zenman

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    Native background

    zenman replied to nativehealer's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 1/8 Cherokee and a fan of integrative medicine. I've been trained in Japanese, Chinese, shamanic healing as well as native american healing. Couldn't go back to strictly western if I had to,
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    NP w/no desire for RN?

    zenman replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just don't tell those folks who don't believe in integrative medicine that "the world is as you dream it" came from some
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    zenman replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Are you saying that you don't like nursing diagnosis as a rule or you just don't believe in energy
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    zenman replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to mess up your day but how would you explain some of these working with animals???? I asked my dog if he knew what placebo meant and he just stared at me.
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    zenman replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    You're not offending anyone with your opinion. However, you have a lack of knowledge about human energy fields. Western medicine is now far behind the current sciences; that is why I say that Western...
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    Please oh please help! Failed Psych NP boards..

    zenman replied to yelper42's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Now what would you do if a client came in and said, "I've failed my psych NP
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    NP w/no desire for RN?

    zenman replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Couldn't said it better
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    NP w/no desire for RN?

    zenman replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hire a teenager...they know everything about the web. They can get your computer skills up to par. Put the APA book down and go here http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html for...
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    NP w/no desire for RN?

    zenman replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They probably won't hire you because of that "mind-body" thingie. The patients you want to work with also have sick
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    Does RN experience make NP school easier?

    zenman replied to Nursing P.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Probably because with nursing experience behind you, you don't put up with much c**p from physicians,
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    zenman replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    You want to explain your "Lack of Knowledge related to Quantum Physics? Throw your cell phone away, quick! "The most beautiful and profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical....
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    zenman replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    If nurses "touch" people, it should stay. And some nursing schools now offer some type of alternative courses. Here's an example of how I went there as a nurse: I walked on a unit once at night and...
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    zenman replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't that basic research course you took in school teach you how to look up studies?
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    zenman replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    It's ok to digress, LOL! Regarding studies, I don't think they will be very valid until we can measure
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    zenman replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I consider myself pretty smart, especially to see that Western medicine has many limitations. Apparently many others do as more out of pocket dollars and visits are made to "alternative" practitioners...
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    zenman replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't think it was a new diagnosis. Hasn't it been in for years? If we want to advance nursing with other sciences, then it makes sense that it should be
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    Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    zenman replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I'll just quote you since you're near the end of the thread. I'm a nurse who practices both Western and Eastern modalities. There is a reason more people are switching from Western medicine and it is...
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    NP w/no desire for RN?

    zenman replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an FNP student and have no desire for OB but I guess it's a necessary
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    Strength & Conditioning for Healthcare Providers

    zenman replied to Aunt Minnie's topic in General Nursing

    Don't think certain muscles, you got to do total body. I do stretching, yoga, and Tai chi and have no
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    Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    zenman replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Probably much like any other program. We find our own clinical sites; I don't know if any program sets you up. I'd rather find my own. I can do it in any country as long as the physician is board...
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    Hello! I'm a "Physician Extender"

    zenman replied to PackMule's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Looks like they extended...uh went a little too far here. I'd do as you are
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    Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    zenman replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    IMO the GRE and all other college entrance exams are money making schemes. If someone has the GPA to get into a certain program they should be allowed in. I think my GRE for MSN was around 800 but I...
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    Any Austin Texas nurses here?

    zenman replied to dreatx's topic in General Nursing

    Try this out:
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    What to do with Master's?

    zenman replied to jesshopper12's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa! Instead of thinking about what to do when you get your master's, first think about what you want to do
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    You can and will take it with you!

    zenman replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I hope this trashy thread doesn't last as long as the stinky one