...Unit 9 P1 Holistic care is when every aspect is considered when giving care, this includes their physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs. Beryll and Whitehouse 2010:9 support this definition because they state that holistic care is ‘physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual and providing opportunities for these to be met. ‘ Empowerment of individuals Empowering individuals means that services users are given choice and control over their lives. This can be done by ensuring that they are involved and informed about every decision concerning their care plan. A way in which you can empower an individual is for example in Roger and Alysha case study, when discussing and making important decisions about Rogers care plan, he was involved. As well as him and his wife were in the meeting. Another example is making sure when providing care for an individual they have a say in for example what clothes they wear, this promotes choice and allows them to have control over certain aspects of their lives. This provides a holistic approach because it allows health care professionals to consider every aspect of the individuals care. If an individual is empowered, they’re more likely to follow their care plan, which means...
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...Robin Smith Advanced Composition for the English Major Karen Lawler 03/14/2016 Holistic Medicine Vs Conventional Medicine In this day in time, an increasing number of people are turning to a holism lifestyle. People are acknowledging the successfulness of holistic medicines. Holism combines experience and science, mind and body, and cross-cultural and traditional methods to diagnosis and treat patients. People are now opening their eyes to the many limitations that conventional medicines narrow view of the body. Conventional medicine focuses on dividing and sectioning the body and prescribing man-made chemicals to address the symptoms. These are the differences of conventional medicines and holistic medicines. "No single method or model of healthcare is capable of meeting the entire range of human needs at the time of illness and disease." (Sewell, 2008). Holism creates motivation by educating patients to take personal responsibility to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Holism instructs patients to learn effective ways to treat spiritual, physical, and mental conditions. Helping them to experience more joy and energy in being alive. "However, if care is approached through practices that are committed to holistic care there is a greater chance to influence healing and of people feeling better about themselves—both practitioner and patient." (Sewell, 2008). Conventional medicine focuses on the infectious origin of a disease and not the upkeep and construction of physiological...
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...enhance our ability to battle disease and live optimal healthy lives. Two of the more common fields of medical thought are holistic medicine and allopathic medicine. The two terms allopathic medicine and holistic medicine are becoming more relevant when it comes to making proper health care decision. Allopathic medicine is the practice of conventional medicine that uses pharmacology active agents or physical interventions (like surgery) to treat or suppress symptoms or pathophysiologic processes of disease. Holistic medicine represents the idea that all the properties of a given system (physical, biological, social, etc.) cannot be truly determined or explained by its component parts alone. Instead, the system as a whole determines how the parts function together. Holistic medicine approaches your health by looking at the whole person, mind, body and spirit. It incorporates traditional medicine and also attempts to go beyond it by focusing on the "mind/body connection." This means that you focus on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of yourself as you work with your health-care provider to determine the root causes of your illness and find solutions through allopathic and/or alternative medicine. A holistic approach prescribes lifestyle, diet and activity plans that will promote overall health for the long term. The main emphasis in this health model is prevention of illness and proactive healthy living, and most solutions offered involve using natural products...
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...recommendations of Florence Nightingale can be applied regarding present day nursing practice. One approach by Florence Nightingale that has made a significant impact on a current recommendation of nursing practice is the attention to the health and wellbeing of every aspect of an individual. For one to function in an optimal way all aspects of an individual must be cared for instead of just the...
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...hospital is a place or rather a holistic and integrated environment where "Healing will take place more quickly, thoroughly, and meaningfully" with the entire staff ".... charged with the promotion of healing by creating an overall healing environment" (Jacobs, 2009). In essence therefore the healing hospital differs from the conventional hospital in that it provides for a multitude of levels of advancing the healing process; which includes, the community, the staff and a variety of technical and design aspects for placing healing into an advantageous context. Therefore, a healing hospital will provide not only for the physical aspects of healing but will also make provision for the psychological, social and spiritual aspects that integrate the various components into a comprehensive and inclusive process. In this sense the healing hospital has been described as an overall healing environment 2. Components of a Healing Hospital The healing hospital has been associated with the vision of a "Culture of Health" and with a more daring and innovative approach to healthcare than is usually the norm in our complex and often overly specialized and compartmentalized world (MCDH Adopts “Healing Hospital” Wellness Program). One of the central components of this culture of health is education. The education process is used in an integrated way to assist patients in the hospital as well as in the wider community to create an improved health environment. For example, ...
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...Spirituality: The Effect on Holistic Patient Care in Nursing Emily Engel, Kristy Ensley, Danielle Freeman, Sarah Gomez, Danica Graafstra, Nataliya James Skagit Valley College The United States is diversified in many ways including freedom of religion and spiritual practices. Spirituality does not only apply to practices held sacred within the religion but also how many people survive and cope with health and illness. Holistic nursing care embraces all that encompasses a person, including spirituality. With this diversified population, nurses face the dilemma of how to provide holistic care in a system that focuses on disease and not holism. Often times, patients feel the need to leave spirituality at the door when seeking care in a hospital, and in turn, a piece of who the patient is gets left behind as well. This may be due to feelings of awkwardness about showing faith or feeling judged for having any degree of spirituality. Either way,...
