Holistic nursing

Holistic Nursing
• Holistic nurses believe that the human
being, composed of a mind, body and
soul integrated into an inseparable whole
that is greater than the sum of the parts,
is in constant interaction with the
universe and all that it contains.
• Health and well-being depend on
attaining harmony in these relationships.
• Healing is the journey toward holism.
Using presence, intent, unconditional
acceptance, love, and compassion,
holistic nurses can facilitate growth and
healing and help their clients to find
meaning in their life experiences, life
purpose, and reason for being.

What is Health?
• Does it go beyond
physical experience?
• Is it the absence of
disease?
• What does health
have to do with the
way we think?
• How is it related to
our relationships with
others and with the
environment?

Holism and health
• Come from the
root as Heal,
Whole and Holy.
• Health is the state
or process in
which the
individual
experiences as a
sense of well-
being, harmony,
and unity, where
subjective
experiences about
health, health
beliefs, and value
are honored.
(Dossey & Guzzetta,
2005)

1. Traditional model:
Natural System Theory
• Provide a way of
comprehending
Interconnectednes
s of Natural
structures in the
universe.
• The goal of health
care is to decrease
the many different
disturbances and
stressors caused
by person’s illness.

Pattern of Natural Systems
Components
• System
• Organs
• Cells
• Organelles
• Molecules
• Atoms
• Subatomic particles

2. Holistic model:
Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Model
This model, all disease has a
• Psychosomatic (Mentally induced)component, and
• Spiritual (relating to the soul or spirit),
usually in contrast to material things or factors always
contribute to patient’s symptoms,disease,or illness
(Dossey, 1997)
• Each component is interdependent and interrelated
• It is necessary to address all these components to
achieve optimal therapeutic results
• Diagrammatic representation in next slide

Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Model

Traditional paradigm
The emergent paradigm of health
New paradigm (Holistic)
Treatment of symptoms
Emphasis on efficiency
Professional should be
emotionally neutral
Pain and disease are wholly negative
Primary intervention with drugs, surgery
Disease or disability seen as entity
Emphasis on eliminating
symptoms and disease
Patient is dependent
Professional is authority
Mind is secondary factor in organic
illness etc
Search for patterns and cause plus treatment of symptom
Emphasis of human values
Professional’s caring is a component of healing
Pain and disease may be valuable signals of internal
conflicts
Minimal intervention with appropriate technology,
complemented, noninvasive
Disease or disability seen as process
Emphasis on achieving maximum body- mind health
Patient is autonomous
Professional is therapeutic partner
Mind is primary factor in all illness etc

What is Holistic Nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Florence
Nightingale, byname
Lady with the Lamp, (born May
12, 1820, Florence [Italy]—died August
13, 1910, London, England), British
nurse, statistician, and social
reformer who was the
foundational philosopher of
modern nursing.
Who believed in care that
focused on unity, wellness,
and the interrelationship of
human beings and their
environment, is considered to
be one of the first holistic
nurses.

• Holistic nursing is generally defined as
all nursing practice that has healing the
whole person as its goal.
• A holistic nurse is a licensed nurse who
takes a “mind-body-spirit-emotion-
environment” approach to the practice
of traditional nursing.
• Holistic nursing is based on a
philosophy of living and being that is
grounded in caring, relationship, and
interconnectedness.
• A holistic nurse recognizes and
integrates the principles and modalities
of holistic healing into daily life and
clinical practice.
• Holistic nursing encourages nurses to
integrate self-care, self-responsibility,
spirituality, and reflection in their lives.
What is Holistic Nursing? …Contd.

What is the history of holistic nursing?
Present-day holistic nursing is based on the work of Florence Nightingale. It was not until
the mid-20th century that nursing began to emerge as a profession and became linked to
developments in western medicine. Since 1970, many nurse scholars have described
nursing as being concerned with the whole person. Dossey developed a theory of nursing
that includes an integral worldview that builds upon a solid holistic, integrated, and
multidimensional theoretical nursing foundation. Unlike previous theories of nursing, this
theory serves to explain the function of the inner world of the nurse as a vital component
of nursing practice.
These and other influences, such as research linking the mind and body and an emphasis
on patient-centered care, have affected the development of holistic nursing. The American
Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) was founded in 1980 to serve as a voice for holistic
nurses and to promote the education of nurses and others in the philosophy, practice, and
research of holistic caring and healing. The American Holistic Nurses Certification
Corporation (AHNCC) was founded in 1997 to credential holistic nurses. AHNCC has a
collaborative relationship with AHNA to advance the role of holistic nursing and to provide
educational opportunities in holistic nursing.
Is holistic nursing a specialty practice?
The American Nurses Association (ANA) officially recognized holistic nursing as a specialty
area of nursing practice in 2006. Specialty status provides holistic nurses with a
foundation for practice. It provides a clear depiction of who we are to the rest of the world
of nursing, other healthcare professionals, and the public.

