Author: Pacific College
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Scholarships for Asian American / Pacific Islander Students
Categories: Research & ArticlesAdapted from a BestColleges.com article by Christina Payne The term “Asian American” embraces many different ethnicities and a broad range of socioeconomic needs and academic success rates. First-generation and low-income Asian American students face relatively high college dropout rates, but scholarships and grants can provide much-needed financial aid without adding to low-income students’ financial burdens.…
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Yahoo! Health’s Michele Promaulayko Recommends Shellie Goldstein’s Microcurrent Facial Treatments
Dr. Shellie Goldstein, chair of the new FACE program at Pacific College, integrates massage, acupuncture, and microcurrents for a novel facial treatment Yahoo! Health’s Michele Promaulayko highly recommends Shellie Goldstein’s customized facials. As Shellie is both a facialist and an acupuncturist, her treatments can integrate many different disciplines. On Promaulayko, she began with a combination…
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Cannabis Patient Care Interviews Eloise Theisen, Medical Cannabis Faculty Member, on Stigma and Chronic Pain
Categories: In the NewsRecently, Madeline Colli of Cannabis Patient Care, an educational resource for patients, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, caregivers, and advocates on the latest cannabis research, benefits, and treatment options, interviewed Eloise Theisen on the stigma she has encountered surrounding the use of medical cannabis to treat chronic pain. Theisen is a faculty member at Pacific College of Health…
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Pacific College of Health and Science Announces Master of Science in Holistic Nursing Education, the First of its Kind Available in the United States
Categories: Press ReleasesSAN DIEGO, CA, May 10, 2021 — Pacific College of Health and Science today announced its new Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree program, the first graduate degree in the United States specializing in holistic nursing, with tracks in nurse-coach and nurse educator, including a medical cannabis specialization option. The 40-credit program features a…
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Self-Care and Healing Post-COVID-19
Categories: Research & ArticlesMay 5, 2021 By Melynda Ruckels, RN, MSN, Cannabis Nurse Caring for self is a requirement for those of us who care for others. Whether you are a professional licensed caregiver or a family/friend caring for a loved one, self-care is a must. Our battery must frequently be recharged in order to be…
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Celebrating Nurses Week 2021!
Categories: Research & ArticlesHappy Nurses Week 2021 from Pacific College of Health and Science Nursing Programs! This week, we are happy to be celebrating nursing and our call to care. As we reflect on the COVID19 pandemic of 2020-2021 and look forward to emerging from it, nurses may have many experiences and feelings that we need to integrate…
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The Cannabis Industry Needs Nurses
Categories: Research & ArticlesBy Eloise Theisen, AGPCNP-BC, CEO of Radicle Health and Executive Board Member of Leaf411 Republished with permission from Radicle Health The cannabis industry (and particularly the hemp space) has been gaining momentum. Last year was a monumental year for cannabis legislation. With 36 states and the District of Columbia allowing some form of medical cannabis, 15 states…
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Federal Cannabis Legalization: An Update from Dr. Clark
Categories: Research & ArticlesOn March 18, 2021, via live broadcast, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Chairman of the Finance Committee Senator Ron Wyden(D-OR) called for the end of the federal prohibition of cannabis due to the longstanding harm it has caused BIPOC communities. Addressing Social Justice in Cannabis Legalization “It is long past…
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Pacific College Launches Online Master’s of Science in Holistic Nursing!
Categories: Research & ArticlesStarting this Fall of 2021, our nursing department is launching a 40-credit Master of Science in Nursing (Holistic Nursing) program with tentative specialty tracks for nursing education, professional development specialist, and nurse coach. Graduates of this innovative, 100% online program will be prepared to become leaders in nursing education and nurse coaching, with career opportunities…
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Caring for the Caregiver
Categories: Research & ArticlesBy Carla Mariano, EdD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAIM Nursing students face many stresses as they juggle school, family, often work, and expectations of self and others to succeed in all aspects of their roles. In addition, the very transition to becoming professional nurses, dealing intimately with the lives, health, illness, and crises of clients/patients, and families, can…