Providence60 MSN, PhD, RN

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   A New Health Care Role for Nurses

   Providence60 posted a topic in General Nursing

   In the cover story of the October, 2016 edition of "The Journal of Healthcare Financial Management Association" Tim Barry and Clive Fields MD addressed the health insurance industry's move to value-based care and billing reimbursement. The journal ar...
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   Yoga, Ayurveda, and nursing. Holistic?

   Providence60 replied to ChristinaG104's topic in Holistic

   You're welcome Christina and good luck on following your passion to serve others through nursing and in a manner true for you as a nurse and person!
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   Public health nurse Educator? Needing MSN/MPH?

   Providence60 replied to poopyhair's topic in Public/Community

   Expanding our education for focusing more on what we are most passionate about is a wise move as we move along our life and a career. While traditional degree programs are required for most educational and institutional positions, there are other opt...
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   Patient Educator/Health Educator

   Providence60 replied to pa_rn2012's topic in Education

   The only nationally accredited program I've found which offers professional credentials to nurses for patient and health education is the National Institute of Whole Health (Whole Health Programs - Accredited | National Institute of Whole Health). T...
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   Anyone done NIWH Whole Health Educator program?

   Providence60 replied to BetterSafe's topic in Holistic

   As a graduate of the NIWH program (Whole Health Programs - Accredited | National Institute of Whole Health) I am familiar with the assignments you spoke of in your post. At the beginning of the program I too struggled to understand what I was being ...
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   Nurses as Health Coaches?

   Providence60 replied to welloffnurse's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Oops, forgot to put in the link to NIWH (A Whole Person Approach to Health and Healing, Whole Health Training | National Institute of Whole Health)
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   Nurses as Health Coaches?

   Providence60 replied to welloffnurse's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Understanding the difference between coaching programs vs certification programs is critical. Coaching does not give you the ability to have an NPI number. Coaching without accurate information does not produce the changes a patient is looking for. A...
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   Yoga, Ayurveda, and nursing. Holistic?

   Providence60 replied to ChristinaG104's topic in Holistic

   Hi! I have come to understand how treating the whole person-not just the symptoms presenting themselves-offers patients better health as well as healing what is troubling them. Where I found formal training in treating the whole person was through th...
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   Where are all of the holistic nurses?

   Providence60 replied to PaleoNurse's topic in Holistic

   What an interesting thread about where a passion for healing and service can take one! The older I get, the more I want to learn how to help my patients become healthier, not just medicated. And, I have a healthy respect for scientific research and c...
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    Holistic nurse vs nurse health coach

    Providence60 replied to smarge117's topic in Holistic

    I can understand burnout in working a traditional nursing jobs, for while helping others may have inspired us into the nursing profession, so much of medicine now is run by "the numbers". Understanding the difference between coaching programs vs cert...
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    How do you become a holistic nurse?

    Providence60 replied to moeBSN1988's topic in Holistic

    Hi, good for you for wanting to do more with all the experience and expertise you have acquired over the years! Becoming certified gives you not only credibility but also gives you options for advancing your expertise as well as your income. If you a...
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    Anyone done NIWH Whole Health Educator program?

    Providence60 replied to BetterSafe's topic in Holistic

    Well spoken as to the quality of the NIWH 3-1 Whole Health Education program you are a graduate of! (Whole Health Programs - Accredited | National Institute of Whole Health). And there are other programs NIWH offers, depending on what you are seekin...
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    Anyone done NIWH Whole Health Educator program?

    Providence60 replied to BetterSafe's topic in Holistic

    Hi Proverbs, sorry for the delay in seeing your post! I've answered a question Kathy posted below and the link Prerequisites | National Institute of Whole Health gives the requirements for the various programs NIWH offers. Hope this helps!
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    Anyone done NIWH Whole Health Educator program?

    Providence60 replied to BetterSafe's topic in Holistic

    Hi Kathy, It depends on which of the National Institute of Whole Health programs you are interested in. To learn more about the requirements for the various programs offered, use this link Prerequisites | National Institute of Whole Health for looki...
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    Anyone working as an independent health coach?

    Providence60 replied to Whatawaste's topic in Entrepreneurs

    OOps! I mis-spoke in my post above. It's Whole Health Training and Education - Accredited | Holistic Health Programs, NOT niwh.com domain name may be for sale. My bad!!