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...Domains, the College of Nursing’s (CON) Mission and Program Competencies and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) Essentials for Master's Education for Advanced Practice Nursing, similar components are discussed below. Mission GCU mission is to prepare student learners to become global citizens recognizing differences in cultures, living values and having the ability to give care nonjudgmentally, to be critical thinkers, effective communicators, and responsible leaders by providing an academically challenging, value-based curricular framework of Christian culture (GCU, 2014). The College of Nursing and Health Care Professions faculty believes in educating nurses within a dedicated and supportive community of Christian values and a holistic patient centered approach. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has the same mission in the form of research, policy, organization, finance, ethics, and professional development with nursing practice in human diversity, social issues, and health promotion and disease prevention by implementing a comprehensive holistic care model. (AACN, 2011). Curriculum GCU uses a challenging curriculum to prepare learners with the knowledge and skills needed in the current career arena by pushing learners to utilize and maximize personal intellectual motivational tools. GCU offers flexibility to students from various backgrounds, situations and workforce necessities and has created the best learning modality for their needs...
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...Running Head: Nontraditional Health Care Christina L. Seitsinger Grand Canyon University Transcultural Health Care November 13, 2011 Nontraditional Health Care When the words health care are thought about, it typically forces one’s mind to think of a doctor, nurse, or hospital. This is the typical Western idea of what health care is. The author has first hand experience of the typical health care, being she is a radiology technologist and works within a hospital. However, the author has research other forms of health care that are often put in a substandard category and looked down upon by Western medicine practitioners. These forms include natural and holistic approaches that use chiropractic, meditation, kineseology, homeopathic supplements, sound healing and holistic massage therapy, and energy medicine to awaken, heal, and transform from the inside out. Lotus of Light is global wellness boutique that use holistic massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, and many other alternatives to help people reach optimal person health and wellness. The practitioners at Lotus of Light “are committed to bringing balance, wellness, and less pain through the wonderful world of therapeutic massage and other natural healing modalities” (Duffy, 2009). Lotus of Light is also committed to teaching their techniques to individuals who are seeking to learn and practice natural medicine. DONA birth doula training is one of the many training class the author found interesting. Debbie Lavin...
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...solution to many ailments in the society. It centers in providing care focused on the patient wellness. Complementary and alternative medicine is now acceptable by healthcare providers as a way to offer healing through therapies. The existing type of medicine cannot satisfy the needs for the growing demand for healthcare in the world. The economy of countries is sickling and this calls for alternative ways to offer treatment to chronic and serious ailments. Determinations to ensure that the society is free of society work best than using many funds to look for cure and healing. Complementary and alternative medicine now offered in the current healthcare system includes the massage, acupuncture midwifery, naturopathic and traditional medicine (Mariano, 2007). Patient self-care now is the primary aim of physicians. The patients manage their health with the help of the physician. Patient empowerment is now the key driving force to the physicians to help the patients know their health needs and requirements. The nurses receive education and training on patient centered care. The society faces chronic illnesses and conditions like stress that eventually lead to depression and finally death. If patients have that power to manage their health through complementary and alternative medicine, such cases cannot arise in the society. The patient collaborates with the health practitioner and ensures wellness through managed care. Stress management is best achieved through collaboration of the...
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...1 Running head: PROFESSIONAL ROLES & VALUES PROJECT Professional Roles & Values Project Sabina S. Borgen Western Governer’s University Professional Roles & Values 2 Professional Roles & Values Project There are specific functions and benefits that both a regulatory agency and a professional organization entail. The one common objective that exists between the two is to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of the public and their healthcare needs. Through researching both entities, a Professional Nursing Mission Statement outlines the valuable characteristics of both establishments with specific roles that are entailed in each one and how they interpret the meaning of quality of care. A: Functional Differences A regulatory agency such as the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services assists with the regulation and upholding of licensure requirements for delivery of competent care within the nursing profession. Laws that are written and monitored evolve from actions within the legislative and executive branches to safeguard the public (NCSBN, 2015). Regulatory agencies also enforce the state nurse practice act along with overlooking exams that grant licenses and disciplining the license of those that engage in unsafe practice. Nurse education programs require approval from a regulatory agency and need to show that collaboration between students and the facility exist (Nursing World, 2012). A professional nursing organization...
