Complementary and Alternative Medicine Methods Used by Turkish Infertile Women and Their Effect on Quality of Life.

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：:The atmosphere in which community health nurses (CHNs) work in city, suburban, and rural neighborhoods has become increasingly dangerous. Using Neuman's Systems Theory, four graduate students surveyed CHNs from three certified home health agencies to ascertain the real and perceived safety risks which these workers fa...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Gellner P,Landers S,O'Rourke D,Schlegel M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Across this literature review (n = 10), supporting spirituality in the nursing care of older adults with dementia is concerned with supporting religious activity, enabling connections, nurses' reflections on their own spirituality, and nonverbal communication. The benefits from the support of spirituality were seen to...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Toivonen K,Stolt M,Suhonen R

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：: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：:Losses of later life can prove overwhelming to older adults. Some elderly persons seem to cope with these losses with a spirit of acceptance and serenity. The purpose of this study was to identify qualities in selected nursing home residents that allow them to transcend difficulties and continue living with some degre...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Bickerstaff KA,Grasser CM,McCabe B

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to show how patients' reactions in periods of crisis of acute illness influenced and made the learning process more difficult. Eleven patients with first-time acute cardiac infarction were interviewed. Many of the patients expressed the positive dimensions of having had cardiac infarction. Th...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Gabrielsen E,Nåden D,Lindström UA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses who work with seriously ill and dying patients are engaged in helping them live fully until they die. Most theories of death and dying deal with conscious activities only. Yet many people find relief form the fear and loneliness of life-threatening illness if given the opportunity to express their totality, mea...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Muff J

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article describes how a dream-sharing group facilitated by a nurse therapist can become the means by which the participants gain spiritual awareness. First, the characteristics of spiritual awareness are identified and discussed. Second, the practice, structure, and process of a dream-sharing group are described, ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Dombeck MT

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intensive care units are care centers where, in order to provide the maximum benefit to individuals whose life is in danger, many lifesaving technological tools and devices are present, and morbidity and mortality rates are high. In the intensive care unit, when classic treatments fail or become unbearable because of ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Erdoğan Z,Atik D

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:This cross-sectional pilot study evaluated associations between religion/spirituality, forgiveness, sleep, and health, which were all highly correlated for adult women living in a homeless mission. While causation cannot be determined, these findings help to provide a theoretical framework for studies with stronger de...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Brewer-Smyth K,Kafonek K,Koenig HG

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nursing is a profession that can be practiced in many unique ways. Nursing care can be provided through conventional means in traditional settings or practiced in domains labeled as alternative or complementary. This article describes massotherapy as an alternative therapy of a holistic nursing practice. The elements ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Mitzel-Wilkinson A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Is there a relationship between nursing student's anxiety levels and orientation to life, optimism, or pessimism? Participants are 1st year nursing students prior to the first acute care clinical experience in a small, Midwestern city in the United States. An inverse relationship is noted between student's life orient...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Warning LM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a proposed holistic Framework for Exploring Adolescent Wellness specific to the discipline of nursing. Conceptualized as a practical adolescent wellness assessment tool, the framework attends to the physical, spiritual, psychological and social dimensions of adolescent health. Through the discuss...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Spurr S,Bally J,Ogenchuk M,Peternelj-Taylor C

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six women with chronic illness engaged in multiple conversations with the investigator to help her understand what it is like to live with chronic illness. Phenomenologic writing and reflection were used to analyze the data. The story is guided by an integrating theme: Living in paradox circumscribes one's loss while ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Schaefer KM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented is the first reported case series of chronic neck and back pain associated with breast scars from breast surgery and successfully treated with an integrative medicine assessment and treatment approach, which included the assessment technique of autonomic response testing and the scar therapy technique of neu...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Chung MK,LaRiccia PJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of reflexology on pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia, using an experimental repeated-measures design, and a convenience sample of 30 fibromyalgia inpatients. Thirty patients aged 18 to 70 years with fibromyalgia and hospitalized in the algology clinic were ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Akin Korhan E,Uyar M,Eyigör C,Yönt GH,Khorshid L

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:This cross-sectional survey measured relationships among blood pressure and measures of psychologic distress, family structure, and economic status in a sample of adolescents exposed to Hurricane Hugo. Spielberger's Anger Scale and Derogatis' Brief Symptom Inventory were used. Data analysis revealed 5% of the 1079 ado...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Weinrich S,Weinrich M,Hardin S,Gleaton J,Pesut DJ,Garrison C

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Racism is the systematic oppression of people of color at personal/interpersonal, institutional, and/or cultural levels. Discussions about racism often become emotional and personal. A discussion related to the accurate labeling of students on the basis of their heritage in an undergraduate professional issues class b...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Schaefer KM

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:In a phenomenological study that described the lived experience of adults older than 85 years, 19 oldest-old adults' lived time is illuminated by 5 themes: Defining Self Through Experience, Being Situated in Time, Knowing Lifetime Is Limited, Planning for the Future, and Leaving a Legacy. ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Hinck SM

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：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：: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：: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：:Are policies allowing family into the trauma room humane and necessary--or just asking for trouble? ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Marrone L,Fogg C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Spirituality is of particular importance in the lives of many older adults at the end of life. While the role of spirituality may differ among older adults, spirituality may offer a purpose and meaning toward the end of life and provides a framework for managing concerns and decisions at this time. Despite t...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Wallace M,O'Shea E

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00