Health is defined as complete state of

physical mental and social well-being and

not merely the absence of disease
Holistic care in nursing

GROUP 3
Outline
Introduction
Outline
Introduction

Importance
Outline
Introduction

Importance

Holistic care in Bhutanese context

Outline
Introduction

Importance

Holistic care in Bhutanese context

Conclusion
Introduction

Definition

All nursing practice that has healing

the whole person as its goal
American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA)
The nurses use their knowledge and therapeutic
skills to take care of their patients.
In holistic care nurses incorporate their
patient’s spiritual, physiological and
psychological needs in their care
Bio-Psycho-social Unity
Florence Nightingale herself encouraged
holistic care, by recognizing the importance of
environment, touch, light, scents, music and
silent reflection in the therapy process.

2006
Holistic nursing has been officially recognized
by the American Nurses Association (ANA) as a
nursing specialty with a defined scope and
standards

2006
Holistic care theories
Holistic Nurse?
 Holistic Nurse?

Holistic nurses nurture wholeness and healing

by respecting each patient's unique physical,
mental, emotional, spiritual and environmental
strengths and challenges and honoring each
patient's values, health beliefs and health
experience
 Holistic nurses deliver care in the
following ways

Compassionate Comprehensive Curious

Importance of holistic approach in
nursing

Takes into consideration an

The main focus of recovery individual’s physical, social,
efforts is the individual and not psychological, and spiritual views
and needs
the disease or injury
 Importance of holistic approach in
nursing

The main focus of recovery efforts

is the individual and not the disease
Takes into consideration an to reduce the patient’s fear
of the unknown and to
or injury individual’s physical, social, reduce anxiety

psychological, and spiritual

views and needs
 Importance of holistic approach in
nursing
Takes into consideration an
individual’s physical, social,
psychological, and spiritual
views and needs
The relationship between
to reduce the patient’s health care professionals
and their patients should
fear of the unknown and be one of mutual
collaboration
to reduce anxiety
 Importance of holistic approach in
nursing

Holistic medicine includes

to reduce the patient’s The relationship between both modern (medical,
surgical, etc.) and
fear of the unknown and
to reduce anxiety
health care professionals alternative treatment
and their patients should methods

be one of mutual
collaboration
 Importance of holistic approach in
nursing

The relationship between health

care professionals and their
patients should be one of mutual
collaboration
Holistic medicine includes
both modern (medical,
surgical, etc.) and
alternative treatment
methods
Holistic Nursing in Bhutan
Holistic Nursing in Bhutan
Holistic Nursing in Bhutan
Holistic Nursing in Bhutan
Holistic Nursing in Bhutan
Conclusion
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