs

    Mia415 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the Bay Area which had the first $15 minimum wage and is also the #1 highest cost of living in America. New grad RNs in Northern California start off between $45-65 per hour right off the bat....

  16. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Mia415 replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've come to a place in my life where the grammar mistakes of others do not bother me. I'm much more bothered by the way people

  17. Health requirements to be a nurse

    Mia415 replied to MWCSI's topic in California Nursing

    Glad to hear you are doing so well since the MI! There are no restriction as long as you can perform the duties. if your visions hearing and mobility are fine then you have nothing to worry about. I...

  18. HH experience a plus?

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

    Great answer above. I do not think home health is required. I went into public health as a new grad. Some hiring managers and positions will require specific exprerience and others will not! We have...

  19. Looking for Guidance on Mistake

    Mia415 replied to katie115's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know this happened over a month ago, but just wanted to add my experience as a public health nurse who visits a lot of these babies in the home. It does sound like a situation where a SW or...

  20. Nurse Family Partnership Home visitor RN

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

    Any update? Did you apply? I am working for a similar nurse home visiting program, just not NFP. Happy to answer questions if you are still

  21. Central line

    Mia415 replied to dcwang's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay ... I believe that is exactly what I said - that some are specially trained to do it, and it's generally something doctors do. You made it sound like I said that nurses never do it and it's...

  22. Dealing with Guilt

    Mia415 replied to JA89's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. What you're feeling is totally normal. I'm sure I would feel the same. You paged your doctor multiple times and you were understaffed. Agree wth all other advice to get some counseling and keep...

  23. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    Mia415 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    We got a new apartment that was bigger that cost us $700 more per month than our last studio. We bought a new car so I could commute (0 downpayment!) and we got married so basically all extra money...

  24. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    Mia415 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    yes this!! Me too! No more ramen noodles for dinner. Sometimes I even splurge on the $2.00 extra for a side of guacamole at

  25. What the hail is a 'capstone', anyway?!

    Mia415 replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I did a traditional "in person" BSN so I don't know about accelerated programs. This is really interesting because in my school the word capstone did not mean project... It mean your final senior...