healingtouchRN

healingtouchRN

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  1. Dr. Oz says energy medicine the next big thing

    healingtouchRN replied to passionflower's topic in Holistic

    I am a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner (since 2002 & undergoing recert currently). I do energy work (Healing Touch) on my patients, clients, co-workers, family members, church members, etc....

  2. How can I get Healing Touch certification?

    healingtouchRN replied to ChicagolandRN's topic in Holistic

    thanks Nightengale'98 for updating the thread for more professional interest in HT!

  3. Nurse Massage Therapy

    healingtouchRN replied to nurseyperson's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I think it's awesome, There are so many types of massage & bodywork for those diabetics (my grandmother is an IDDM & has regular massages but usually in a chair or side lying since she is...

  4. Nurse Massage Therapy

    healingtouchRN replied to nurseyperson's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I plan on cont. nursing, hopefully parttime, so I can keep benefits & retirement. I want to do MT parttime as well. 20 hours of each would be fine! I would like to teach more whether it be MT...

  5. What do you think is the MOST difficult clinical skill to acquire in your experience?

    healingtouchRN replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Teeituptom, patience is the hardest skill, & am continually working on this craft. Another on is IV's, which took my working in the ER for years to really get it right. The third is...

  6. Nurse Massage Therapy

    healingtouchRN replied to nurseyperson's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    check out Upledger online as they have lots of courses, for CEU's, whom my collegues have taken long w/e classes, like Manual Lymph Drain, etc...The courses travel so we usually go to Birmingham or...

  7. Opinion re: getting a new patient at the end of your shift

    healingtouchRN replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    there is noooooo reason you should have not got your overtime, no different than if the kid coded. Some bosses just have no clue. I have no problem with people staying to "smooth the rough edges"...

  8. Reiki Therapy?

    healingtouchRN replied to NurseLizard's topic in Holistic

    funny how people who no nothing of the power of the laying on the hands can tell you not to practice this ancient art. Just do it! Once you have the gift it is impossible not to share it. One can...

  9. Reiki Therapy?

    healingtouchRN replied to NurseLizard's topic in Holistic

    my business partner & friend is a Reiki Master, Reflexologist & a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner & an RN. She uses all of the above for pain mgmt for her clients, including ME!...

  10. Nurse Massage Therapy

    healingtouchRN replied to nurseyperson's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    okay gang, I start my massage program (it'll take a year for the triple certification process) this week while working full time & heading up committees, etc. I am a little

  11. How can I get Healing Touch certification?

    healingtouchRN replied to ChicagolandRN's topic in Holistic

    I completed my studies in about 3 years but have heard of people who fast tracked & did it in 18 months! Wow, those people have time & money. It is expensive when one adds travel to the...

  12. 13yr olds having babies.

    healingtouchRN replied to LilTiger1971's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I continue to hold you & yours in my thoughts & prayers. Remember what Mary, mother of Jesus, must have felt being unmarried, a child with child in a culture that would have stoned her to...

  13. A weighty issue

    healingtouchRN replied to Spicey1's topic in General Nursing

    I also have family member with advanced heart disease & in-laws with adv. pulmonary disease so I use these people close to me in conversation with my clients. I think they see me as more human...

  14. A weighty issue

    healingtouchRN replied to Spicey1's topic in General Nursing

    yes, I do, but I am also aware that working night shift for 18+ years the nurses tend to be on the heavy side, for a variety of reasons. I am ever working on shedding those added kilos! So I try not...

  15. 13yr olds having babies.

    healingtouchRN replied to LilTiger1971's topic in Ob/Gyn

    great idea Colleen10! I am sure the young lady is experiencing a plethora of emotion as

  16. 13yr olds having babies.

    healingtouchRN replied to LilTiger1971's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I continue to offer my prayers & support emotionally to the author of the thread & her

  17. 13yr olds having babies.

    healingtouchRN replied to LilTiger1971's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hugs! my mom had me when she was 15, & it was her first experience. She didn't run the streets either....However, I turned out fine, first one to go to college, she is so proud! I will hold you...

  18. What do you think is the MOST difficult clinical skill to acquire in your experience?

    healingtouchRN replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    My hardest skill has been the skill of reading the MD's mind, or for that matter, the client's mind or the family member's!!! Otherwise, 12 lead interpretation & lab interpretations. I am...

  19. 10/10 pain..venting!

    healingtouchRN replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    I would like for more health care professionals to update their training on pain management. So much new data & treatment plans, options....I believe some physicians get into a certain...

  20. Your last day in the ER

    healingtouchRN replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    so much about the ER I don't miss, & I think you all have hit on all of them, esp. the part about the cigs, sodas, & chips ---when their kid has a fever & "they can't afford...

  21. ICU visiting hours

    healingtouchRN replied to NeuroICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I 'll bite. I am open to "open visiting" as long as there is a control factor by the charge nurse or primary nurse. I have a harder time doing a good assessment & doing personal care on a...

  22. Why is the term client used instead of patient?

    healingtouchRN replied to LauraLou's topic in General Nursing

    I resent being referred to as the "patient of Dr so & so's in roon 3". I am paying for services & make the decision to be there. Therefore I consider myself a client & address mine as so...

  23. Why is the term client used instead of patient?

    healingtouchRN replied to LauraLou's topic in General Nursing

    client denotes an interactive relationship; patient denotes a one way relatinship. I use client as opposed to the patient word, since I find it more

  24. How do you get into RN massage?

    healingtouchRN replied to angel21's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    The program I will start in May is @ Montgomery School of Bodywork & Massage & the triple cert will be in 1) orthopaedic massage, 2) therapeutic massage, & 3) spa techniques. Will take a...

  25. Any one care to share how much weight you have lost on Low Carbs?

    healingtouchRN replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    no, my friend didn't use stimulants, or other OTC treatments....it was the lack of carbs in her diet. Please don't patronize me. I am a university educator, Board Certified in CV & have several...