Author: Barbara Montgomery Dossey, Lynn Keegan

Guides nurses in the art and science of holistic nursing and offers ways of thinking, practicing, and responding to bring healing to the forefront of health care. Using self-assessments, relaxation, imagery nutrition, and exercise, it presents expanded strategies for enhancing psychophysiology. The Fifth Edition has been completely revised and updated with new chapters, including one on evidence-based practice.   Five new Chapters on Integraral and Holistics Nursing, Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Trends and Issues in Holistic Nursing, Evidence-Based Holistic Nursing Practice, Integrating Holistic Content into the Under Graduate Curriculum.

Table of Contents

Chapter  1  Integral and Holistic Nursing: Local to Global
Chapter  2  Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
Chapter  3  Current Trends and Issues in Holistic Nursing
Chapter  4  Transpersonal Human Caring and Healing
Chapter  5  The Art of Holistic Nursing and the Human Health Experience
Chapter  6  Nursing Theory in Holistic Nursing Practice
Chapter  7  Holistic Ethics
Chapter  8  The Holistic Caring Process
Chapter  9  Self-Assessments
Chapter  10  Cognitive Therapy
Chapter  11  Self-Reflection
Chapter  12  Nutrition
Chapter  13  Exercise and Movement
Chapter  14  Humor, Laughter, and Play
Chapter  15  Relaxation
Chapter  16  Imagery
Chapter  17  Music Therapy
Chapter  18  Touch
Chapter  19  Relationships
Chapter  20  Dying in Peace
Chapter  21  Weight Management Counseling
Chapter  22  Smoking Cessation
Chapter  23  Addiction and Recovery Counseling
Chapter  24  Aromatherapy
Chapter  25  Relationship-Centered Care and Healing Initiative in a Community Hospital
Chapter  26  Exploring Integrative Medicine: The Story of a Large, Urban, Tertiary Care Hospital
Chapter  27  Evolving from Therapeutic to Holistic Communication
Chapter  28  Environment
Chapter  29  Cultural Diversity and Care
Chapter  30  The Psychophysiology of Body-Mind Healing
Chapter  31  Spirituality and Health
Chapter  32  Energy Healing
Chapter  33  Holistic Nursing Research: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter  34  Evidenced-Based Practice
Chapter  35  Teaching Future Holistic Nurses Integrating Holism into an Undergraduate Curriculum
Chapter  36  The Nurse as an Instrument of Healing

©2009, 785 pages