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A Legal Nurse Consultant

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A Legal Nurse Consultant

A  legal nurse consultant is a registered nurse that has been extensively educated and trained in the area of health care malpractice law. They come to this position with extensive backgrounds in health care, nursing and care delivery. Their health care knowledge and skills provides them a real opportunity to be of great asset in cases of malpractice. Many law firms and self-employed lawyers are seeking the services of legal nurse consultants to assist in them in preparing for litigation of cases. The nurse works to assist the lawyers in understanding medical terms and conditions and diagnostic procedures. They review patients’ medical records and also identify deviations from the standards of care. Lawyers find that they are invaluable in assisting in such cases. Their presence in the legal world is becoming more solid. More nurses are entering this field of specialization today. The curriculums for education are very intense and the nurses spend a great deal of time studying the elements of malpractice related to deviations in the standards of care.

A group of lawyers discussing a case at a table
Legal Nurse Consultants work with lawyers everyday.

Finding Pet Loss Grief Courses

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Finding Pet Loss Grief Courses

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pet loss grief

Losing a pet can be a truly terrible experience. Many people who have never had pets simply do not understand the incredible sense of loss one can feel after losing their companion that they’ve had for years. A dog of cat is more than that to the owner of the pet; it is a friend. However, a lot of people have trouble dealing with their grief after their pet passes on, so there are courses pet loss grief that one can take, that are offered in some places. There are also courses for counselors who can help people deal with grief after pet loss. These times can be especially difficult for those who relied on the pet in some way. For example, a seeing eye dog is more than a pet for a blind person. It is a tool for living. For an elderly person living alone, their dog or cat may be a true lifesaver. For any family or person, there is nothing wrong with asking for help.

Christian Meditation with God and Differences of East and West

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Meditative Union

For most people, meditation is a serious element of their spiritual life.  With diet fads, Eastern Yoga retreats, Holistic revolutions and better health prompting many people to utilize meditation in their life, it is of no wonder why to many that meditation is not just another healthy life style instead of a theological and spiritual union with God.

While religious experience is the primary motive in these Eastern meditative methods, one can see that the idea of Christianity and other monotheistic creeds greatly differs in theology.  The purpose of Monotheistic meditation is to become closer to God in a creator and creation relationship.  With this different end goal, one may ask does it matter which road one takes to reach these states?Yes, meditation can spring forth physical wellness that stems from spiritual renewal, but this is only a side effect not the primary purpose for religious minded people.  People use meditation to become closer to God.  Meditation allows the soul to escape the noise of the conscious and external world and find the silence and solitude of God’s spirit.  In meditiation a deeper union is granted to people who yet still trapped within a temporal reality can taste a small portion of the eschatological reality.  In some ways, for those who are spiritually gifted and alive, meditation can take one to the brink of the beatific vision.

Christian Meditation Opposes Eastern Meditation

While union with God is always the key of meditation, Christian meditation greatly differs from Eastern meditation.  Eastern meditation seeks the divine, but its theological basis of the divine greatly differs from Western theism.  The idea of God as a being is completely different in Eastern thought.  In fact, Hinduism teaches that Brahma, the principle name for the divine, is in many ways like a blazing fire that releases sparks, called Atman.  Atamn is divine spark of all souls in the temporal reality.  It is the purpose of meditation to help reconnect and to be reabsorbed into this divine essence.  Another example is Buddhism.  Buddhism teaches that the purpose of meditation is to help one reach a state of Nirvana where one can escape suffering and existence itself.Christian meditation looks towards prayer, scripture and Christ to help creation become closer to creator
The reality is from a Monotheistic perspective, some Eastern meditative techniques may be spiritually harmful in the way they open one’s mind and spirit to outside sources.  Monotheistic meditation does not seek to escape the body but hopes to elevate the entire nature of man in union with God.  The body too must share in the beatific vision, while in the East, the body is a prison and only a temporary home of the soul.

With these sharp theological differences, one can see that meditation brings one closer to God, but for different reasons based on different perceptions of divine reality and human existence.  Hence it is important for someone entering into meditation, especially those of Western theology, to clearly understand their end goal and to properly correlate approved meditative practices that coincide with the theology of monotheism.
Those, however, who seek other ends that do not correlate with monotheistic theology and its ends, may find Eastern goals to be more what they find to be true and seek these practices more enthuastically.
If you are interested in meditation education, please review the program.  Please also keep in mind, if you are trained in a more Christian or monothesitic background to review our Christian programs as well.

