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  1. Anyone attending or taken the Accelerated BSN at Concordia in Irvine?

    touchhealth replied to sbgradinnb's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know what having a common religious background has to do with nursing studies. I definately think religious studies are important, since I will be working with patients from a wide variety of...

  2. Anyone attending or taken the Accelerated BSN at Concordia in Irvine?

    touchhealth replied to sbgradinnb's topic in California Nursing

    Ya, I looked into this program too. The first year, they didn't require you to take their religion courses at their school, so I figured I was fine since I hold an undergrad degree in religion. The...

  3. Should I Include Massage Therapy Experience in my Nursing School Application?

    touchhealth posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello, I'm so happy to say that I'm finally done with my pre-requisite classes and am on to the next phase of this journey. Th economy, and difficulties new grads are having finding jobs, is...

  4. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi DonnaH, Welcome! I'm sure our numbers will grow as people start getting their applications together.... You do not need a TEAS for MSMC, but if you are offered admission to the program they do...

  5. Mount St. Mary College MSMC Accelerated BSN Summer 2009

    touchhealth replied to juninunmul's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For anyone who'se applying to the ABSN program for Fall - 2009, I'm starting a new thread for that cohort of hopefuls. Take

  6. Mount St. Mary College MSMC Accelerated BSN Summer 2009

    touchhealth replied to juninunmul's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello ABSN Summer 2009 Class! Congratulations on getting this far. I'm currently working on my MSMC application for Fall 2009. I had a couple questions regarding the scholarship program/loan...

  7. Teaching Guided Imagery to Patients

    touchhealth replied to stellina615's topic in Holistic

    Our hospital has a team of people who offer free guided imagery sessions to patients and it's very successful. I do not practice guided imagery myself, but most of the team members graduated from the...

  8. RN becoming a massage therapist

    touchhealth replied to carebear01's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the opposite of you: a massage therapist working towards getting my RN. I currently work as part of a massage therapy team in a hospital and love working with patient populations. Massage is...

  9. Tattoos and piercings

    touchhealth replied to averna's topic in General Students

    They always tend to be more strict about piercings w/ nursing student, but it really depends on the hospital you end up at. I volunteer as a massage therapist at a hospital in CA, and I've seen all...

  10. I regret!

    touchhealth replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

    YES, I totally agree there. I was the first in my family to go to college, so no one even thought to say "all this school is supposed to be preparing you for a job later on." I just liked learning,...

  11. Clinical Experience

    touchhealth replied to S-Rank's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    To be certified as a Nurse Massage Therapist, you must have your RN first and then complete 500 hours of additional massage therapy training through an acceptable school (I'm not sure what...

  12. I regret!

    touchhealth replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

    I regret taking out so many loans for my pricey private-school undergrad degree in religion (but very glad I followed my interests and did a biology minor)... ...and I regret that with my love of...

  13. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    touchhealth replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's definately not a new "thing" ...my mom had me at home 28 years ago, and the natural birth mamas back then would rub the vernix into the newborns skin for it's moisturizing and antimicrobial...

  14. Mount St. Mary's Accelerated BSN Fall 2008

    touchhealth replied to chris7's topic in California Nursing

    Greetings 2008 Cohort! I'm sure you are all terribly busy with your studies right now. I'm hoping to apply for the fall 2009 program, and was just wondering how everyone was feeling about their...

  15. The other day I looked at my college transcripts....

    touchhealth posted a topic in General Nursing

    ...and realized I took my first two nursing pre-requisites (Anatomy and Statistics) in 2004!! Wow, I hadn't realized I'd been plugging away at this that long. Next semester, I take my last...

  16. My question is one about taxes...

    touchhealth replied to YakimaTouch's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I've been a volunteer massage therapist through the Institute for Health and Healing at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. They have a very comprehensive volunteer training program,...

  17. Are New Grads finding jobs in the Los Angeles Area???

    touchhealth posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello, I was just wondering if any new grad nurses have had success and/or difficulties job-hunting in the Los Angeles area?? What is your feel of the job market right now? Has the state of the...

  18. I think we need a second degree student section...

    touchhealth posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Does anyone else agree? I feel like the specific questions posted by second degree students trying to enter the field of nursing merits a separate section. Then we can all gripe about things like:...

  19. I think we need a second degree student section...

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know that for most of us returning 2nd degree student, balancing the financial burden of returning to full-time school is quite complicated and nerve-wracking. I was just wondering how the current...

  20. Having pooping issues!!!

    touchhealth replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    Where it's not contraindicated, I have had great success using abdominal masssage to stimulate the colon muscles. Many of the massage therapists on our in-patient hospital team have seen some very...

  21. I think we need a second degree student section...

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey 2nd (and 3rd or 4th) degree students! I am glad we have had so much participation on this thread! I am sure many of you are already starting pre-requisite classes, and I just wanted to say GOOD...

  22. L&D nurses? Are you all for natural births?

    touchhealth replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My mother had all three of us at home. For my littlest brother (who was born when I was 21 after mom remarried) she asked me to be her labor coach and it was an underwater birth which was AMAZING. I...

  23. How do RN's become massage therapists?

    touchhealth replied to lyv33's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hi! I am not a nurse, but I am a massage therapist who works in a hospital setting. I strongly suggest you check the specific licensing requirements for the state your practice in. For instance,...

  24. NPs and Integrative Medicine

    touchhealth replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It's official: the UCSF website has added a note that the ANP Integrated Complementary Healing track is not longer available after Fall 2008. But I know there is a vibrant holistic nursing community,...

  25. I think we need a second degree student section...

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The reason for proposing a 2nd degree forum is because for most of us, entering a new career is far from simple and 2nd degree students have a very unique sub-set of circumstances that are just not...