"Endorsed by the American Holistic Nurses Association." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Integral and holistic nursing: local to global -- Holistic nursing: scope and standards of practice -- Current trends and issues in holistic nursing -- Transpersonal human caring and healing -- The art of holistic nursing and the human health experience -- Nursing theory in holistic nursing practice -- Holistic ethics -- The holistic caring process -- Self-assessments -- Cognitive therapy -- Self-reflection -- Nutrition -- Exercise and movement -- Humor, laughter, and play -- Relaxation -- Imagery -- Music therapy -- Touch -- Relationships -- Dying in peace -- Weight management counseling -- Smoking cessation -- Addiction and recovery counseling -- Aromatherapy -- Relationship-centered care and healing initiative in a community hospital -- Exploring integrative medicine: the story of a large, urban, tertiary care hospital -- Evolving from therapeutic to holistic communication -- Environment -- Cultural diversity and care -- The psychophysiology of body-mind healing -- Spirituality and health -- Energy healing -- Holistic nursing research: challenges and opportunities -- Evidence-based practice -- Teaching future holistic nurses: integrating holism into an undergraduate curriculum -- The nurse as an instrument of healing.
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