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I got accepted into the psych NP program at Rush University (Chicago). :soexcited:

Thank God it's distance education and part-time! After knocking out a few courses (already have masters in psych nursing), I'll head to the states for that "real-time" clinical training. Should go great with my shamanic counseling practice.

:corny:
 
zenman said:
I got accepted into the psych NP program at Rush University (Chicago). :soexcited:

Thank God it's distance education and part-time! After knocking out a few courses (already have masters in psych nursing), I'll head to the states for that "real-time" clinical training. Should go great with my shamanic counseling practice.

:corny:
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Whoa, as a shaman, don't you lay hands on your clients? That's kind of a no-no in the world of psychiatry, no?
 
congrats-
why psych np and not fnp?
with your travel interests wouldn't fnp be the more flexible degree?
 
silas2642 said:
Whoa, as a shaman, don't you lay hands on your clients?
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Very little if any touching


That's kind of a no-no in the world of psychiatry, no?
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Mostly, but depends on situation, people involved, and the framework you practice under, etc..
 
emedpa said:
congrats-
why psych np and not fnp?
with your travel interests wouldn't fnp be the more flexible degree?
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Big demand for psych plus I'm more interested in working with PTSD, mostly vets who are screwed over royally, people with "incurable" diseases, and I want you to refer every FMS patient you have to me😀

After spending last year with a FP doc, if I hear another parent "goo-gooing" over their kid, I'm going to :barf:
 
Congrats on the school🙂.

The shaman thing reminds me a bit of one of my instructors for didactic year psych. She was a Pharm D. who went to PA school so that she could practice vitamin therapy on psych patients....
 
bradt9881 said:
Congrats on the school🙂.

The shaman thing reminds me a bit of one of my instructors for didactic year psych. She was a Pharm D. who went to PA school so that she could practice vitamin therapy on psych patients....
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Well, I hear nutritional pharmacology is important in some circles.
 
Congratulations! I did Psych/Bio for undergrad, and have considered going the Psych route. It's not an easy path. Hat's off to ya.
 
Tired said:
Drum Circles?

Sorry, sorry, couldn't help it. 😀
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Now, you know it takes a lot of energy to drum.

Apparently nutrition is not looked upon as medicine in the states. Well, maybe it is and everyone is overdosing...
 
Congrats on your acceptance!

Nutritional pharm (nutricueticals) have always concerned me....not for the people who know how to give/use them, but for those who use them without guidance. Simple things like St. John's Wart while being on an SSRI already, etc.
 
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Therapist4Chnge said:
Congrats on your acceptance!

Nutritional pharm (nutricueticals) have always concerned me....not for the people who know how to give/use them, but for those who use them without guidance. Simple things like St. John's Wart while being on an SSRI already, etc.
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Agreed. I think the concerning thing to physicians about nutritional supplements is that they have no idea what is in them since they are not FDA regulated and since they do not have to prove they are safe-- safety is assumed until proven otherwise. Plus, as you have stated, they are not well-studied at all.
 
Congratulations!!
 
silas2642 said:
Agreed. I think the concerning thing to physicians about nutritional supplements is that they have no idea what is in them since they are not FDA regulated and since they do not have to prove they are safe-- safety is assumed until proven otherwise. Plus, as you have stated, they are not well-studied at all.
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Wait till you take step 3 where you are asked the nutritional supplement questions before you make this claim.

The concerning thing for physicians is not that they dont know what's in them.. it's that most are not well tested and those well tested are STILL used as if they work but the public is unaware of their interactions with medications.
 
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Faebinder said:
..the public is unaware of their interactions with medications.
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"....but they are vitamins!!"

I know a physician that works primarily with the elderly and her approach is for her patients to bring her everything that they take, including the bottles. She's found that when she does a med history that there are major differences in what her patients believe to be vitamins v. supplements v. medications.
 
zenman said:
I got accepted into the psych NP program at Rush University (Chicago). :soexcited:

Thank God it's distance education and part-time! After knocking out a few courses (already have masters in psych nursing), I'll head to the states for that "real-time" clinical training. Should go great with my shamanic counseling practice.

:corny:
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Ehm, congratulations?

:corny:
 
Chronic Invisible Disease, if you read the article, talks about diseases that are painful and dehabilitating but not visible to others. The woman in the article has arthritis, disk degeneration, allergies, endometriosis, and Fifth's Disease. All of these are "real" tangible illnesses, so I have no idea what you're making fun of.
 
brightness said:
Chronic Invisible Disease, if you read the article, talks about diseases that are painful and dehabilitating but not visible to others. The woman in the article has arthritis, disk degeneration, allergies, endometriosis, and Fifth's Disease. All of these are "real" tangible illnesses, so I have no idea what you're making fun of.
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Who are you talking to?
 
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i think she was talking to the invisible poster with the invisible diseases.
 
duh.....

No, I think its kind of ****-tastic to make fun of sick people. Just me.
 
I don't think anyone was making fun of sick people...
 
