Josh L.Ac.

Josh L.Ac.

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  1. Non-Pharmaceutical interventions for Pain

    Josh L.Ac. replied to gwenith's topic in Holistic

    Acupuncture. Treating pain is what we are best at, and if it is done by a qualified acupuncturist, there is an almost zero side-effect profile. Honestly, it is odd that a modality that treats most...

  2. FNP vs. GP MD - starting to have doubts...again

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As of right now [HA!], I am going to start and complete the accelerated BSN program I am slated to begin in August. I am going to take the MCAT in August with minimal prep, just to see how it works (I...

  3. Atheist or Agnostic?

    Josh L.Ac. replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I posted the clip as a joke and an extreme example of the people I have faced living in the bible belt...where I am moving back to in two months. In fact, the only two issues that are in the negative...

  4. Test Question - Waddell's Sign

    Josh L.Ac. replied to brownrice's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As mentioned above: The famous Hoover's Test. At least that's the one I

  5. Atheist or Agnostic?

    Josh L.Ac. replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pleasurable experience taking a "Religions of the world" gen-ed class at Missouri State university. Our instructor was a pastor and everyone in the class claimed to be Christian, except for me...

  6. FNP vs. GP MD - starting to have doubts...again

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Gotcha. I have a similar thread to this on a student-doctor website and forgot to post on this one that my time estimates are for the best-case scenario. A graduate-level biological statistics class...

  7. FNP vs. GP MD - starting to have doubts...again

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks Siri for your input. If I am understanding you correctly, you are saying that, for a person with my timeline of getting the NP degree + working as a RN, I would need [at least] several years of...

  8. FNP vs. GP MD - starting to have doubts...again

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the reply. What would you think about a self-imposed residency of some sort, or working directly under a physician for a few years as a NP before going off

  9. FNP vs. GP MD - starting to have doubts...again

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've been running a similar thread to this in the student-doctor forums to get a broader perspective on the issue. There are many points of contention that could be raised on this topic, but I'll...

  10. FNP vs. GP MD - starting to have doubts...again

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I want to practice integrated medicine with full autonomy and the ability to decide which modality or combination of modalities will work best for each patient. This requires an extensive knowledge of...

  11. Ever been accused of being an "overcompensator"?

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Divorce isn't always a bad thing. My ex-wife and I get along great now that we have no legal ties. Enjoy the next phase of your life. It gets better and better. And there is nothing wrong with having...

  12. Nurse called "stupid cow" in Oscar movie

    Josh L.Ac. replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    What the character said isn't very relevent since her husband was in the slave trade. Details like that tend to make a person's opinion worth less than

  13. acupuncture question

    Josh L.Ac. replied to mommyoftwo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Update: probably the best advice for now is to get the master's in acupuncture, which obviously is a 3-4 year committment. If we had to error one way or the other between making a streamlined,...

  14. Chronic Procrastinators' Thread

    Josh L.Ac. replied to narcissistic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a procrastinator if I am allowed to be. The cure for me is to have a schedule or classes that kicks my orifice. If the load starts to lighten, I enjoy the reprieve, but then kick it up a notch...

  15. "Natural Cures"

    Josh L.Ac. replied to seeking33's topic in General Nursing

    Good points. When I was in China, I saw many things that made me shutter (as did my collegue that is a FNP in addition to being an acupuncturist). On the topic of hepatitis, here we go: After the...

  16. "Natural Cures"

    Josh L.Ac. replied to seeking33's topic in General Nursing

    There are some companies that import herbs from China, test for potency and impurities, then process the herbs using strict methodology. But it is very unlikely that the brands of herbs that can be...

  17. "Natural Cures"

    Josh L.Ac. replied to seeking33's topic in General Nursing

    Herbs can be dangerous and can interact with a pt's current medications. That is why is a good idea to see a licensed herbal practitioner. I'm not sure of the qualifications and boards that the...

  18. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Josh L.Ac. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like I am shooting myself in the foot, but I'm really not... Research demonstrating the efficacy or mechanisms of acupuncture does not prove the existence of bioenergy or energy fields; it...

  19. acupuncture question

    Josh L.Ac. replied to mommyoftwo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What did you think of Matsumoto's work and hara diagnosis? If you could have someone like that as a supervisor for clinical shifts, that would be worth the tuition alone. Edit: bonus on TSCA's...

  20. acupuncture question

    Josh L.Ac. replied to mommyoftwo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I 100% agree that after 3+ years of acupuncture school, it is just the tip of the iceberg. However, if you are like me, I realized that some of the material covered wasn't relevant to practicing...

  21. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Josh L.Ac. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Are these comments directed at me? Your post directly followed mine but it contained unclear antecedents. Definition: "Straw man" may also refer to the straw man fallacy, a rhetorical technique...

  22. acupuncture question

    Josh L.Ac. replied to mommyoftwo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can't give any specifics as of yet, but there are two possibilities for NPs to practice acupuncture in the future: including acupuncture training as part of a clinical doctorate in nursing, or the...

  23. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    Josh L.Ac. replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    But the real question is if that is a billable procedure. J/K. One thing that would help (if we decide to start a new thread discussing various CAM and Integrative therapies) is to limit the...

  24. Podcasting lectures at UTHSC-H

    Josh L.Ac. replied to ree-nee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The beauty of podcasts is that they bypass the limitations of using an iPod to record the lectures. I tried that once and the sound quality was absolutely horrible (BTW, the best recorder for class is...

  25. acupuncture question

    Josh L.Ac. replied to mommyoftwo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you have a master's degree in acupuncture you can practice without referral in most states. Soon there will be a NP acupuncture association that will lobby for NP's to perform acupuncture if they...