Integrative Nursing: A Whole Health Perspective

Fully updated and revised, the third edition of Integrative Nursing: A Whole Health Perspective continues to serve as a comprehensive guide to integrative patient care. Emphasizing a whole health perspective, this new edition incorporates the latest evidence-informed methodologies to revisit the foundations of integrative nursing and outline new strategies driving improved patient and system outcomes. Integrative nursing focuses on the true process of integration--how to offer care that combines biomedical approaches with evidence-informed integrative therapies and healing practices. From managing care of challenging symptoms such as nausea, pain, and anxiety to designing programs for special populations or clinical settings, Integrative Nursing offers practical, relevant, and rigorous information that informs practice, education, and research. This new edition centers the application of the principles of integrative nursing in real life settings, including Nursing Narratives on topics like chronic pain, hypertension, anxiety and nausea. The narratives draw from the expertise of an experienced and diverse group of nursing professionals and illustrate how systems of integrative nursing practice can be created and sustained both in clinical and community-based models of care. The revised chapters also focus on the social and structural determinants of health, the application of integrative nursing practices in diverse environments, and the importance of planetary health. Balancing academic rigor with practical and relevant content, this volume is designed for both established professionals and students in undergraduate or graduate nursing programs. It provides actionable insights that can be readily implemented into practice, fostering a holistic approach to healthcare.

About the Author

Mary Jo Kreitzer , PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, is the founder and director of the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota, where she also serves as a tenured professor in the School of Nursing. Within the School of Nursing, Dr. Kreitzer is the co-lead of the doctorate of nursing practice program in integrative health and healing. Mary Koithan , PhD, CNS-BC, FAAN, is a Clinical Professor at the University of Washington, School of Nursing and a Project Director for the Indian Health Services' Training and Resources for the on Alzheimerâs and Dementia program (TRIAD). Previously, she served as the associate dean for student and community engagement at the University of Arizona College of Nursing and was an Anne Furrow Professor of Integrative Nursing. She has more than 30 years of academic and leadership experience in nursing