• Holistic nursing is a specialty practice that
draws on nursing knowledge, theories,
expertise and intuition to guide nurses in
becoming therapeutic partners with people
in their care.
• This practice recognizes the totality of the
human being – the interconnectedness of
body, mind, emotion, spirit, social/cultural,
relationship, context, and environment.
What is Holistic Nursing? Contd.

Holistic Nursing
• All help with nursing practice the goal is
to help recovery of someone thoroughly
• Nurses see patients as humans in total
where there is a connection between
body, mind, emotion, social / culture,
spirit, relations, context and environment
(American Holistic Nurses’ association)

• The holistic nurse is
an instrument of
healing and a
facilitator in the
healing process.
• Holistic nurses honor
each individual's
subjective experience
about health, health
beliefs, and values.
Holistic Nursing

• Holistic nurses may
integrate
Complementary/Alter
native Therapy
(CAT) into clinical
practice to treat
people’s
physiological,
psychological, and
spiritual needs.
Holistic Nursing

Holistic Nursing
Doing so does not negate
• The validity of conventional
medical therapies, but Serves to
complement, broaden, and enrich
the scope of nursing practice and
• To help individuals access their
greatest healing potential.

Complementary and Alternative Therapy
• The terms Complementary and Alternative
are often used interchangeably , but they are
equivalent in meaning.
• Complementary implies a therapy used in
conjunction with a conventional one.
• Alternative therapy refers to one that is
utilized instead of conventional treatment

Complementary and Alternative
Therapy
Many Americans use Complementary and
Alternative Therapy (CAT) in pursuit of health
and well-being.
The 2007 National Health Interview
Survey (NHIS), which included a
comprehensive survey of CAT use by
Americans, showed that approximately
38 percent of adults use CAT

Defining CAT
Defining CAT is difficult, because the field is
very broad and constantly changing.
CAT is defined as a group of diverse medical
and health care systems, practices, and
products that are not generally considered
part of conventional medicine.

Conventional medicine
Conventional medicine (also called Western or
allopathic medicine) is medicine as practiced by
holders of M.D. (Medical Doctor) and D.O. (Doctor of
Osteopathic Medicine) degrees and by allied health
professionals, such as physical therapists,
psychologists, and registered nurses.

Complementary medicine
"Complementary medicine" refers to use of CAT together
with conventional medicine, such as using accupuncture
in addition to usual care to help lessen pain.
Most use of CAT by Americans is complementary.
"Alternative medicine" refers to use of CAT in place of
conventional medicine.

Integrative medicine
"Integrative medicine" combines treatments
from conventional medicine and CAT for
which there is some high-quality evidence of
safety and effectiveness.
It is also called integrated medicine

Types of Complementary Alternative Therapy
Alternative Therapies are organized in 7 categories:
1.Natural products
2.Mind-body intervention
3.Manipulative and Body-Based Practices
4.Energy therapy
5.Alternative system of medical practice
6.Pharmacologic and biological treatment
7.Diet and nutrition

Natural products
Includes use of a variety of
Herbal medicines (also
known as botanicals),
vitamins, minerals, and
other "natural products”.
Many are sold over the
counter as dietary
supplements e.g., taking
a multivitamin to
meet minimum daily
nutritional requirements or
taking calcium to promote
bone health.
Also include probiotics
that available in foods
(e.g., yogurts)

Mind-body intervention
Mind and body practices focus on the
interactions among the brain, mind, body,
and behavior, with the intent to use the
mind to affect physical functioning and
promote health.
For example meditation, guided imagery,
hypnotherapy, deep-breathing exercise,
relaxation, tai chi, etc