Did you read the article that fab4 posted? It talks about people who have chronic diseases that people can't see and how their lives are negatively effected by that. Simultaneously, fab4 is guffawing at the name of the ailment "Chronic Invisible Illness" as something a shaman should treat. This was intended to discredit it, I believe.

Maybe I just took offense to something benign. It just struck me as odd, made me wonder if you all had read the article.
 
brightness said:
Did you read the article that fab4 posted? It talks about people who have chronic diseases that people can't see and how their lives are negatively effected by that. Simultaneously, fab4 is guffawing at the name of the ailment "Chronic Invisible Illness" as something a shaman should treat. This was intended to discredit it, I believe.

Maybe I just took offense to something benign. It just struck me as odd, made me wonder if you all had read the article.
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you're absolutely correct.
you took offense.
 
brightness said:
Did you read the article that fab4 posted? It talks about people who have chronic diseases that people can't see and how their lives are negatively effected by that. Simultaneously, fab4 is guffawing at the name of the ailment "Chronic Invisible Illness" as something a shaman should treat. This was intended to discredit it, I believe.

Maybe I just took offense to something benign. It just struck me as odd, made me wonder if you all had read the article.
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Yes, I read the article. I just thought their name was unique.

And now you're dissing shamans. I feel hurt. These patients have a right to see me when they feel nothing else works for them.
 
One thing is obvious; zenman isn't the one who needs to brush up on his critical reading skills. Nor does he harbor grudges that could prove to be toxic to one's body and soul, which could necessitate the seeking the services of a shaman/psych NP.

Really, brightness, let it go. Go back to figuring out what it is you want to do with your career. That's more important than picking cyber-fights.
 
I also think it's a bit hypocritical to assume an air of smug superiority while at the same time engaging in ad hominem attacks. Lucky for me, I couldn't care less what you think of me. Your history here is well documented.

brightness said:
duh.....

No, I think its kind of ****-tastic to make fun of sick people. Just me.
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Hey, maybe shaman man can help me with my respiratory problem that traditional medicine has thus far proven unable to resolve. 🙁 Not even chicken soup is working!

I've tried accupuncture and massage--a crystal couldn't hurt! 😉

(You do know, zenman, that I am cheerfully busting your chops in good fun but truly do wish you well! You remind me of a nurse friend who was very into energy-fields, incense, etc. Then she met a guy...😉)

You're going to rock that program. 👍
 
fab4fan said:
Hey, maybe shaman man can help me with my respiratory problem that traditional medicine has thus far proven unable to resolve. 🙁 Not even chicken soup is working!

I've tried accupuncture and massage--a crystal couldn't hurt! 😉

(You do know, zenman, that I am cheerfully busting your chops in good fun but truly do wish you well! You remind me of a nurse friend who was very into energy-fields, incense, etc. Then she met a guy...😉)

You're going to rock that program. 👍
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Well, I'm booked up for the next two weeks but can refer you.

You can bust my chops. Shamans don't take themselves very seriously, just their work.
 
Congrats Zenman. Rush is my old cyber stomping grounds too- I earned a postmasters psych degree from there too.
 
Hey Thanks. Feel free to send me any inside info.😀

So far it's going good. I'm weeks ahead on homework, but dang that Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry has got too many words in it, lol!
 
It's been boring around these threads lately so I'll post. I guess all my brain cells are still firing as I've only missed one point on all my work.🙂

But now I'm bummed. My advisor says I can only do clinical (starting next summer) two days a week and I wanted to go at least five days a week in order to knock out the hours I need and then return home. Now, I'll have to go to the states for 20 frick'n weeks. I'm going to try begging to see if that will work...😎
 
zen,

I can see the reasoning, since the time "in between" the hours let you take everything in a bit more. It is also about the experience, so consider it a chance to gain more experience....which you can't have too much of at this point in the training. Best of luck.
 
zenman said:
It's been boring around these threads lately so I'll post. I guess all my brain cells are still firing as I've only missed one point on all my work.🙂

But now I'm bummed. My advisor says I can only do clinical (starting next summer) two days a week and I wanted to go at least five days a week in order to knock out the hours I need and then return home. Now, I'll have to go to the states for 20 frick'n weeks. I'm going to try begging to see if that will work...😎
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Don't worry, zen. We'll make sure you're not permanently civilized. 😉
 
Therapist4Chnge said:
zen,

I can see the reasoning, since the time "in between" the hours let you take everything in a bit more. It is also about the experience, so consider it a chance to gain more experience....which you can't have too much of at this point in the training. Best of luck.
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Well, I've heard back and their rationale is I'd miss all the important discussions with faculty and other students that occur every week between clinical days.
 
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I don't know...shaman stuff. These days too much mouthwash gets you in trouble. One of the many reasons I don't fly (that, and fear of heights, confined spaces, crashing, burning to death, etc.,...).
 
fab4fan said:
I don't know...shaman stuff. These days too much mouthwash gets you in trouble. One of the many reasons I don't fly (that, and fear of heights, confined spaces, crashing, burning to death, etc.,...).
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Nope no problem. Just have to scream, "don't touch that or you'll die!"😀
 
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