Nurses Have a Pointed Interest in Acupuncture – Take Acupuncture To Work Week!

I have a number of patients who are nurses. They come in for aches, pains, stress, menopause . . . you name it. I enjoy having them as patients, partly because we learn from each other.

This is a great article for nurses, friends and family of nurses, or any other healthcare provider.

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“Take Acupuncture to Work Week” continues with an amazing group of people that are deeply committed to health and wellness, and certainly go above and beyond — Nurses! 

The first known Nurse, Phoebe, was mentioned in Romans 16:1. During the early years of the Christian Church, St. Paul sent a deaconess Phoebe to Rome as the first visiting nurse. She took care of both women and men. Nurses are the champions of the ill and recovering, provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. 

In the United States (according to the 2010 US Bureau of Labor Statistics) there were 2.74 million RNs, 752,000 LPNs, and 1.5 million nursing, psychiatric and home care aides. That is quite a lot of people caring for other people! 

There are a lot of challenges to being a…

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