Manipulative and Body-
Based Practices
Manipulative and body-based practices focus
primarily on the structures and systems of the
body, including the bones and joints, soft
tissues, and circulatory and lymphatic systems.
Commonly used therapies
1.Spinal manipulation
2.Massage therapy

Energy therapy
Involve the use of energy fields
Two types:
• Bio field therapies and
• penetrate the human body.
Practices based on putative energy fields (also
called biofields) generally reflect the concept that
human beings are infused with subtle forms of
energy; Reiki, and healing touch/Therapeutic
touch are examples of such practices

Alternative system of medical
practice
They are built upon complete system of theory and
practice.
These system have evolved apart from and earlier
than the conventional medical approach used in
the United States.
For example:
1.Acupuncture,
2. Indian Ayurveda
3.Chinese medicine, etc

Pharmacologic and biological treatment
These include substance that are used like
certain pharmaceuticals.
For example shark cartilage therapy for cancer
and chelation therapy for coronary artery
disease , etc

Diet and nutrition
Hippocrates said that food should be used
as medicine.
This category include research on the effects of
diet and dietary supplements on the treatment
and prevention disease.

Standard of holistic nursing
practice
The AHNA (American Holistic Nurses' Association)
standards of holistic nursing practice (AHNA, 2003),
reflects the five core values of holistic nursing.
Each of core values has an accompanying description
and standard of practice action statements.

Standard of holistic nursing
practice
The standard describe a diversity of nursing
activities in which holistic nurses are engaged.
They are based on the philosophy that
nursing is an art and a science for which the
primary purpose is to provide services that
enable individuals, families, and communities to
achieve their inherent wholeness.

The Five Core Values of AHNA
1 Holistic philosophy, theories and ethics
2 Holistic education and research
3 Holistic nurse self care
4 Holistic communication, therapeutic environment,
and cultural
5 Holistic caring process

Core 1:
Holistic philosophy, theories and ethics
Emphasizes that care holistic based on a
framework philosophy and commitment
to education, reflection and knowledge

Core 2:Holistic education and research
Emphasizes that care
professionalism is
based on theory,
informed by research
and based on ethical
principles
as
competent practice
instructions.

Core 3: Holistic nurse self care
The belief
that nurses
must be
involved in
self care for
improve
health and
awareness
personal so
the nurse
can serve
others as a
tool for one's
healing
process

Core 4: Holistic communication, therapeutic
environment and cultural competency
Nurses need to
work together
with client to
determine goals
for healing health

Core 5: Holistic caring process
Emphasize development to utilize the assessment
and therapeutic care that refers to patterns,
problems and needs of clients and a supportive
environment the healing process of the patient

1.1 Standard of Practice: Holistic philosophy
Recognize the person’s capacity for self-healing
and the importance of supporting the natural
development and unfolding of that capacity.
Support, share, and recognize expertise and
competency in holistic nursing practice that is
used in many diverse clinical and community
settings.
Participate in person-centered care by being a
partner, coach, and mentor who actively listens
and supports others in reaching personal goals.

Standard cont..
Focus on strategies to bring harmony, unity,
and healing to the nursing profession.
Communicate with traditional health care
practitioners about appropriate referrals to
other holistic practitioners when needed.
Interact with professional organizations in a
leadership or membership capacity at local,
state , national, and international levels to
further expand the knowledge and practice of
holistic nursing and awareness of holistic
health issues.

1.2 Standard of practice holistic theory
Strive to use nursing theories to develop holistic
nursing practice and transformational
leadership.
Interpret, use, and document information
relevant to a person’s care according to a
theoretical framework.

1.3 Standard of practice holistic ethics
Identify the ethics of caring and its
contribution to unity of self, others, nature,
and God/Life Force/Absolute/Transcendent as
central to holistic nursing practice.
Integrate the standards of holistic nursing
practice with applicable state laws and
regulations governing nursing practice.

Standard cont.
Engage in activities that respect, nurture, and
enhance the integral relationship with the
earth, and advocate for the well-being of
the
global community’s economy, education, and
social justice.
Advocate for the rights of patients to have
educated choices in their plan of care.

Standard cont.
Participate in peer evaluation to ensure
knowledge and competency in holistic
nursing practice.
Protect the personal privacy and
confidentiality of individuals, especially
with health care agencies and managed care
organizations.

