CommunityOB

I recently accepted a new role in community mental health with an organization that does homeless outreach. We primarily focus on homeless individuals who have severe mental health issues. As you can imagine, there are A LOT of new medications I am trying to learn. Does anyone have any good resources that can breakdown all the different psych meds/anti-psychotics? Especially in which cases you would use which medications?

I think it wouldn't hurt to apply. They could really like something else on your resume and be willing to give you a chance. Let a potential employer decide if you have enough experience.

not a traveler myself, but what i have heard from travels that come to our facility is that the weekends you want/need to have off is work into your contract. so make sure it is known when you put in your information for hire. good luck.

I think its hard to say, but i think that if you have experience it will be easier to find a position. Where i live (seattle area), there is an over saturation of new grad FNPs with little experience. I have heard and seen, if you have a background that will set you apart, you will be ok. Good luck.

Is there a nurse at a neighboring health department you can contact for resources? If not, i would say, ask your supervisor what do they feel is the biggest need right now and start there. Is it immunizations? infectious disease? community education on a topic? try to focus on one project at a time until you figure out what is happening in your community.

I have gone back and forth between case management and too. On your resume make sure you emphasize your ability to multitask, educate, and care for patients' emotional and social needs. If you have time, talk to the unit social worker and ask them about some of the resources available in your area and how they do referrals. Since you already have a few years of L&D, see if there are case management positions open in L&D units. Additionally, there are frequent community health positions open for nurses to work with pregnant patients in communities. Sometimes OB clinics or public health departments hire a nurse educator/case manager/coordinator. As far as transitioning into "regular people hours," its nice to be back on a regular schedule. I do miss having the days off, but I too worked nights and never felt like i was fully rested or really able to do much. Also, when i switched to clinic/case management, my benefits were better, and I could get close to, if not more than my base hourly salary. Good Luck! I love outpatient nursing and case management.

In my experience, labor nurse for 2 years, it's easier to transition to NICU from labor. In labor you are working with adults and children and especially if you are also working post partum, you can be dealing with some moderately sick kiddos who are on the boarder of going to nicu. Plus, NICU and labor tend to work pretty closely together. I'm sure you will get to know some of the nurses on the unit. Our nicu is essentially attached to the back of our labor unit. Good luck with your upcoming job search.

Hello friends, I am in the final stages of applying to MSN-FNP programs. I plan to do a classroom based program in large cities. However, recently, I have heard/seen that a lot of new grad FNPs are having a hard time finding jobs. I am hearing that, a lot of younger nurses are not staying at the bedside and are now going into FNP programs, so the field is over saturated with new, inexperienced nurse practitioners. I want to work primarily in a community clinic or some kind of public health program but all I am hearing is that new FNPs will be "stuck" doing pain management and/or "sketchy" phone a doctor clinics/retail clinics. It makes me nervous to go to school if the job outlook is not promising. I have a few potential back up plans, one being an MPH instead to manage public health programs, or potentially down the road doing a PMHNP program instead. background if interested: i have been an RN for 5 years with a mix of both family/OB clinic and labor and delivery. What has any one else's experience been with finding a reasonable job as a new NP?

Hello friends. I have been an RN for 3years now and am considering going to FNP school. However, I am currently working in labor and delivery and was wondering if I would be a comparative applicant. I kind of fell into OB, first working in public health, then clinic nursing and case management with pregnant teens and now finally labor and delivery. I am cross trained to mother baby and have all the certs that go with OB; NRP, STABLE, ACLS-OB. I have a strong desire to work with underserved populations and would love to work in a homeless clinic or school based health center. I am curious to see what your thoughts are, as I am nervous about the application process, having not done ICU or ER. Thanks for your thoughts and advice! Other background: BSN, GPA 3.6, background in public health, Spanish speaking, lots of community service. Don't want to be a midwife.

If you have time, instead of going for a soc/anthro I would actually suggest a foreign language like Spanish. I think in the long run it would be much more beneficial, especially if you want to work in any kind of international setting

Another great option is to go and get trained as a Doula. Frequently programs are short in length and a lot of hospitals have volunteer programs you can work in. It would be great exposure to women's health/OB and also a great chance to help women through an amazing experience.

No. They do not prevent PTL. Also, if she wants one for low back pain there are a ton of programs she can get them for free from. Some insurances and then also community support programs. If there is an ob case manager around, they might be able to help her find one.

I say, if you are not happy and have the opportunity to switch, go for it! I did the same thing as a new grad. I took a job I thought I would love then ended up not liking it and switching at about a year. Now I have a job that I love and feel challenged at. I didn't become a nurse to have a boring or easy job. If the next job hires you, they must think you are qualified and that one year was enough. Good luck

Thanks for the encouragement. It's nice to know that other community health nurses and case managers go non to become nurse practitioners.

thanks for the encouragement! I always loved the communication and education aspects of nursing. I plan on starting to applying this fall, and I recently got my graduate certificate in public health, so no GRE for me! If anyone has any other tips for selling myself in an application, that would be most excellent! thanks!