Wellness-RN

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Well, Star, I suspect your interview has been accomplished. How did it go? I find homecare rewarding. Never before have I been able to spend the time I do helping patients. In the home, you are provided with a huge amount of information not available...

Teaching of Self-Management Plan (emergency care plan) to help prevent re-hospitalization: early sx reporting ie, increased cough, phlegm, wheeze; increased sob or edema, temp >100.5*, inc pillows needed for sleep or sleeping in chair, chest tight...

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Not so long ago, I went to visit my dad at Morristown Memorial Hoapital (NJ) following cardiac surgery. While I was there, a holistic nurse came in to offer services. Outpatient services were also offered following discharge. And it was FREE; all don...

Wanna_BA_Nurse, I agree with StudyNurse. You have to be really careful. If you aren't yet a nurse, that's the first step. Experience is the 2nd. Then, a wellness BS perhaps from an accredited college. Clayton College also looks interesting as far as ...

Nikki, I am not in VA, but I would like to thank you for fighting the good fight for Excelsior grads everywhere! Each state matters. Christine

Good forum. Yes, I am happy. Sometimes I have to remember to be. We are on a 2 year journey sailing throughout the Caribbean. It's been a good time to reflect and heal from what has been a bumping long road. I have parents who don't take care of them...

Grad of EC Feb '07. LPN since 1994. Currently sailing in the Caribbean since Nov of '07; in Trinidad for hurricane season. But... when I return to the states in the spring, I plan to start my BS & go back to community health or Hospice. ERDude ~ ...

I think it's a lack of knowledge & understanding that creates the animosity. Like Hopefull2009's example of the family refusing abt's for a bacterial infection: that's not being holistic, that's ignorance of the infectious process (or a religious...

You may suggest holistic topics to the staff education / inservice specialist such as stress management, massage or holistic nutrition education for the oncology client. These are pretty mainstream, yet holistic, modalities. Perhaps as improved outco...

But change starts with one. I had worked for a home health agency for 8 yrs w/out a raise. We, as a group, wrote letters, had meetings; no change. I pushed for 'Unless we threaten to quit, there will be no change.' There was no peer support. I did le...

Don't let one rude agency person ruin your hopes. When I went into home care, I had only internal medicine experience. I studied thoroughly on my patient's dx/tx & did well. I worked through Bayada Nurses. I know they're in PA. It was a nice agen...

Hi iwanna. I've worked through agencies for years as an LPN and RN. Have you considered a Home Health Agency? I suggest this because regular agency work (acute, LTC...) can be very stressful. You walk into a new facility & work with little, if an...

I believe strongly in the power of positive thought. Even when one can't be cured, positive thought can help them to heal. We all need healing, & for some, there is limited time to do just that. At the end of life, a positive outlook can help som...

I really have to agree. And, another question, why is it that these LTC patients don't deserve the higher level of safety during medication administration that is provided by a licensed nurse? It's inexcusable. I have a good friend who manages an Alz...

My stomach knotted up every time I'd call my old physicians office & was asked to "press 2 to speak with a nurse." Now, I know there's no nurse there unless she's a patient! The Maryland BON website states "It is unlawful for any person to use th...

Has anyone on the unit sat down with this guy (since the supervisor seems as she won't) & explained that this is just plain inappropriate at work? A kind of 'hate to see you get in trouble' kind of talk? Perhaps suggesting this as a CNA inservic...

I think holistic education, like most education, enhances your work in any arena including at home and in your community. If it only taught you to take care of yourself to prevent burnout, that alone would benefit your nursing.

There is a CE thru AHNA, zoobyli, a large portion of which addresses just that. It is called 'Foundations of Holistic Nursing.' I finished it last month. You can access it at www.ahna.org through their education link. I highly recommend it as an int...

Whoops on my part! :-) Thanks RDH1!

The best place to start is the AHNA. The American Holistic Nurses Assoc. offers tons of info, a great quarterly "Beginnings", annual conference, standards of holistic practice, their journal & website. I had ordered back issues which you can peru...

I have definately found canker sores related to stress. Although yes they are viral (herpes simplex), stress increases incidence. That's why Pantothenic Acid (B5), the "stress vitamin" probably helps clear them so quickly. That & some Lysine at ...

hi alphabet, i just joined allnurses.com to post this same query. i came across the clayton college of natural health through the ahna newsletter. the program, very similar to gcnm (global college of nat. med) recommended on this forum, is exactly w...