holistic nursing and the advanced nurse practitioner lisa a. davis, phd, rn, nc-bc
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HOLISTIC NURSING AND THE ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER
Lisa A. Davis, PhD, RN, NC-BC
Objectives
You will be able to: Describe the who, what, where, when, why and
how of the practice of holistic nursing Honor interconnectedness of self, others, and
the environment Identify the nurse practitioner as an instrument
of healing Practice and teach self-care Promote environment of empowerment, peace,
comfort and a subjective sense of harmony and well-being for the person
What is Holistic Nursing?
All nursing practice that has healing the whole person as its goal” (American Holistic Nurses’ Association, 1998, Description of Holistic Nursing).
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.
Both “Doing” and “Being”
Relationship-centered Care
Patient-practitioner Understand the
experience of Develop and
maintain caring relationship
Active listening and effective communication
Other relationships
Community-practitioner Family, friends,
organizations Multiple
contributors to health in the community
Identify restraints and barriers
Practitioner-practitioner Diverse
knowledge base Collaboration Understand and
respect each other’s roles
WHERE’S YOUR HAPPY PLACE?
Creating Optimal Healing Environments
Healing Intention Attention
Practice and Promote Self-care
Value all ways of knowing
Intuition Empirical Cultural Aesthetic Intention Experience Transpersonal Sociopolitical Unknowing
Integrative Practices
Healing modalities Nutrition Exercise and movement Humor and play Relaxation Imagery Intention Touch therapies Aromatherapy/herbal
treatments Art Music Nature
Hello I am:
Whose story are we?
Labeling vs understanding
Persistence vs Compliance
Wonder vs judgment
Healing vs curing
Co-creating vs directing
Active Listening and Therapeutic Silence
Listen another’s soul into being.
Balance
May I be at peace.May all beings be peaceful.
May I be happy.May all beings be happy.
May I be safe.May all beings be safe.
May I be healed.May all beings be healed.
Certification
Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse, Board Certified (APHN-BC).
http://www.ahncc.org/certification/holisticnursingadvance.html