I've been using hypnosis for smoking cessation for a year now with friends and family (have finally started charging for it now that I feel confident in my abilitiesl). Your hypnotherapist should give...
I'm an Okie too -- you can make $20 or more if you negotiate well. :) I get better at it all the time. Graduated in 2001 elsewhere and then moved back to OKC. Have a second job at St. Anthony's to pay...
hypnotic_nurse replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing
Not the cash so much as the job security and flexibility. I'd be helping people no matter what -- previously worked as a teacher and have hours towards a master's in
hypnotic_nurse replied to Lateefa's topic in Ob/Gyn
This reminded me of a wonderful experience. I went with a medical group as a student nurse to a very poor area of Mexico, and one of the many things we did were pap smears. Because so many women...
I'm 48 but practicing for 50 so I won't be surprised when I get there. (practicing for 50 = saying I'm 50 when people ask how old I am) And planning to work til I'm 70 because the exhusband really...
hypnotic_nurse replied to lioneliz's topic in Home Health
My mom was a home health care nurse in the 70s. She went to see a new patient, knocked on the door, and heard someone inside yelling "Help! Help!". She BROKE DOWN the door to get in to help the...
hypnotic_nurse replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in Psychiatric
Being firm but kind. Being able to set boundaries and stick to 'em. Being able to accept your patient as s/he is without making judgements. Being able to listen without laughing when someone tells you...
hypnotic_nurse replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing
I'm a friend of several friends of Bill W. My friends consistently refer to their "higher power"...for one friend, this is the power of the universe, for another it's Jesus, for a third it's his inner...
hypnotic_nurse replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric
some medications can actually trigger mania; paxil is one of them (not to scare you, but you should discuss it with your md). psych disorders don't fit into neat little boxes; you can have symptoms of...