Am I alone Natropathic beleifs...

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So, I knew coming into nursing that I would be pushed into a world full of medications and doctors orders that I don't necessarily agree with. But I can not be the only guy out there that has a drive to help people by becoming a nurse, that holds naturopathic beliefs?

I believe that medication has a purpose and a place but prevention also has a place. I also understand that some people literally can not help it. I guess my question is: are there other nurses/pre-nurses out there that hold the belief that medication is overly used and prevention is key? I feel like the medical community has relied to heavily on chemicals.

So are there any naturopathic types out there?

As for vaccines, you can get titers to prove immunity if you had vaccines as a child or any previously vaccine "preventable" diseases such as chickenpox. That is my plan and I also will get the flu mist vs. the flu vaccine to at least avoid the thimerisol.

Is the flu mist dead or alive? I may go that route as well.

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It is a live virus. However, it has been a while since a looked up the details, I think it is a partial (part) of the virus. It may cause you to get slightly ill.

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Let me start by saying I think medicine and medical technology is wonderful. It helps restores people to health often and alleviates issues that are bound to happen to our intricate bodies.

I myself live by preventative health and try and take care of the body I have. That being said I've realized not everyone does either by choice or lack of education. Which is where my job and future job as a nurse to help restore them back to health comes In. I look at my career future as a way to get people back on track and helping them to hopefully stay on track. Though many people will never take care of themselves at least I can die knowing I tried and did what I could to help at least!

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It is a live virus. However, it has been a while since a looked up the details, I think it is a partial (part) of the virus. It may cause you to get slightly ill.

Hmm, don't the live viruses shed, though? I thought that the live ones shed and therefore made you contagious. Correct me if I'm wrong on that, though.

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That is a good question, I am not sure about that. Actually I did a very, very quick Google search, and there is a possibility it sheds. I guess you wouldn't be able to use it if you are going into clinicals within a few days - but if you time it right, it shouldn't be a problem.

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Hey! A home birth you must be crazy...... My wife had our second at home! Our first experience in a labor and delivery setting at a hospital almost killed my wife and daughter. I am very, very Leary of any medications that "help"move labor along..... I am glad you had the strength to have a home birth.

And I am glad to see this many people interested in alternative medical care. It gives me hope for my career!

If I may pose a vac related question, in the military I was give the chicken pox vaccine and last year I wound up with shingles... I am 24! Has this happened to anyone else who received the vax?

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I was give the chicken pox vaccine and last year I wound up with shingles... I am 24! Has this happened to anyone else who received the vax?

A 19 yr old friend of mine got shingles after her pox vaccine.

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Well hind sight being what it is I would have rather waited to see if I would have gotten the shingles in my old age! Now I know the virus is dormant in my nerve cells waiting for my immune system to weaken. All thanks to the vaccine......

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There is definitely a place for holistic nurses where I come from. I live in a mountain state that has a large city with many holistic residents in the outskirts. The local hospital actually has a holistic nurse team so when any of the nurses feel that a patient needs this we call them. They are absolutely wonderful and I have seen them lower BP's, HR, anxiety, and pain when nothing else would work. I also think that most nurses believe that society as a whole is over medicated as I and the majority of my classmates certainly do. I also believe in prevention over treating when sick but there are some things that actually do need medical treatment regardless.

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