tsunami62

what about using your knowledge and taking a course in massage therapy and doing that? you would still be in a helping proffession, and you could continue to also focus on your own healing while trying to use what you have learned to help others. or maybe an addictions counselor or something like that? that type of position would be great once you are in a better place. it would really give you a chance to use what you learned from this whole experience and create a positive by helping others.

Hi there harvest moon, I too am curious about nursing but being interested in alternative therapies. I'm and acupuncture/ TCM practitioner going to nursing school in the fall, and I hope that A) I could use what i've learnt from alternative therapies and B) that those beleifs in alternative med won't make me and outcast in the hospital setting.... I'm curious to what experienced nurses think about this.

Hi.... I'm also new here, there is a new BN programme at mount royal college. 'm wondering if the LPN's that studied there thought te faculty and programme were good. Also I would love to hear from anyone about what their class schedules wer like (ie 2 full days in class and 2 full days clinic/ etc.) and did you have options for what times you did yor clinics? or was is scheduled just like a class and the whole class was in the same one.... thanks for any input... it's much appreciated.

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thanks for the info Jan!! you answered alot of my questions as well!!!

is there hospitals that have integrated medicine? can a nurse administer something like acupuncture? I'm not sure at all how it would work.... I haven't even started school yet for nursing

maybe I'm being a bit too "type A" about planning every detail, but I just want to pick the optimum time. My partner is 13 years older than me and I'm trying to weigh out the pros and cons of waiting versus planning to try during school. He has a good job and I would't have to work, I looked at the timetable of courses for the programme, and theres a 4 month break between 2nd and 3rd year. that would be the optimal time I guess if we chose not to wait, and then I would have a few months with no school to spend with the baby. 3rd and 4th year are mostly clinical, so I could still have the rest of time for familly........ any thoughts (I know, I'm obsessive!) thanks btw for your advice thus far, it helps.

is the holistic nursing a general area of nurse work, is it usually hospital settings? also, I'm curious if one or two particular areas of nursing (like L&D for example) would be interested in a nurse having acupuncture skills. maybe like stroke rehab/ neuro patients, they could benefit from acupuncture for sure..... but would I be allowed to do it?

Hi there, I am going into my first year of nursing school and previously did my training as an acupuncturist/ TCM practitioner for 5 years in Victoria, BC. I'm wondering if there is a particularly well fitting area for me to specialize in, where my background will be usefull. any comments or suggestions greatly appreciated!!

Hi there, I will be starting nursing school in the fall, first year and my partner and I are planning on having a child in 1-2 years. I'm just trying to mentally prepare myself for whats ahead here, my husbands job is fleixible and he can work from home. are they understanding in clinicals?