Topics About 'Holistic Nursing'.

Hello Nurse Beth, I have been working on a pediatric oncology floor for about two years now. The job has been an adventure, challenges and triumphs, so much growth and learning. However I am dreaming of a change, and I feel like pediatric oncolo...

I first saw the words "Nurse Coach" in a brochure of courses offered at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. I was intrigued and signed up to take the 4-day course. Unfortunately, my mother had an urgent health issue, and I was unable to attend. Howev...

You receive shift report only to find out that one of your patients speaks very little English. In addition, the family member who usually translates is ill and won't be in for a few days. The facility has language services, but after spending almost...

It's three o'clock on a Wednesday afternoon working in a rural hospital in the autumn of 2010. I'm a new nurse, barely six months under my belt working on a medical/surgical floor and I've just returned from the chapel room just off the hall of my un...

I have always had a passion for helping clients achieve their best health and well-being, and that is why I am becoming a Board-Certified Nurse Coach (NC-BC). As the healthcare system is transitioning from coping with chronic disease management ...

I barely caught a glimpse of a blue and white polka dot dress as the medics entered the only available room in the Emergency Department. It was the usual busy evening and thankfully, she didn't seem to be in too bad of a shape. Walking quickly into t...

Approximately 1 in 4 persons have used some form of complementary and alternative medicine / therapy. Hospitals, physicians and nurses are finding ways to incorporate alternative options in health care to their patients. In keeping with current trend...