SiwanRN

SiwanRN

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  1. Job security in public health

    SiwanRN replied to RN1485's topic in Public, Community Health

    I'll be honest, I have concerns about my job security with this new administration. They haven't really promised to be friendly with Title X funding, which provides funding for family planning clinics...

  2. New RN, looking ahead; MPH?

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

    (Edited to add this is in response to Wartocin's post, quoting didn't work in the initial attempt) I think getting an MPH can open a lot of doors for you in public health, particularly if you want to...

  3. "NHS Conditions Worst Ever" -BBC

    SiwanRN posted a topic in United Kingdom

    Hello, UK Nurses! I have been reading about the ongoing news from the NHS, and I wondered if any of your would mind sharing your perspective. Is it as bad as the BBC portrays, or is it being...

  4. TB Testing

    SiwanRN replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    There isn't a formal policy, but we don't do TB skin test reads for tests placed by other clinics or agencies. Mostly I think it is common sense. You have to rely on your patient's word of where it...

  5. Medical marijuana for nurses?

    SiwanRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Employers have their own policies. Most places, particularly where nurses work, are probably drug-free which still includes marijuana whether that is medical or recreational. If you fail that drug...

  6. What do you love about your job?

    SiwanRN replied to sergel02's topic in Public, Community Health

    Barring public health emergencies, there are no overnights, no weekends, no 12 hour shifts. Bank hours drive some people batty but they work fine for me. The benefits I get working in a public health...

  7. What do you do to volunteer and give back?

    SiwanRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I volunteer with my local Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit. While the larger purpose of the organization is be extra boots on the ground when the you know what hits the fan (our big thing is being...

  8. Help! -MSN with emphasis in public health

    SiwanRN replied to raecudzy1's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I work in public health currently and also debated whether to go MSN with public health emphasis or straight up MPH. Maybe this is just reflective of my part of the United States, but when I looked...

  9. APHN; is it worth it?

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

    APHN-BC is a credential through the American Nurses' Credentialing Center awarded via portfolio review. There is no longer an exam for it, although there used to be. The specific requirements for this...

  10. Innovative Peds Clinical Experiences?

    SiwanRN replied to PNCB's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    You could also seek out your local HCP office, or the equivalent for your state. The nurses there provide care coordination for children and youth 0-21 who have or are at risk for special...

  11. Nurse Family Partnership Home visitor RN

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

    Your employer matches 11.5%??? Holy smokes, that's amazing. 8% is the max here, although there is also a voluntary additional retirement savings thing (either a 457 or Roth IRA) that employees can...

  12. Nurse Family Partnership Home visitor RN

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

    It will depend entirely on how the salary/hourly pay is for public health nurses in your local area and what benefits are offered. I live in Colorado, but if it helps you to have a comparison, here...

  13. Help, Interview coming up for PHN

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

    I would encourage you to emphasize how your previous experiences tie into the bigger picture of public health. Care for underserved populations, improving health outcomes for the population as a...

  14. Hiring freeze with State of Alaska public health nurses

    SiwanRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    It's been a secret daydream of mine to one day work as an itinerant public health nurse with the state of Alaska. While I work to save up money for a move, I'll browse the job boards with the state...

  15. MPH/PNP or MPH/FNP

    SiwanRN replied to ana.saavedra14's topic in Public, Community Health

    You might get a more robust answer if you also ask this question in the nurse practitioner forums. That said, I've only ever seen FNPs and sometimes CNMs and WHNPs hired specifically in public health...

  16. MPH Program University South Flordia

    SiwanRN replied to gsi00154's topic in Public, Community Health

    Ericaf, that's great to

  17. MPH Program University South Flordia

    SiwanRN replied to gsi00154's topic in Public, Community Health

    University of South Florida is one of the places I looked into when I was looking around for an online, CEPH accredited MPH. It looked like a good school to me, but I ultimately went with University...

  18. Is a Master's in Public Health a good return on investment?

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

    Nurses can work in public health without an MPH. Most of the nurses that I work with just have their BSNs. It seems to be industry standard for most parts of the country that a BSN degree is required...

  19. Personal Care Home Health

    SiwanRN replied to tag2007's topic in Public, Community Health

    I don't have experience in that type of role as a public health nurse, but it does sound very interesting! I think you might get some helpful advice from the home health nursing forum also, since it...

  20. Medical marijuana in schools

    SiwanRN posted a topic in School

    Hi all! While not a school nurse, I am a frequent lurker on the forum. I love reading the posts here because it gives me (a public health nurse) a better idea of what's going on in schools that I...

  21. Medical marijuana in schools

    SiwanRN replied to SiwanRN's topic in School

    In the article for the New Jersey school it looks like it was an edible formulation; a concentrated oil with 4 drops given in a small glass of soda for the student to take with lunch. In that case it...

  22. What got you your public health job?

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

    For my first position in public health, it was probably the part where I had completed a student nurse internship with the county health department near my university and had done some volunteer work...

  23. New Grad switching from ICU to Health Department internal conflicts

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

    If public health is where you want to be and you get offered the job, go for it! Just make sure to take laflaca's excellent advice and transition professionally out of your current position with...

  24. Good Job for New Nurse?

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

    That sounds awesome. If public health is where you want to be, then you should apply for the position. New grads can and do succeed in public health, especially if your agency has a good orientation....

  25. Resources for Public Health RNs

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

    Hmm.. I can point you in the direction of some general public health nursing competencies, but I'm not sure if you are asking more about those or for help in refreshing on health issues that the...