Beckham had a photo shoot this week. I tried to tell him not to get to close to the dog because he has germs.

This week was great. I know that I had plans to work on the service learning project but that fell through thanks to a test that we had. I really enjoyed class and loved the good debate that we had. (Even if it got intense at times.) I really am very interested in the comparing of alternative medicine to “western” medicine. I just wonder why if it works so well do those people that don’t agree with it turn a blind eye? I don’t know how I feel about it. Naturally I am skeptical. They seem unreliable, where as they will work for one person and not another. However in class I learned that there are different classes of natural care. When Dena was talking about her oils vs. Wal-Mart’s. One thing is for sure, that no matter what I need to be the patients advocate and support then in what ever they choose.

So what? This has a lot of implications for me as a student nurse. I know that I need to be the advocate for the pt. and that I need to have a general knowledge of basic alternative medicine. This interests me a lot and I think that it will be the subject of a research paper in the future.

This has a very large role to me as a nurse. This idea of homeopathic medicine can affect compliance in a big way. I have a friend that in an attempt to rid her of a yeast infection tried many home remedies, including lathering her perineum with yogurt and placing a clove of garlic inside her vagina. She did this to avoid having to go to the doctor and getting an antibiotic. That same friend when she does get an anti-biotic she takes about half the prescription then saves the rest for later. This really can effect how pt. accepts care from me as a nurse.