The Holistic Nursing Approach to Chronic Disease - Softcover

Clark EdD ARNP FAAN, Carolyn Chambers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826125042 ISBN 13: 9780826125040

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2004

Synopsis

This book provides an overview of the holistic nursing approach, along with chapters on 20 commonly encountered chronic conditions, ranging from diabetes to sleep disorders. The interventions described for each condition include recommendations for diet, herbal supplements (if appropriate), and therapies such as accupressure, guided imagery, and stress management. Treatment planning emphasizes minimally invasive wellness approaches. Each chapter includes a specific example of a holistic nursing assessment, a collaborative treatment plan with a list of possible interventions, and a section on evaluating the effects of treatment.

About this title

About the Author:

Carolyn Chambers Clark, A.R.N.P., EdD, F.A.A.N., A.H.N.C., founded the Wellness Institute and now runs a website called Wellness and Relationship Resources at www.carolynchambersclark.com that provides continuing education materials, newsletters, seminars, and practice management consultation. As a certified advanced holistic nurse and mental health nurse practitioner, she has maintained a private practice with clients for more than 30 years, focusing on whole person wellness. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 1980 and is an award-winning author who has conducted research and published widely on wellness, holistic, and self-care topics, including Wellness Practitioner, Integrating Complementary Procedures into Practice, Health Promotion in Communities: Holistic and Wellness Approaches (Springer Publishing Company, 2001),Holistic Assertiveness Skills for Nurses: Empower Yourself (and Others!) (Springer Publishing Company, 2003) and The Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice (Springer Publishing Company. 1999) She was also founding editor of the Alternative Health Practitioner: The Journal of Complementary and Natural Care and is the author of Group Leadership Skills (Springer Publishing Company, 2003), now in its fourth edition.

Review:

"This book has it all: a truly holistic nursing perspective that addresses the client as a whole person, and integrative evidence-based recommendations for care that include complementary-alternative therapies that transcend traditional care for chronic disease. ... This book is a treasure, and should be on every professional nurse’s bookshelf."
-- Mary Anne Bright, RN, CS, EdD, Author of Holistic Health and Healing.

"This book is worth having for its remarkably extensive list of references for evidence-based interventions alone -- almost 1,000! As a resource for nurses using a holistic framework (body/mind/spirit and relationships) in their care of clients with chronic conditions, this book is a 'must.' I wholeheartedly recommend it!"
-- Paula LeVeck, RN, MS, PhD

"This book is a much--needed volume and will significantly contribute to the knowledge base of all nurses. The strategies provided are creative yet practical enough to be implemented."
--Carol Ann Esche, RN, ND, MA, CAN, John Hopkins School of Nursing

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0826125042
• ISBN 13: 9780826125040
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312