Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice - Softcover

Holistic nursing incorporates bodymind and transpersonal therapies such as meditation and relaxation imagery. This work expands an understanding of healing and the nurse as an instrument of healing, explores the unity and relatedness of nurses and clients, and develops caring-healing interventions t

Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, Third Edition is for all nurses who are interested in gaining in-depth knowledge of holistic nursing. Learn how to: use safe, costeffective holistic nursing interventions to complement medical and surgical techniques; understand the art and science of nurse healing; nurture the whole patient-physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually; facilitate healing in yourself to become a more effective nurse healer and apply modalities such as self-assessments, relaxation, imagery, biofeedback, meditation, hypnosis, therapeutic touch, music, and more. With ample use of case studies, step-by-step techniques, and practical tools incorporating an overall vision of holistic healing, this vital handbook gives you a firm theoretical foundation and skills for applying new holistic caring modalities. For nurses in all settings -- critical care, home health, clinic, and classroom -- this exciting and challenging handbook will inspire you to adopt a holistic approach to your work with patients and to your daily life -- strengthening body, mind, and spirit to help yourself and those you care for to reach full human potential.