Holistic Nurse: Caring is an essence of nursing
Holistic Nursing care is a comprehensive model of caring and love which is
believed to be the heart and soul of the science of nursing. The way of life
behind holistic Nursing care is based on the idea of holism which accentuates
that for human beings the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and that mind
and spirit that affect the body. Holistic Nursing care is described as a comportment
that recognizes a person as a whole and acknowledges the interdependence among
the one who has biological, social, psychological and spiritual aspects.
Holistic Nursing care includes a wide range of approaches like medication,
education, communication, self-help and complementary treatment. In holistic
nursing all the aspects of patients and their effects on the treatment process
are considered and the patients’ thoughts, emotions, cultures, opinion and
attitudes are influences speedy recovery, happiness and satisfaction. Holistic
Nursing care respects human dignity: The relationship between the nurses and
the patients is based on respect, relative openness, equality, mutuality and patients
to participate in resolution assembly in this kind of caring. Providers of
holistic Nursing care consider a patient as a whole within his/her environment
and realize that a patient is made up of a body, mind and spirit.
Holistic Nursing care increases the depth of care to
understand the patient’s status and to resolve their needs. Educating patients about self-care and helping them to perform their daily
activities independently is part of holistic Nursing care. Palliative care is
part of holistic Nursing care which improves the quality of a patient's life
and their emotional and physical well-being. Holistic Nursing care increases
self-awareness and self-confidence in patient and causes nurses to better
understand the effects of an illness on a person's entire life and his/her true
needs.
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