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 stress. Resources for finding humor are included.
journal_name
Holist Nurs Practjournal_title
Holistic nursing practiceauthors
Wooten Pdoi
10.1097/00004650-199601000-00007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-01-01 00:00:00pages
49-56issue
2eissn
0887-9311issn
1550-5138journal_volume
10pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::Students have an opportunity to understand the full experience of being homeless using simulated community nursing situations with a high-fidelity simulator. The Community Nursing Practice Model provides a context for using this innovative teaching strategy to enable students to respond holistically to the needs of th...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181aeceda
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pressure ulcers are a frequently encountered difficulty in clinical nursing care. In cases of pressure ulcers, continued pressure on soft tissue leads to pathological processes in affected tissues that include ischemia and hypoxia, nutritional and metabolic disorders, and degeneration and necrosis. Pressure ulcers are...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000063
更新日期:2015-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004650-200007000-00007
更新日期:2000-07-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181f1ac5c
更新日期:2010-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004650-200409000-00002
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Caring behaviors displayed toward nurses by nurse managers and nurse peers play a significant role in establishing relationships that promote a healthy work environment. A qualitative study was done to identify behaviors perceived to be caring toward nurses. The theoretical background used for the study was Nursing as...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181fe2627
更新日期:2011-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004650-200001000-00009
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A Whole Person Care model was developed by The New England School of Whole Health Education following a 2-year pilot study that demonstrated the transformational effects of whole health education. This holistic model of health education and behavioral interaction provides a tool for nurses, physicians, and staff to re...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004650-200503000-00008
更新日期:2005-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004650-199501000-00007
更新日期:1995-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004650-199610000-00004
更新日期:1996-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000227
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Stroke is a life-changing experience. Current treatments focus on treating the condition, rather than the whole person. The goal of this report was to communicate the benefits of a holistic approach to the treatment and recovery of stroke. Our intent was to begin a conversation to transform our approach to stroke care...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000187
更新日期:2017-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004650-199910000-00008
更新日期:1999-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.HNP.0000298611.02352.46
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acupressure has been found to be effective in a number of conditions. This study aims at determining the effectiveness of acupressure on physical stress among high school students. A quasi-experimental pretest/posttest control group design was used. Statistical analysis of data revealed that acupressure was effective ...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HNP.0b013e31820d784a
更新日期:2011-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000121
更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::College students are often faced with academic and personal stressors that threaten their well-being. Added to that may be political and environmental stressors such as acts of violence on the streets, interruptions in schooling, car bombings, targeted religious intimidations, financial hardship, and uncertainty of ob...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000077
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Dialysis is often considered slow, repetitive, and with programmed intervals. Patients often perceive it as time taken from their lives with a sense of ineluctability and emptiness, engendering a negative emotional and cognitive perception of the world and one's place in it. Today, it is possible to improve the qualit...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000330
更新日期:2019-11-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181c8e469
更新日期:2010-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.HNP.0000312660.21513.74
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Whether you're teaching patients about maintaining health or treatment options, be sure to share the latest information about breast cancer. ...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004650-200603000-00004
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Nursing's unique contribution to human genetics is holism. There are many roles for basic and advanced practice nurses involved in genetics. Describing these roles makes it easy for nurses to learn more about genetic nursing and helps promote collaboration among professionals. Education for nurses about genetics helps...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004650-199804000-00012
更新日期:1998-04-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000101
更新日期:2015-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004650-199401000-00005
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Interventions utilized by nurses to manage "difficult" patients and outcomes indicating successful interventions were investigated. Themes included getting the difficult patient label, difficult patient behaviors, reflecting on the label and passing it on, coping with a difficult patient, interventions that worked, an...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004650-199707000-00003
更新日期:1997-07-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004650-200004000-00011
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Until recently, little attention has been given to spiritual dimensions in the nursing literature. This article reviews spiritual nursing care in the nursing literature, including basic concepts and current thoughts on spirituality-related research. In addition, it describes mechanisms that may be used to promote spir...
journal_title:Holistic nursing practice
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004650-200507000-00007
更新日期:2005-07-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004650-200609000-00007
更新日期:2006-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000129
更新日期:2016-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004650-200505000-00010
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00