Holistic nursing practice
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Holistic nursing practice · May 2008
What is spiritual care in nursing? Findings from an exercise in content validity.
The scope and nature of what is spiritual care in nursing are poorly defined. This article explores what is nursing spiritual care using data collected from a panel of 9 experts for the purposes of establishing content validity for an instrument to measure frequency of nurse-provided spiritual care therapeutics.
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Holistic nursing practice · Mar 2008
Case ReportsA holistic approach to severe depression: my story.
Given the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) and its significant economic and personal costs to society, families, and those with MDD, and given the frequent failure of contemporary therapeutics to treat MDD, it is imperative that nurses explore holistic approaches to managing MDD. My story provides a case study for how several approaches can be blended to holistically manage MDD. The approach that is effective for me requires faithfully attending to diet, exercise, sunlight, sleep, and spirituality, as well as continuing to receive psychological and social support.
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Holistic nursing practice · Jan 2008
ReviewThe evolving doctrine of informed consent for complementary and integrative therapy.
Complementary and integrative therapy is evolving toward greater acceptance and practice by the mainstream healthcare. As with any therapeutic intervention, moral and ethical issues that arise require careful attention in ensuring that healthcare decision making and the consenting process are conducted legally and ethically while respecting and preserving fundamental human rights. Critical to the informed consent process is unrestricted practitioner-patient communication and disclosure of available alternative therapies.
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Holistic nursing practice · Jan 2008
ReviewMindful meditation: healing burnout in critical care nursing.
The nursing profession is experiencing a crisis in both manpower and the ability to fend off the deleterious effects of burnout. Nursing professionals face extraordinary stress in our present medical environment, and studies have frequently found moderate-to-high levels of burnout among nurses. ⋯ A mindful, meditative practice can be another tool with which critical care nurses can regain the control of their careers and personal lives. The purpose of this article is to describe nurse burnout, identify those factors that contribute to burnout, and offer a solution to a continuing problem for nurses.