Compliance redefined and implications for home care.

abstract：:Information systems are going to change our understanding of nursing as a discipline and as a practice. The act of decision making will be the focus of the impact of information systems on nursing. The article models types of nursing knowledge, organizing them into concrete and abstract knowledge. Information systems ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Turley J

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The implementation of a clinical nurse specialist role is an effective strategy for managing disruptive patient behaviors and improving staff nurse morale in an acute medical/surgical service. ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Linck C,Phillips S

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of type 2 diabetes is rising rapidly with significant associated morbidity and mortality. Treatment efforts are focused on control of serum blood glucose levels. It was anticipated that the use of the Serenity Prayer would assist those who need to gain control over their physiological symptoms. A pilot s...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Sacco LM,Griffin MT,McNulty R,Fitzpatrick JJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This empirical study found that a holistic perioperative program significantly reduced patient pain and anxiety about surgery. Modalities included guided imagery, eye pillow, aromatherapy, and a written personal healing plan. Nurses are in a prime position to deliver these interventions, given their frequent direct co...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Sears SR,Bolton S,Bell KL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acupuncture and related forms of Oriental body work, such as shiatsu and acupressure, have become increasingly part of the complementary and alternative health care in the last twenty years in the United States. Yet most consumers and professionals, nurses included, know little or nothing about the philosophical and d...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Beal MW

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large proportion of cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to extend their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of CAM use by patients undergoing cancer treatment. The study was conducted in Turkey at a large state university hospital and a government hospit...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Korkmaz M,Tavsanli NG,Ozcelik H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elders with chronic diseases frequently have problems with activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. This article describes a holistic, elder-friendly community model. The review of the nursing, healthcare, and social science literature offers insight into the complexity of community reso...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Weierbach FM,Glick DF

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to assess sleep quality and determine the effects of relaxation exercise on sleep quality in patients hospitalized in internal medicine services. In total, 47 patients comprised the control group and did not engage in the exercise intervention--the progressive muscle relaxation exercise, whereas 235 pa...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Alparslan GB,Orsal Ö,Unsal A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the baby boom generation ages, it is anticipated that half a million cases per year will be added to the 19 to 21 million Americans not living in institutions or serving in the military who have low vision or blindness. The 4 major causes of vision loss and blindness in the United States are cataract, diabetic reti...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Sharts-Hopko NC

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humor and laughter can be effective self-care tools to cope with stress. An ability to find humor gives us a sense of perspective on our problems. Laughter provides a physical release for accumulated tension. The article reviews research on the effect of humor and laughter on our immune function and resilience to stre...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Wooten P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As demographics in the United States indicate that by 2050 older persons will constitute one-fourth of the population, statistics indicating abuse of older persons will also increase. As a serious social problem, nurses will need to assess and intervene with families where this type of family violence occurs. The type...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Wieland D

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to help clinicians understand how biological, psychological, and sociological stress responses synergistically influence blood pressure in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Scollan-Koliopoulos M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of support group intervention applied to the caregivers of individuals with heart failure on caregiver outcomes. Quasi-experimental research was conducted with 69 caregivers as control (n = 35) and intervention (n = 34) groups in the cardiology outpatient clinic o...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Barutcu CD,Mert H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For family caregivers of patients with heart failure (HF), providing care and working outside the home is a common experience. Nurses need to consider the effect work and caregiving has on the caregiver. This study explored for differences in caregiver and patient variables between 19 employed and 22 unemployed family...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Saunders MM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the effectiveness of Integrative Restoration (iRest) Yoga Nidra meditation on mindfulness, sleep, and pain in health care workers. As health care workers provide emotional support to patients, it is not uncommon for workers to experience both physical and mental exhaustion. One holistic approach ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Livingston E,Collette-Merrill K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phenomenologic research study of nurse caring was conducted in an intermediate care unit of a hospital. Three narratives from the data are presented as examples to illuminate the meaning of the experience of caring for technologically dependent patients. Results revealed that vulnerability, suffering, and the ethica...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Ray MA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work describes a demonstration/research project to implement and evaluate community-developed, community-based strategies that address childhood lead poisoning. The project will increase knowledge of childhood lead poisoning as an environmental health risk, as well as hazard, exposure, and outcome surveillance fo...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Rothman NL,Lourie R,Gaughan J,White N