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...Community Health Nursing: Quality of Life and Functioning A. Personal Perceptions After reviewing the case of Mrs. Thomas and her situation, there are many feelings I have about the final outcome. As nurses, we always have to take our feelings into account and rationalize what we feel about the health and well being of our patients. After a BRAC analysis was performed, significant results were indicated. I feel empathy for Mrs. Thomas because this technology showed what her odds were for future recurrence of breast cancer. I’m disappointed that a radical mastectomy was not suggested to be performed with Mrs. Thomas’ first surgery to help avoid a further decline. It appears almost obvious that this should have been encouraged by her medical team. I do, however, understand that it is easier to look back on this than to look forward with what options remain. What is most important is Mrs. Thomas’ quality of life for the duration of what time she has left. I define quality of life as the ability to be as emotionally, physically and mentally fulfilled as possible. Quality of life is finding all the moments that matter and cherishing them on a daily basis. There will be better days than others, but what is key is to understand the big picture. The major challenge is promoting the best quality of life when the big picture ultimately has a poor outcome. Health promotion is crucial to increase Mrs. Thomas’ quality of life. Interventions will be initiated in all areas...
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...Running Head:HEALING HOSPITAL: A DARING PARADIGM Healing hospital : A Daring Paradibm Ancy Thomas Grand canyon University HLT 310, Spirituality in Health care july, 2012. HEALING HOSPITAL: A Daring Paradigm As I ventured reading about the Healing Hospitals, I became very appreciative and enthusiastic about the very concept. It only made me realize that we have come one full circle to integrate and merge spirituality, alternative and complimentary medicine with traditional practices to enrich patient care. In today’s world that is so commercialized, this integrated approach revitalizes the very intension of the medical mission by considering the subject as a whole person. It does not renounce the modern medicine but recognizes the spiritual components of healing and wholeness. None of us would disagree with the fact that compassionate care is a golden thread for complete cure. Characteristics of Healing Hospital:(components of healing hospitals) ‘Healing Hospital’ is a formalized approach to healing and it has three vital components as follows: 1.A healing physical environment 2.Integration of work design and technology and 3.A culture of radical loving care. This is a holistic approach that meets not only patient’s physical needs but their emotional and spiritual needs as well. As per wftv.com news(Feb, 2008), Parrish Medical Center was the #1 Healing Hospital for third straight year, and its CEO George Mikitarian was awarded too...
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...patients (Hines, 2012). Acknowledgement of these specialty certifications solidifies holistic practices and informs the public and other healthcare disciplines of these individuals and their areas of expertise in guiding patient’s rights relative to holistic care. For this reason, nurses hold the key in supporting holistic healthcare for patients. Nurses, as holistic coaches, can assist individuals in finding meaning in their healthcare experience by listening acutely and creating therapeutic, caring, and collaborative environments of care (Hines, 2012). Being knowledgeable in these practices will improve patient’s feelings of empowerment, in their healthcare choices, and allocate them the voice needed to become active members in making healthcare decisions appropriate for them. Changing nursing practices, to reflect these positive outcomes, will improve nurse-patient relationships and enhance both the patient and healthcare workers’ experiences in dealing with the complexity of healthcare concerns existing today. Challenges in Implementation Changes With this in mind, providing effective holistic care to patients will necessitate nursing educational practices to be reevaluated. Incorporation of the basic principles of holistic nursing will need to be emphasized by educators through all levels of nursing...
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...Professional Presence and Influence Understanding the self and being self aware have a huge significance to the care given to patients. Every person is made up of many different experiences, beliefs, mental, physical and spiritual elements, age, gender and background. When put in the context of a healthcare professional these elements have a direct effect on patient care and outcomes. When the healthcare professional understands the self it assists in providing an optimal outcome. When we are aware of our beliefs and positions in the world we can be cautious of how we approach a certain patient population and ultimately the care they receive. Professional presence, personality, mindfulness and healing environments will be discussed along with my personal response. Professional Presence Era I versus Era III As the western world has advanced in medicine Larry Dossey has identified three eras to give context to how medicine has advanced in function. (Koerner 2011). In Era I, as science was being incorporated to medicine, it was noted that health and illness was purely physical in nature and treatment. The methods of treating an illness focused entirely on the body, for example, administering medications or performing surgery. Health was understood as an absence of disease. The physical nature of the disease was all that was taken into account. The idea of consciousness was limited to the chemical, anatomic and physiological location in the brain. (Koerner 2011). Era I is very...
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...on the holistic approach to health care. It is about loving care and provisions to those that seek recovery and wellness for the whole body on a day-to-day basis. However, the healing model is in contrary to the cure model used in the traditional hospitals that emphasize more on the eradication of illness or sickness through new technology and pharmaceuticals. The healing health care is focused on the return to health and whole being rather than the focus on curing illness and disease. The healing concept advances the idea that aside from addressing physical demands and needs, the holistic approach should also be focused and sensitive to the emotional and spiritual needs of the patient. There are three key components to a healing hospital paradigm, which consist of a healing physical environment, an integrated work design and technology, and a “culture” of radical loving care based (Eberst, 2008). Many challenges will be experienced in the traditional hospital environment when in attempt to implementing a holistic healing approach. This paper will bring to light the components of the healing hospital and the many encounters that are involved in the continuous effort of caring to each and every patient in a healing environment. A healing hospital is more than “just walls, windows and mortar” (Chapman, 2011). It is built with people that have a “Servant’s Heart,” or has the love and compassion to serve in a healing physical environment at all levels in the health care...
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