Chaos and complexity theories have implications for nursing practice. Chaotic systems, potentially including health, the NHS and nursing, are governed by rules which should be understood in order to try to predict future behaviour. Complexity relates to the interconnectedness of things and fits neatly with the concept of holistic care. It can also make important contributions towards restructur...

Scores of individuals pursue careers in nursing because they yearn to work in a compassionate manner, but current nursing positions are often perceived as stressful and the environments uncaring. In some work places, the nurses’ quality of living and practice perspectives are often overlooked or not considered important. As a result, large numbers of nurses are attracted to holistic modalities,...

background and objectives: understanding and meeting the religious needs of patients could lead to the satisfaction and promotion in religious care. this study aimed to explore the patients’ religious expectations of nurses. methods: researchers used a conventional approach to content analysis in this study. eighteen patients (11 men and 7 women) purposefully were selected with maximum variatio...

BACKGROUND Nurses have a moral obligation to ensure holistic care of patients, inclusive of the spiritual dimension. However, there seems to be a void in the teaching and learning of spiritual care in nursing curricula. Despite the South African Nursing Council being in favour of holistic nursing, there are no measures in place to ensure implementation of spiritual care, hence its practice is n...

From its inception, the science and art of medicine and nursing has focused upon the care of the entire human being Body, Mind, Spirit, and Emotions. The wisdom employed by nursing professionals has sought to understand the many ways in which to care for the human person. As defined by The American Holistic Nursing Association (AHNA), “Nursing encompasses a body of knowledge focusing on human h...

Anxiety is a universal problem for individuals with AIDS because the disease creates uncertainty and disruptions in every aspect of their lives. Nurses have a wide variety of holistic interventions to help persons living with AIDS (PLWAs) manage anxiety. Orem's self-care theory of nursing provides a framework for assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for an ...

The introduction of models of nursing and holistic care concepts into the veterinary nursing literature is enabling veterinary nurses to develop their patient care skills and advance their professional role. In line with recently published literature, the primary author’s experience of designing and implementing a nursing care plan for a hospitalised patient strengthened the bond between all th...

BACKGROUND A major focus in nursing education is on the judgement of clinical performance, and it is a complex process due to the diverse nature of nursing practice. A holistic approach in assessment of competency is advocated. Difficulties in the development of valid and reliable assessment measures in nursing competency have resulted in the development of assessment instruments with an increa...