Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Holistic Nursing Care: The Necessity for Curriculum Revision
Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Holistic Nursing Care: The Necessity for Curriculum Revision
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补充和替代医学与整体护理:课程修订的必要性
DOI:
10.19080/jcmah.2018.05.555666
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2018
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M. A. Hajbaghery
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作者:
M. A. Hajbaghery
CAM therapies are not limited to medical treatments, but they regulate fundamental caring principles [3] and are considered as integral part of care management [4]. The philosophy of CAM is consistent with the philosophy and concept of healing and holistic nursing care [5]. The nursing profession has a long history of caring for clients in a holistic manner and integrating the healing arts with conventional treatments. Florence Nightingale recognized the importance of caring for the whole person and encouraged interventions that enhance each individual’s abilities to draw upon their own healing powers [6]. Many CAM treatments such as massage, therapeutic touch, use of relaxation methods, cold and heat therapies, imagery, music intervention, and creating an optimal healing environment are among the traditional nursing activities [7]. Integrating CAM therapies in nursing not only enables nurses to provide comprehensive and holistic care [8], but also would improve nurse-patient relationship and increases patient satisfaction [4]. Therefore, nearly half of the US state nursing boards have formally been accepted that CAM therapies are compatible with nursing activities [5].