Problems with Prescribing Medication: Pacific Faculty Interviewed by Healthcare IT Today

Pacific College holistic nursing faculty members Mitzie Meyers, PhD, RN, CNE, AHN-BC and Caroline Ortiz, PhD(c), MSN, MPH, RN, NC-BC were recently interviewed for an article series by Andy Oram on problems people have taking their medication. Up to half of all patients who are prescribed medications for management of chronic conditions don’t take them …

Rethinking Medication: Holistic Nursing Professors Interviewed by Healthcare IT Today

Pacific College holistic nursing faculty members Mitzie Meyers, PhD, RN, CNE, AHN-BC and Caroline Ortiz, PhD(c), MSN, MPH, RN, NC-BC were recently interviewed for Healthcare IT Today’s article “Rethinking Medication and Information Technology”, the fourth and final part in a series by Andy Oram on problems people have taking their medication. Many patients who have …

Redefining Nourishment to Include Lifestyle and Environmental Sources Beyond Diet

By Kathleen Bell, RN, MSN, CNM, AHN-BC™ and Tammera Karr, PhD, BCHN®, CDSP™, CNW® Is nourishment limited to nutrients extracted through digestion? Or does nourishment also include components from one’s environment, culture, beliefs, and social connections, and surrounding wavelengths, and not just calories? This literature review shows that food alone is insufficient to generate or …

Medical Cannabis

Stand Out as an Expert in the Field with a medical cannabis certificate from an accredited institution! State cannabis reform and impending federal decriminalization are creating a demand surge for qualified cannabis healthcare professionals. Our medical cannabis program provides an opportunity for healthcare professionals to bridge the gap between the constantly evolving cannabis industry and …

What is Stress?

By Jay T. Wiles, BCB, BCB-HRV Stress is a ubiquitous term. Just walk down your local grocery aisle and you are going to be inundated with the term and proposed methods for helping in every tabloid. Arguably, the most interesting aspect of this five-letter word is that it is often used in everyday conversation without …

Acupuncture School

Pacific College’s Acupuncture School Over the past 50 years, acupuncture and other similar East Asian modalities such as herbology or tui na bodywork have increasingly gained in popularity. In fact, they have evolved into one of the most utilized forms of complementary integrative medicine interventions in the United States. According to the National Institute of …

Massage Therapy School

Pacific College’s Massage Therapy School Are you seeking a deeper meaning in your professional life? Do you love helping others and understand how true healing comes from a deeply holistic, mind/body/spirit approach? Then massage therapy school is for you. If you are considering enrolling in school to become a massage therapist, you probably already know …

The Benefits of Massage Therapy for the Childbearing Years

By Kiera Nagle, MA, LMT Are you a parent or considering parenthood? As we grow through our 20s, 30s, and 40s, the question of parenthood often crosses our minds and becomes part of our conversations, whether we are partnered or not. While there are undoubtedly innumerable joys that come from parenting, one of the major …