2.1 Standard of practice holistic education
Participate in activities of continuing
education and related fields that have
relevance to holistic nursing practice.
Identify areas of knowledge from
nursing and various fields such as
biomedical, epidemiology, behavioral
medicine, cultural and social theories.

Standard of practice holistic education cont…
Continually develop and standardize
holistic
nursing guidelines, protocols and practice
to
promote competency in holistic nursing
practice and assure quality of care to
individuals.
Use the results of quality care activities to
initiate change in holistic nursing practice.
May seek certification in holistic nursing as one
means of advancing the philosophy and practice
of holistic nursing.

2.2 Standard of practice Holistic
Nursing and Related Research
Use available research and evidence from
different explanatory models to mutually create a
plan of care with a person.
Use expert clinical judgment to select
appropriate interventions.
Discuss holistic application to
clinical
situations where rigorous research
has not been done.

Standard of practice Holistic Nursing
and Related Research cont…
Create an environment conducive to
systematic
inquiry into healing and health issues by
engaging in research or supporting and utilizing
the research of others.
Disseminate research findings at meetings
and
through publications to further develop the
foundation and practice of holistic nursing.
Provide consultation services on holistic
nursing interventions to persons and
communities based on research.

3.1 Standards of Practice Holistic Nurse Self-care
Recognize that a person’s body mind-spirit
has healing capacities that can be
enhanced and supported through self-care
practices.
Identify and integrate self-care strategies
to
enhance their physical, psychological,
sociological, and spiritual well-being.
Recognize and address at-risk health
patterns
and begin the process of change.

Holistic Nurse Self-Care Standards of Practice cont…
Consciously cultivate awareness and
understanding about the deeper meaning,
purpose, inner strengths, and connections with self,
others, nature, and God/Life Force/Absolute/Transcendent.
use clear intention to care for self and to seek a
sense of balance, harmony, and joy in daily life.
participate in the evolutionary holistic process
with the understanding that crisis creates
opportunity in any setting.

4.1 Holistic Communication Standards of Practice
Develop an awareness of the most
frequently
encountered challenges to holistic
communication.
Increase therapeutic and cultural
competence
skills to enhance their effectiveness through
listening to themselves and others.
Explore with each person those strategies
that
can assist her/him, as desired, to understand the
deeper meaning, purpose

Holistic communication standard cont…
Recognize that holistic communication
and awareness of individuals is a
continuously evolving multilevel Exchange
Respect the person’s health trajectory which
may be incongruent with conventional
wisdom.

4.2 Therapeutic Environment Standards of Practice
Promote environments conducive to
experiencing healing, wholeness and
harmony, and care for the person in as healthy an
environment as possible.
Work toward creating organizations that
value
sacred space and environments that enhance
healing.
Integrate holistic principles, standards,
policies
and procedures in relation to
environmental
safety

Therapeutic Environment Standards of Practice cont…
Recognize that the well-being of the
ecosystem of the planet is a prior determining
condition for the wellbeing of the human.
Promote social networks and social
environments where healing can take place.

4.3 Cultural Diversity Standards of Practice
Assess and incorporate the person’s
cultural practices, values, beliefs, meanings
of health, illness, and risk behaviors in care and
health education.
Use appropriate community resources and
experts to extend their understanding of
different cultures.

Cultural diversity standard cont…
Assess for discriminatory practices and
change as necessary
Identify discriminatory health care
practices as they impact the person and
engage in effective non-discriminatory
practices.

5.1 Assessment Standards of Practice
Use an assessment process including
appropriate traditional and holistic methods
to systematically gather information.
5.2 Patterns/need
5.3 Outcomes

5.4 Standards of Practice therapeutic care plan
Partner with the person in a mutual
decision process to create a health care plan
for each pattern/challenge/need or opportunity
to enhance health and well-being.
Use skills of cultural competence and
communicate acceptance of the person’s
values, belief, culture, religion, and socioeconomic
background.

5.5 Implementation Standards of Practice
Implement the mutually created plan of
care within the context of assisting the
person towards the higher potential of
health and well-being.
Use holistic nursing skills in
implementing care including cultural
competency and all ways of knowing.

5.6 Evaluation Standards of Practice
Collaborate with the person and with other
health care team members when appropriate in
evaluating holistic outcomes.
Explore with the person her/his
understanding
of the cause of any significant deviation
between the responses and the expected
outcomes.
Mutually create with the person and other
team
members a revised plan if needed.

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