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    A Board Member’s Holistic Nutrition Journey

    What Holistic Health and Nutrition Has Brought to Me Contributed by Tammera J Karr, PhD BCHN, Director-At-Large My journey into the world of Holistic Health began in the late 1970s when a great aunt gifted me with an herbal nutrition book. At sixteen, I intuitively knew the movement into a natural,…

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    The Bohemians

    By Toni Gilbert, RN (ret), MA, ATC “I know what you are!” my friend Lynn Keegan exclaimed on her second visit to my home. “You are a Bohemian!” I blinked in surprise. “What was a Bohemian,” I wondered. I had heard the term but wasn’t sure if it was a…

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    One Board Member’s Holistic Nurse Journey

    By deonne wright RN, OHNA Communications Coordinator A holistic nurse’s journey must begin within him/herself. The AHNA Scope and Standards of Practice state, “The nurse’s self-reflection, self-assessment, self-care, healing, and personal development are necessary for service to others, growth/change in the nurse’s own well-being, and understanding of the nurse’s personal…

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    Holism – A Bird’s-Eye View from a Board Member

    Holism From a Bird’s Eye View I consider myself to be a rogue nurse. A few years ago I was burned out after working inpatient behavioral health with children and adolescents, and later, in outpatient radiation-oncology. I was disgusted with the treatment protocols for children with behavior issues. Pharmaceuticals and…