Mark Moran, MA, GC-C, SCC-C

Greatest Grief: The Loss of A Child

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Loss of a Child and a Certification in Grief Counseling

Within the circles of debate of emotional pain due to loss, many have speculated, and probably correctly, that the most intense emotional loss one can experience is the loss of one’s child.  The ingredients for it are already present: Extreme attachment and an unnatural and unexpected event.
First, the attachment of a parent to a child is unequaled.  Evolutionarily speaking, the drive for one to propagate and replicate one’s genetic DNA is a natural drive.  In nature, the drive to protect one’s offspring is apparent.  So at the first level, at the most instinctive levels of consciousness, one bonds with a child.  Add to the fact that humanity is a rational and sentient species, then one can understand an even deeper attachment with one’s offspring.  A spiritual connection develops and an intimate bond of nourishing and care forms between parent and child.  The child’s first breath, sight, touch, word and movement is all intimately documented by the parent.  This attachment while beautiful and good is also extremely fragile if broken.  It is the ironic cosmic paradox of the universe: one can gain love but lose it.  The greater the attachment, the greater the reaction to the loss of it- And there is no greater attachment than a parent-child bond.
Secondly, the loss of a child transgresses the natural order of life.  A parent is meant to guide and watch the child grow into adulthood.  As the parent ages, the son or daughter ironically then becomes the caretaker of the parent.  Ultimately, children bury their parents, parents usually do not bury their children.  This is especially harder on parents of children whose child dies in his or her youth, but the experience of pain is also great for parents who lose adult offspring .  In addition to this, as in any loss, the traumatic nature of the event may also play roles in the pain of a parent, while also the situation of the parent.  Is the parent older, alone, or financially dependent?

There is no doubt that the loss of a child is a devastating loss.  From tradition, one can merely look at the Pieta which ironically beautifully captures the essence of anguish a parent can experience at the loss of a child.
If you are interested in Grief Counseling Education, please review the program. The Program in Grief Counseling Education is an excellent way for qualified professionals to earn a certification in grief counseling.  A certification in grief counseling can be an excellent way to help others grieve the loss of a child.

 

by Mark Moran, MA, GC-C, SCC-C

Pet loss: "Life is a Series of Dogs"

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Aging Pets and Pet Loss: Is a New Puppy the Answer?

To quote the great and immortals comedian, George Carlin, “Life is a series of dogs”!  How true it is for life long pet owners.  Usually most can remember the family dog as a young child, then the dog that guided one through adolescents, and of course the dog that was at your side as you made your vows to your wife, then the dog that… you get the point?  But with all these happy moments, pet loss still correlates with these events.  With each sad loss, a new beginning ushers one into a new era.
Of course the new friend may be a different.  He or she may be different in personality, breed or maybe even species?  But the reality is, the new pet can never replace the previous.  Dogs throughout our life are like family members and each one is remembered within our hearts for their unique special traits and partnerships they formed with us during a particular phase of our life.
So when one finds a new friend, do not consider it a replacement but an addition to one’s family.  A legacy, a continuation of dogs that are all intimately tied to one’s life.
In my particular situation, we have always had a tradition of passing the torch.  There is always new life, a puppy, in the house as the previous generation approaches its evening years.  In this way, from the first Siberian Husky I grew up with to the latest three that now “own” the home have all in some way been connected by a previous generation that knew the previous one before that.
So the decision to get a puppy does not become a need to overcome sorrow but a continuation of the family which allows the spirits of the previous generations to share with the new.  In this way the decision to get a new puppy is always a “yes”.

If you are interested in the Pet Loss Grief Training, please review the program.  Jennifer Melvin, your instructor, will be glad to explain the courses and guide you through the process.

Mark Moran, MA, GC-C, SCC-C

Stress Management Consulting: A Rewarding Career

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Making a pay check and helping others overcome stress

Stress has become an integral part of our lives. The demanding lifestyle, and the never-ending economic problems, among other factors, have made all of us vulnerable to it. But while stress is something that we want to avoid, there are people who actually benefit and earn from it. These are the health professionals who are trained in stress management consulting. To make you knowledgeable and skillful in managing stress and to practice whatever has been acquired to help others deal with their own stress so they continue to live meaningful and productive lives, is the goal of the certification. Such certification programs cater to the needs at present where this profession is considered in great demand by both individuals and organizations. So if you are exploring other ways to earn, aside from being a nurse in a hospital, a licensed health care provider or a professional in related fields, then this is an excellent area to explore

Holistic Nursing Training

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The Holistic Life Meets Nursing

You are a practicing vegan. You keep yourself fit with yoga and maintain your equilibrium with daily meditation exercises. It is difficult to explain to stressed meat-eating friends how you have changed your lifestyle contrary to popular belief but you did it for yourself and for your loved ones. Being a carnivorous, stressed out, middle-aged woman living a sedentary lifestyle fits the profile of a disaster waiting to happen. When you decided to take up holistic nursing training you were changed for good. To a walking advertisement for the practice of holistic integrative health, you modified your diet for health reasons. You feel lighter after meals made out of plants and plant products while maintaining your satiated state by snacking on nuts and seeds. You began practicing yoga to release restless energy and help your sleep. Eventually, you were feeling much stronger now that when you were much younger. You have not been sick in years. You learned about the merits of meditation to keep you away from medication. In the end, you were the first patient helped by your new profession

What is a forensic nursing certification?

