holisticpedsRN

holisticpedsRN has 7 years experience.

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1. Anyone done NIWH Whole Health Educator program?

   holisticpedsRN replied to BetterSafe's topic in Holistic

   Thank you! This is so helpful. I was so surprised the process of securing an NPI number was remarkably easy. I'm not surprised that billing under them is confusing and legally challenging having worked in the legal field for years before moving int...

2. Anyone done NIWH Whole Health Educator program?

   holisticpedsRN replied to BetterSafe's topic in Holistic

   I answered my own question: I went ahead an applied for an NPI number and my number was issued to me within a few HOURS of submitting the online application. So there really isn't anything to significant there. If you're a practicing RN and want an N...

3. Anyone done NIWH Whole Health Educator program?

   holisticpedsRN replied to BetterSafe's topic in Holistic

   Can anyone comment more on the NPI number? It appears that the application process is very straightforward and says RNs are eligible to register for an NPI number free online. Is there some kind of special NPI application requirement that the NIWH pr...

4. Hospitals with Reiki nurses

   holisticpedsRN replied to Intuitivenurse's topic in Holistic

   Hi there! There aren't a lot of mainstream programs that pay for nurses to do Reiki or Healing Touch at the bedside...yet...but there is growing interest and support for it. I know there is a program at Rady's Children's Hospital in San Diego where R...

5. CHLA using CAM therapies in their Pain Clinic

   holisticpedsRN posted a topic in Holistic

   Here is a link to a great interview with the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Pain Clinic director that includes a lot of references to the CAM therapies they use. LINK: http://www.wetreatkidsbetter.org/2014/04/pain-management-clinic-provides-r...

6. How do you get hours towards your holistic health certification?

   holisticpedsRN replied to AshleyO77's topic in Holistic

   I recently completed the AHNA "Foundations of Holistic Nursing" home study course which was FANTASTIC and is worth 65 contact hours -- it uses Dossey's Holistic Nursing Handbook as the main text, and I believe it was a really good way to start prepar...

7. How to transition into holistic nursing

   holisticpedsRN replied to TerriKayeRN's topic in Holistic

   Hi everyone! I feel that holistic nursing is really at the forefront of a much larger movement in the preventative health and wellness fields & I'm excited to be a part of it. In the hospital environment, I bring aspects of holistic nursing to ...