Teaching Spiritual Care Within Nursing Education: A Holistic Approach
This article aims to describe the student perspective of spirituality in relation to the holistic care model. Findings from the study provide insight about preparing nursing students to deliver spiritual care in nursing practice. (Source: Holistic Nursing Practice)
Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - June 27, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Observation: The Key to Holistic Care
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Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - June 27, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research
Nurses' Sleepiness and Sleeplessness: The Epidemic of Insufficient Sleep
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Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Parting Thoughts... Source Type: research
The Nutrition-Brain Connection: Nutritional Status and Cognitive Decline
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Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Herbals and Nutritional Supplements Source Type: research
Bath Bombs: The Power of Self-care Amongst Bubbling Discord
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Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Special Feature: A Student's Perspective Source Type: research
Effectiveness of Integrative Restoration (iRest) Yoga Nidra on Mindfulness, Sleep, and Pain in Health Care Workers
This study showed significant improvement in mindfulness of health care workers following a guided 8-week iRest Yoga Nidra program. The results of this study may provide some insight into helping health care workers deal with the demands of their profession in a positive manner, thus leading to an improved workplace environment. (Source: Holistic Nursing Practice)
Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
The Effect of Spiritual Care on Adolescents Coping With Cancer
This study examines the effect of spiritual care on adolescents coping with cancer. This research is a single-group, quasi-experimental, pre-/poststudy conducted on 32 adolescents. The spiritual care program was presented individually and face to face over six 45-minute sessions held on the admission days. Data were collected using the Ways of Coping Questionnaire by Lazarus and Folkman. A significant difference was observed between the pretest and posttest mean values in all the coping subscales, which suggests the effect of spiritual care on adolescents' coping with cancer, but no significant differences were observed be...
Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Rest Among African American Women: The Current State of the Science
Effective health promotion among African American women requires knowledge and understanding of cultural influences and practices. This scoping review focused on rest, related concepts, and cultural perspectives and practices. We found a lack of conceptual distinction between fatigue and sleep and limited research on cultural meanings and practices of rest. (Source: Holistic Nursing Practice)
Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Frankincense Essential Oil as a Supportive Therapy for Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Case Study
This article describes one patient's experience using frankincense (Boswellia carterii) essential oil to help in the management of her fatigue. The topical application of the frankincense helped to take her fatigue from being barely able to lift her head to being able to do some basic activities of daily living. (Source: Holistic Nursing Practice)
Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Integrative Approach to Psoriasis Vulgaris
In this article, we present a literature review of the most popular and commonly used therapeutic procedures belonging to complementary and alternative medicine, which is part of the modern concept of integrative medicine, used in the treatment of psoriasis. Psoriasis is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease wherein skin changes are the most visible sign. It occurs in approximately 1% to 3% of the world population, and the National Psoriasis Foundation of the United States estimates the number of patients in the whole world at about 125 million. Psoriasis primarily affects the skin, burdening patients with inflamed, pr...
Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
The Impact of Behavioral and Psychological Factors on Physical Fitness in Medical and Nursing Students
Physical activity improves general health and quality of life. A stressful academic environment can increase both physical and mental health disruptions in medical and nursing students, negatively impacting physical activity and fitness. We explored the relationship between the fitness profiles of 202 medical and graduate nursing students with self-reported levels of general and emotional health to elucidate the role of the psychosocial factors involved in choosing to exercise. (Source: Holistic Nursing Practice)
Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Holistic in the Hectic: Family Presence During Resuscitation in the Emergency Department
Despite public knowledge of advanced directives and end-of-life wishes, desire for control over destiny often conflicts with the reality of end-of-life presentation. Recognized as best practice by both the Emergency Nurses Association and the American College of Emergency Physicians, family presence during resuscitation can actually prevent unintended harm to patients and their families. (Source: Holistic Nursing Practice)
Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Embracing Negativity to Improve Work Environments
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Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - April 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research
Risk Awareness, Harm Reduction, and Frontline Nurses on Alert
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Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - February 21, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Parting Thoughts... Source Type: research
Therapeutic Lifestyle Considerations for Optimum Health
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Source: Holistic Nursing Practice - February 21, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Herbals and Nutritional Supplements Source Type: research
