If you could create any public health initiative in this role with an unlimited budget, what would it be?

"Wow, this is a great question! If given this opportunity, it would be a full-scale program that educates and eventually eliminates the drug epidemic that has hit our city, state and country. From my perspective, it would start with resources for education that start from a young age and continue into adulthood. Knowing that this is almost impossible, funds would have to be put into programs like keeping kids involved in their community through fun activities to help them make the right choices at a young age. It would also involve job programs for individuals graduating high school to ensure that opportunities were available for all. There would be so many wings that would stem off this program, it would be amazing to one day lead an initiative like this with vast funding."

As you are given permission and unlimited funds to begin any public health program you wish with this scenario, make sure you take advantage of the question and discuss what your biggest dreams could achieve in this role as a community nurse. As you answer, speak from the heart as you discuss why this program would be important to you and the impact it could potentially have. Additionally, don't hesitate to walk through how you would build the program from the ground up and the resources you would use along the way.