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. 2007 Jun;42(2):309-33, vii-viii.
doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2007.03.007.

Teaching holistic nursing: the legacy of Nightingale

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Teaching holistic nursing: the legacy of Nightingale

Margaret O'Brien King et al. Nurs Clin North Am. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

This article emphasizes the importance of holistic concepts in nursing and curriculum development. Grounded in the work of Florence Nightingale, nursing education prepares practitioners to meet the holistic needs of clients. The basic tenets offered by the American Holistic Certification Corporation and the American Holistic Nurses' Association are used to describe essential content in a nursing program emphasizing holism. Strategies for introducing holistic nursing into curriculum and overcoming barriers to including holistic nursing in nursing education are discussed. Examples are provided through the experiences of two schools of nursing that successfully incorporated holistic nursing concepts.

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