Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice

by Barbara Montgomery Dossey, Lynn Keegan, Cathie E. Guzzetta

Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice 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: Integral and Holistic Nursing Local to Global 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

Genres: Textbooks, Reference

448 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1988

Reviews

[Kayla]

So this book is ok. It offers some insight into holistic nursing and approaches to medical care. It is inclusive of 'eastern' medicine and alternatives to western practices. I think the book could have been much more interesting, but maybe I just haven't 'gotten into it' yet. I'll keep ya posted!