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  1. new grad in psych hoping to transition into PH

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

    Hi nina12345, Good luck on your transition from psych to public health! I would say that most of what you said is accurate, except you don't need a master's degree to get started in public health...

  2. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

    SiwanRN replied to One4All's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    There sure is. There are other public health certifications that someone can get (CPH, CHES, MCHES, etc) but that was the only nursing-specific one.

  3. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

    SiwanRN replied to One4All's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I don't really have a good answer for your question, but it might be helpful to know that ANCC retired the APHN-BC board certification credential. Anyone who applied for it before October of last year...

  4. LPN to RN programs in Denver

    SiwanRN replied to maxcat's topic in Colorado Nursing

    There is an LPN to BSN (and thus RN) program in Grand Junction: Nursing Education Career Ladder | Colorado Mesa

  5. Wayne State Public Health Nursing Degree

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

    Hi mlafi, Welcome to AN! I am not familiar with that program, but I bet some of your questions could be answered if you emailed the program contact on the university's website. My other bit of advice...

  6. What's it like being an Immunization Public Health Nurse?

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

    Yeah, at this point it doesn't bother me anymore. A kid can scream bloody murder in my face while I'm giving shots and it doesn't phase me. But on days when I have BSN students shadowing me or am...

  7. PHN Interview Questions

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

    How exciting! If they said you can choose any health topic, I would stick with what you have the most familiarity with. It sounds to me like they are more interested in assessing your patient teaching...

  8. What's it like being an Immunization Public Health Nurse?

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

    I think I can say with confidence a public health nurse working in an immunizations clinic will likely never work nights outside of a public health emergency in which you are a responder. Like any...

  9. PHN as prep for FNP

    SiwanRN replied to Nimrodel's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Were you asking me? My colleague did their clinical on weekends (our office is only open M-F) in the beginning, then dropped to part time to accommodate the clinical schedule as long as possible until...

  10. Pregnant 15 y/o in School

    SiwanRN replied to MisRN's topic in School

    Hooray for it being a non-issue! But if any school nurses out there run into a situation like this again in the future, please do not hesitate to call your local health department family planning...

  11. PHN as prep for FNP

    SiwanRN replied to Nimrodel's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A colleague of mine started their nursing career in public health straight out of nursing school and was accepted to an FNP program last year. Last I heard, my former colleague will be graduating the...

  12. Most relevant specialties for nursing abroad

    SiwanRN replied to lolotambu's topic in General Nursing

    While I haven't yet had the opportunity to go abroad for volunteer work (next spring if I am lucky!), I frequently see requests for OR nurses actually. I don't see as much with NICU or ICU because in...

  13. From LDRP to Community Health

    SiwanRN replied to nursem18's topic in Public, Community Health

    Everline posted a ton of great information, so I won't double up on that. But here are some helpful web resources that I use all the time in my work as a family planning nurse: How to determine if a...

  14. RN jobs in Summit County Colorado

    SiwanRN replied to laureng07's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I can't comment to the jobs availability in Summit County because I don't live there, but as someone who has lived in the Denver area for forever I would not think that commuting to Denver for a job...

  15. new grad in psych hoping to transition into PH

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

    I think experience in mental health / psych nursing is transferrable to any area of nursing you may want to move into, public health included. In any interviews you have, you can highlight your...

  16. Syringe/needle exchange

    SiwanRN replied to SiwanRN's topic in Addictions

    It's neat to see this old thread of mine still getting attention. For any other nurses out there searching for nursing perspectives in syringe exchanges, here's mine now that our syringe exchange...

  17. Syringe/needle exchange

    SiwanRN posted a topic in Addictions

    Hi all! I am a public health nurse whose health department is about to start a syringe access/needle exchange program for intravenous drug users in our area. The intent of the program is to provide a...

  18. I'm loving Community Health nursing

    SiwanRN replied to thelittleRNwhocould's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the dark side! Bwahaha.. *cough* I mean. Congratulations on finding your niche in the best kept secret in nursing (or that's how I feel anywah haha)! I could have written this post myself...

  19. Public health nurse Educator? Needing MSN/MPH?

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

    Keep us updated in your job hunt. Good

  20. Opportunities in Pediatric Public Health?

    SiwanRN replied to Momopeach2's topic in Public, Community Health

    You might also try googling "(your state) public health nursing association" too. Some state public health nurse associations offer mentorship programs to new graduates and nurses who are experienced...

  21. Opportunities in Pediatric Public Health?

    SiwanRN replied to Momopeach2's topic in Public, Community Health

    Congratulations on finishing your schooling! How often you work with children in your job as a public health nurse depends on the types of programs your health department offers. For example, in mine,...

  22. If you left floor nursing...

    SiwanRN replied to shonniemichelle's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I knew in nursing school that the floor was not where I wanted to be. I started in public health as a new grad 7 years ago and love it too! I don't think I'd go back to a hospital unless I was in very...

  23. Colorado Mesa University BSN Spring 2018

    SiwanRN replied to rock hopper's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Only 4 semesters now? Cool, it was 5 when I went. When I attended admissions were on a points system based on your ATI (what they used before Kaplan) test, overall GPA and your GPA in the prereqs (AP...

  24. Chamberlain MPH

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

    I had the same conundrum (MPH vs MSN-PH) when I was thinking about graduate school. Ultimately I went with the MPH because I believe it is more versatile - also, among the nurses working in public...

  25. MHA and RN program vs MPH with RN?

    SiwanRN replied to confuerte's topic in General Nursing

    I chose MPH because I work in public health and that's where I want to keep my career, so it made sense to me. I'm still in my program now. If you read a little closer on the webpage you linked to,...