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Roles of a Forensic Nurse

A forensic nurse can play several different roles in the medical field. They provide care to crime victims, collect evidence, and offer health care services within the prison system. For forensic nursing certification, the first thing you should do is research the different fields of forensic nursing so you know what school would suit you best. Forensic nurses can specialize in counseling, psychiatry, pediatrics, criminology, or general forensics, just to name a few. Different schools offer different programs. Forensic nursing certification does require a registered nursing degree from an accredited college. You can obtain this in two to four years, depending on what you’re looking for. You must pass the National Council Licensure exam to get a nursing license. From there, you can specialize in the area that interests you the most. These specialized areas can be forensic clinical nurse expert, correctional nursing expert, forensic investigator, and a death investigator, just to touch on a few of the many areas of expertise in this field. You must certification to demonstrate your knowledge. This can be obtained from the Forensic Nursing Certification Board of International Association of Forensic Nurses.
Are you ready to take the next step towards your future career?   Earning your forensic nursing certificate can prepare you for a rewarding and fulfilling career.   By taking online forensic nursing classes you can still work your full time nursing job and complete your educational goals!

Forensic Nursing Courses: Key to a New Career.

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What is Forensic Nursing?

If you are looking for a new career that will let you help people when they are in their time of despair than you might try being a nurse. If you think nursing sounds interesting but want to have something a little more involved with the criminal justice system than you might try looking at forensic nursing. This is when you are going to help people who have been victims of a crime or were somehow involved in a crime and still preserve the evidence. You will be able to gather samples off of the body when you are helping them as well. This will let you be involved with both the criminal justice system and nursing so that you can get the best of both worlds and make a difference in someone’s life every time that you go to work so that you never get tired of your job and can make a great living.
If you are interested in Forensic Nursing Courses, please review the program.

Role of the Registered Nurse in Disease Management

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 Disease Management and Nursing

Disease management is a holistic approach towards provision of health care services to an individual or population that has symptoms of certain illnesses. It encompasses the combination and coordination of various systems towards the provision of an all-encompassing approach in terms of delivery of health care services.
The role of RN in disease management cannot be overlooked as they play an important part in the success stories of the program, Disease management involves various aspects such as the economical, clinical and psychosocial aspects deemed necessary in the provision of health care. This approach aims to have a positive effect and result in the adjustment of health-related behavior patterns in patients, health care providers and consumers bringing about the reduction of severe cases or incidences of certain diseases or disorders. Adjustments on any health behavior pattern undergo a verification and support process that seeks continuous progress. This process offers up to the minute feedback and works on the basis of particular health conditions in addition to a string of apt population procedures and outcomes.
Besides working towards attaining a favorable clinical outcome, disease management programs also focus on utilizing the most cost-efficient outcome suitable for a particular group of patients. A disease management program consists of three major components: a) Proper understanding relating to the natural and the estimated financial history as regards medical condition; b) The health care provision system; and c) a continuous progressive process that is able to measure and analyze outcomes. It is important to note that this medical approach makes the most use of the principle of self-care.

Principles of Disease Management

The basic principle of disease management focuses on empowering patients so that they can be able to provide almost 95 percent self care when suffering from chronic illnesses. In this scenario, the patient is tasked with the responsibility of taking care of their health by adopting good eating habits and a healthy lifestyle. Though disease management campaigns for self care, it is well-aware that lack of adequate knowledge and skill set on the part of patients more so when going about health practices and disease prevention may lead to poor quality health care.
The program takes into account three assumptions: a) a knowledgeable patient is better placed to handle their condition as opposed to one who lacks the knowledge; b) The patient is the main beneficiary of the health care provided to them thus they have a right to demand for quality management of their disease; c) patients play a significant role in their final clinical outcome therefore there is need for them to gain knowledge for them to manage their own condition. In this regard, the program utilizes education tools to educate patients with relevant knowledge.
These education tools including treatment guidelines as well as educational resources play a significant role in the overall accomplishment of any program. Additionally, not only do patient education components educate patients on their responsibility but also emphasize on the involvement of other family members in actively participating in the patient’s self care management. Registered nurses bring a lot to the table as they act as disease management supervisors. They work mainly in hospitals, insurance companies, commercial health management corporations, outpatient facilities and doctors’ clinics. In order for one to be a registered nurse, they must complete a nursing program where they learn various aspects such as behavioral modification techniques, disease prevention and health promotion. Armed with a solid educational background, the nurses seamlessly transition into this medical field. The premier responsibility of nurses in relation to disease management is to work as agents of change.
In present times, much focus is placed on the delivery of health care services to individual patients. On the contrary, the focus should change to tackling chronic ailments using a population-based method. The soaring costs of health care can be countered by emphasizing on strict observance of clinical practice regulations, ensuring that the patient population receives the undergoes diagnostic tests in the right time and making sure the patient population takes the prescribed medicine to the letter. Additionally, nurses enlighten both patients and other health workers on gaining knowledge of behavioral adjustment techniques as well as their use. Furthermore, the nurses encourage the patients to get actively involved in providing self care. Also, the nurses act as patient advocates, fighting for their rights as well as reminding patients about their responsibilities.
If you are interested in this field, please review our program in Case Management.