SiwanRN

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1. Research internships if you're not a student?

   SiwanRN replied to coffee&scrubs's topic in Research

   You may have luck just contacting your local schools of nursing to see if you can volunteer for research

2. Rough transition to PH from ED

   SiwanRN replied to cant_touch_this's topic in Public, Community Health

   Hm.. Are you a member of your state's public health association, or the American Public Health Association? If you are the only nurse and there is not another nurse (even one perhaps at the 3 county...

3. Abortion education in CNM programs

   SiwanRN replied to Greyiris34's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   I have no info on any midwifery education programs on whether or not they teach it, but I would encourage any student nurse (or student nurse midwife or student nurse practitioner) who is interested...

4. ANCC and the APHN-BC

   SiwanRN replied to Aggie RN's topic in Public, Community Health

   If so it is not a rumor I have heard. Where is your

5. Sexual Health Nurse

   SiwanRN replied to capybara123's topic in Public, Community Health

   Hi Capybara123! You can work with sexual health in a public health capacity. Many local county or regional health departments offer STD testing and treatment services, and nurses usually work within...

6. Understanding the Power of Nursing Specialty Certifications

   SiwanRN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

   I wanted to be certified in public health nursing with the APHN-BC credential, but the ANCC retired it before I was eligible to apply. There is no other nursing-specific public health certification...

7. Anyone gotten a non-nursing masters?

   SiwanRN replied to Rebelution's topic in Nursing Career

   I am finishing my MPH this

8. horrible immunization compliance rate

   SiwanRN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

   As a nurse who works at a local health department and often sees these kiddos with letters from their school nurses for immunization compliance... THANK YOU for all the amazing work you do to help...

9. Climate Change Nursing?

   SiwanRN replied to algorhyme's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   As an active member of a national public health nursing professional organization, I can tell you there is plenty being done by nurses in all areas of healthcare about climate change and healthy...

10. MSF/DWB application, interview experiences.

    SiwanRN replied to Walden-Puddle, RN's topic in International Nursing

    I am an aspiring MSF applicant as well, so I am hoping some others will jump in to provide us with answers to your

11. HELP! I'm a student who needs to interview a Public Health Nurse

    SiwanRN replied to adgkea's topic in Public, Community Health

    Agree with above - as a suggestion, you might try calling your local public health department and let the receptionist know you are a nursing student with an assignment who would like to speak with a...

12. Flu shot advice

    SiwanRN replied to bcm9579's topic in General Nursing

    If you are working with children, it can help to give them some choice in the matter. They are getting the vaccine regardless, but letting them decide if they want to sit on their parent's lap or up...

13. PHN in corrections?

    SiwanRN replied to ordahl_alicia's topic in Public, Community Health

    I think it would probably just be like a regular corrections nursing job then, but not having worked at such a place, I couldn't say. I'd encourage you to also reach out to the corrections nursing...

14. PHN in corrections?

    SiwanRN replied to ordahl_alicia's topic in Public, Community Health

    Are you referring to a US Public Health Services Commissioned Corps posting in a correctional facility, or a job description via a county/local jurisdiction that is for a nurse in a corrections...

15. Functional Medicine/Trigger point injections

    SiwanRN replied to Cindy-20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't have much to add to the NP side of things since I am not one, but this recent case out of California where RNs were doing laser hair removal under the chirpractor's supervision rather than a...