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify African-American women's definitions and descriptions of body weight, using King's General Systems Framework and Combs and Snygg's concept of perception as a guide, focus group methodology was utilized. These women's frame of reference for "normal body weight" was much larger than the standard indicator fo...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Gore SV

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of caregiver-delivered foot reflexology on patients with cancer and their caregivers. A 2-group pre- and posttest design was used in this study, and the study was conducted in an oncology hospital between January 2016 and February 2018. The study included 60 patients a...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Samancioglu Baglama S,Bakir E

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to examine the current literature surrounding nurse practitioner knowledge and use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Its use has increased over the last few decades, yet few healthcare practitioners ask their patients about CAM. Nurse practitioners need to be capable of ad...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Nottingham EN

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the plethora of treatments available for patients with fibromyalgia, there is insufficient evidence to date as to what the ideal treatment approach is. This study sought to determine the effectiveness of a home program of audio-recorded guided imagery relaxation on people with fibromyalgia. This experimental 8...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Onieva-Zafra MD,Parra-Fernández ML,Fernandez-Martinez E

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It may not be possible to attribute certain patient outcomes to the process of caring. However, there is progress in that direction. For example, the components and indicators of the process of caring, as perceived by the patient and the nurse, have been described in a number of recent studies, and several nursing lea...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Shiber S,Larson E

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of nurse-physician collaboration has significance in today's changing health care environment. Two camps' views concerning nurse-physician collaboration are presented. Camp I supports nurse-physician collaboration using four indicators: (1) mutual power-control, (2) separate and combined practice spheres, ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Jones RA

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healing touch has potential as a complementary therapeutic option for trauma recovery. Healing touch and its predecessor, therapeutic touch, effectively and holistically improve physiologic and psychologic complaints, health perception, and well-being. Support for the incorporation of healing touch therapy in the reco...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Burr JP

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized control trial of a health promotion intervention was implemented for low-income cancer survivors. The majority of participants were female, older, divorced, educated, and unemployed or on disability leave. Findings indicate the health promotion intervention improved cancer survivors' self-efficacy and incre...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Meraviglia M,Stuifbergen A,Parsons D,Morgan S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article reports a study describing nurses' attitudes, concerns, and fear of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A convenience sample consisting of 376 nurses in a mid-Atlantic state was drawn. An 84-item questionnaire was used to collect the data. Seven factors were derived from the subjects' responses usin...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Wang JF

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culture is a series of rules and methods that a society has evolved to deal with the recurring problems it faces. These have become so basic that, like breathing, we no longer think about how we approach or resolve them. ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Locsin RC

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enable nurses to assume an active role in helping patients and families discuss and plan ahead for end-of-life decision making, factors that influence response to being asked to consider one's death while one is still healthy need to be considered. Members of the National Guard were interviewed about the cognitive,...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Wanta BA

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUND/PROBLEM: End-of-life beliefs and practices are as varied as one's culture. Little is known about what interventions are effective in developing clinician's skills to deliver culturally sensitive end-of-life care. PURPOSE:Using a pre-post design, this pilot study aimed to evaluate the impact of a ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Halm MA,Evans R,Wittenberg A,Wilgus E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioelectrodynamics is an interdisciplinary subject that offers a pathway for nursing to develop a new patient care strategy in health care. The application of bioenergy to living organisms has the potential to advance medical science in the areas of prevention, cancer, wound care, pain, and many other chronic diseases...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Purnell MC,Whitt MA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00