Archive for July, 2008

Courses in Holistic Nursing

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008


Professional nurses have the unique option to enroll in courses in holistic nursing to enhance skills and services for clients. Many of these professional programs result in certification in holistic nursing, and involve in-depth studies in alternative healthcare, natural medicine, and other natural healing therapeutics.

Courses in holistic nursing entail training and education in the practice of holistic nursing, holistic health and wellness, and other alternative therapies. Some of the typical natural health studies involve techniques in relaxation, music therapy, healing touch, reiki, acupressure, massage, aromatherapy, Tai Chi, holistic counseling, guided imagery, yoga, biofeedback, meditation, herbal medicine, and many other holistic health modalities.

Courses in holistic nursing prepare practitioners to enter the holistic nursing field, and enable nurses to offer wellness counseling services, as well as the abilities to practice mind-body-spirit medicines.

Registered nurses, who have gained specialized training, have the potential to earn a substantial income. Completing courses in holistic nursing or other natural health programs are excellent ways to achieving higher-level positions; or for the entrepreneur, a great start to opening a private wellness clinic.

If you (or someone you know) are interested in learning more about these or other healing arts programs, let professional training within fast-growing industries like massage therapy, naturopathy, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, Reiki, and others get you started! Explore courses in holistic nursing near you.

By: CarolAnn Bailey-Lloyd

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Evidence Based Method to Improve Medical Care – Online Patient Education

Saturday, July 12th, 2008


Current medical profession challenges that hinder patient education:

time constraints insurance carriers low reimbursement rates medical malpractice risk need to market growing competition time consuming education seminars heavy schedules increasing demand on staff
and more.

These pressures affect patient care and treatment outcomes. Patient Education Systems were developed to overcome these challenges and help health care specialists provide better care for their patients.

Research studies assert the need of convenient and effective web-based educational platforms for patients

Health specialists need methods to provide education to their patients. The best proven solution is a web-based educational platform that produces consistently high levels of learning retention. Listed below are just a few research excerpts that demonstrate the advantages of using this advanced educational approach.

Computer-based patient education has been shown to be very effective in improving knowledge and clinical outcomes.

Lewis, D. Computers in Patient Education, Computers , Informatics, Nursing 21(2):88-96, 2003

50% of research participants reported that using the internet made them feel more satisfied with their treatments.

Leaffer, T, Gonda, B. The Internet: An underutilized tool in patient education. Comput Nurs 1996; 14:235-238

69% of patients admitted to not reading the consent form before signing it.

Lavelle-Jones, C. Factors affecting quality of informed consent. BMJ 1993;306:885-890

50% of U.S. adults or 90 million Americans have difficulty understanding health information.



The Institute of Health’s statistics

Four rock solid benefits of online patient education

Save money and time: requires minimal staff time, allows reallocation of valuable resources, reduces the frequency of marketing seminars, decreases the first office visit length, reduces the number of patient revisits Enhance patient satisfaction: serves your patients well, engages your patients into the health process, provides tailored, comprehensive educational courses, better manages your rapidly increasing number of patient records Improve risk management: reduces exposure to frivolous litigation, assesses patient comprehension, tracks patient participation, enhances informed consent process Expand business reach: captures new patients from a wider geographic area, qualifies your prospective patients, personalizes and deliver your marketing messages, promotes your services online, optimizes the competitiveness of your website
Who can benefit?

Surgical practices of single and multiple surgeons, medical groups, hospitals, insurance carriers, and other entities in the medical field.

By: Marina Enachi

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If you would like to find out more about online patient education systems, please visit www.info-surge.com

Marina Enachi is the Public Relations Director and Writer for Info-Surge, a premier patient education company offering a comprehensive and fully customizable e-learning system to physicians and hospitals. Driven by the need to fulfill a void in clinical practice, Info-Surge improves patients’ access to accurate information by harnessing the convenience and broadcast power of the internet.



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