Nurses as Holistic Patients

[MoLo]

Does training for holistic nursing address the nurse's need to actively care for themselves and how?

[Barbie Picciano Caranci]

Hi, I see no one has answered you, but yes most modality and theory training in holistic nursing as a specialty does focus on self-care first. I do this as my own business now because there is such a need. 

[MoLo]

A very smart thing, thank you!

Should be in all nursing programs.

[MikeeV, ASN]

MoLo said:

Does training for holistic nursing address the nurse's need to actively care for themselves and how?

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Self-care is one of the philosophies of holistic nursing! How? Well, that depends on the nurse since each one is a different. For example. I use aromatherapy, music, singing, gardening, skin care, massage, and reading as a part of my self-care skills. Having great experiences in these skills, I can then share with my patients and educate them how there can be many ways to perform self-care to promote healing and mental wellness.

[LlamaLlamaMamaJamaac]

My program did... we had to create a nursing care plan for SELF care at one point too