Josh L.Ac.

Josh L.Ac.

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  1. CRNP: The perfect occupation?

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

    I have a question about your pay: If NPs work such long hours, then does the increase in hours, when compared to the usually 36 hours for a RN, mean that the increase in pay for the NPs is less than...

  2. pharm class tips

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Nena_Bella143's topic in General Students

    I created a front and back template, the did six front and six back slides, alternating the order of the back cards. Then I set the printer settings to 6 slides per page, printed the front, flipped it...

  3. pharm class tips

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Nena_Bella143's topic in General Students

    My class was accelerated since my program is accelerated (which hindered my study-work), but if you have a more typical pace to the class, I would highly recommend learning the actual mechanisms of...

  4. Honest question needs honest anwser..

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Kandigrl2001's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I've never allowed anyone around me to use the "well I was drunk" excuse. The greeks used to say that "there is truth in wine" and boy is it true. Most of the people that use this excuse...

  5. Honest question needs honest anwser..

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Kandigrl2001's topic in General Nursing

    I was using those as examples to illustrate the logical fallacy of slippery slope arguments, which the basis of your point. Hey, sometimes slippery slopes do end up being accurate, but the argument...

  6. Honest question needs honest anwser..

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Kandigrl2001's topic in General Nursing

    Or maybe the nurse just likes to blaze up every once in awhile which has nothing to do with patient care. I hate the slippery slope / drug argument. Just because some drug-addicted nurse starts...

  7. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

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

    This is so completely vague and universally applicable that it is nonsensical. Whatever that

  8. Evidenced-Based Practice and Pseudoscience

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

    I really do not see how most CAM / integrative therapies cannot be tested in some form to determine efficacy or mechanism. The biomedical research of acupuncture has been very interesting and has...

  9. Pharmacology cards

    Josh L.Ac. replied to midcom's topic in General Students

    I made my own with powerpoint in order to focus on what I needed to know for my pharm class, but I was tempted to buy the Mosby's 2007 or the Nurse Med Deck...both looked very good and I have heard...

  10. Pinning ceremonies...

    Josh L.Ac. replied to MsBruiser's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I joined a fraternity in my undergrad so I really don't want to join a sorority. Honestly, if they had roses and virgin dresses and caps and lamps at my future pinning ceremony, I'm sure that the...

  11. The Circumcision Discussion

    Josh L.Ac. replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Agreed. My son (and future sons) will all be uncut, thank-you. Of course several folks in good 'ole KC commented that the girls might think my son's uncircumcised member will look funny...like that is...

  12. The Circumcision Discussion

    Josh L.Ac. replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually I wouldn't. If circumcising all the men in Africa would reduce the risk of HIV while also being done in a manner that did not cause post-op infections, then I would support it...unless there...

  13. The Circumcision Discussion

    Josh L.Ac. replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Even if your statement is true, the article does bring up a great point: even if circumcision is effective at reducing HIV/AIDS, does the cost of it + the risk of complications from the surgery make...

  14. Any NP's working with Naturopaths?

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

    ND's at Bastyr have the option of doing a 12-month program at Seattle University to become a FNP, but very few actually do...although some of my friends wanted to but were too worn out by the time...

  15. The Circumcision Discussion

    Josh L.Ac. replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Since I haven't looked at the actual study, does anybody know if it is actually the circumcision that cuts the rate of infection, or is it some other cultural factor of which circumcision is an aspect...

  16. Help-Real quick question: I want to get a balanced view from all sides on this issue.

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Bob26's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Okay, so do NPs and DNPs really do "nursing" or is that just semantics to allow them to practice under the BON? From the NPs I've talked to, they basically practice "holistic medicine" but call it...

  17. Share Your Experience in Accelerated BSN program

    Josh L.Ac. replied to coopsc1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    So far, well, not really. The tests in my program tend to represent the covered material fairly well. My clinical instructor for my first session is great. The volume is high but managable. No...

  18. Share Your Experience in Accelerated BSN program

    Josh L.Ac. replied to coopsc1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm 3 months into my 12 month program and I'm going to start working 8hrs a week because I'm afraid I'll lose my acupuncture / CHM skills. The start of my program was supposed to be the highest...

  19. What's special about male nurses?

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

    It's because we rock. Oh, and we tend to have the natural aptitude to lift heavy objects. We had to watch a video in class the other day called something like "Timid Women Need Not Apply" and several...

  20. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Josh L.Ac. replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Not abandoning, supplementing. No wait,

  21. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Josh L.Ac. replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Oh, I'm already a master at this d/t my degree in acupuncture. Plus I went to China, so you know that means I know all about culture. Wo yao yi ping pi jou. Seriously though, I think this kinda of...

  22. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Josh L.Ac. replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I think it was was a 3:5 conversion between quarter and semester credits, so about 145 semester credits, although the clinical time was different. I agree about less theory / more clinic for the DNP,...

  23. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Josh L.Ac. replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I can do one better. My master's degree in acupuncture was about 240 quarter credits and took 3 1/2 years. It ends up being about 3400 hours. For a master's degree. Talk about being motivated by a...

  24. How much does CNRA school teach about pain management?

    Josh L.Ac. replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Update for the two or three people that are interested in pain management in the context of CRNA training: Apparently some CRNAs have attempted to do pain management procedures and got busted for...

  25. How much does CNRA school teach about pain management?

    Josh L.Ac. posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My initial impetus into nursing was to combine my acupuncture / CHM training with FNP training to practice integrative medicine, but the concept of biomedical pain management + acupuncture is...