Complementary & Alternative Therapies in Nursing

Editor/Author Lindquist, Ruth, Snyder, Mariah and Tracy , Mary Fran
Publication Year: 2018
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Single-User Purchase Price: $80.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $120.00
ISBN: 978-0-8261-4434-8
Category: Health & Medicine - Nursing
Image Count: 7
Book Status: Available
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Now in its eighth edition, this highly acclaimed, newly revised and expanded text continues to deliver innovative practice guidelines for evidence-based complementary and alternative therapies that can easily be incorporated into curriculum and applied directly to practice. The book describes holistic treatments that are culturally appropriate for clients across the life span and NCLEX--relevant content appropriate for preparation of advanced practice nurses.

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Table of Contents

    • Contributors
    • International Sidebar Contributors
    • Foreword by Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FNAP
    • Preface
    • PART I FOUNDATIONS FOR USE OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES
    • Preface
    • 1. Evolution and Use of Complementary Therapies and Integrative Healthcare Practices - Mariah Snyder and Ruth Lindquist
    • 2. Presence - Mariah Snyder
    • 3. Therapeutic Listening - Shigeaki Watanuki, Mary Fran Tracy, and Ruth Lindquist
    • 4. Creating Optimal Healing Environments - Mary Jo Kreitzer and Terri Zborowsky
    • 5. Systems of Care: Sowa Rigpa—The Tibetan Knowledge of Healing - Miriam E. Cameron
    • PART II MIND–BODY–SPIRIT THERAPIES
    • Preface
    • 6. Imagery - Maura Fitzgerald and Mary Langevin
    • 7. Music Intervention - Linda L. Chlan and Annie Heiderscheit
    • 8. Humor - Shirley K. Trout
    • 9. Yoga - Miriam E. Cameron and Corjena K. Cheung
    • 10. Biofeedback - Marion Good and Jaclene A. Zauszniewski
    • 11. Meditation - Cynthia R. Gross, Michael S. Christopher, and Maryanne Reilly-Spong
    • 12. Journaling - Mariah Snyder
    • 13. Storytelling - Margaret P. Moss
    • 14. Animal-Assisted Therapy - Susan O'Conner-VonConner-Von
    • Part III MANIPULATIVE AND BODY-BASED THERAPIES
    • Preface
    • 15. Massage - Melodee Harris
    • 16. Tai Chi - Kuei-Min
    • 17. Relaxation Therapies - Susan M. Bee, Elizabeth L. Pestka, and Michele M. Evans
    • 18. Exercise - Dereck L. Salisbury, Diane Treat-Jacobson, Ulf G. Bronäs, and Ryan J. Mays
    • PART IV BIOLOGICALLY BASED THERAPIES
    • Preface
    • 19. Aromatherapy - Linda L. Halcón
    • 20. Herbal Medicines - Gregory A. Plotnikoff and Angela S. Lillehei
    • 21. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals - Melissa H. Frisvold
    • PART V ENERGY THERAPIES
    • Preface
    • 22. Light Therapy - Niloufar Niakosari Hadidi
    • 23. Healing Touch - Alexa W. Umbreit and Lauren Johnson
    • 24. Reiki - Debbie Ringdahl
    • 25. Acupressure - Pamela Weiss-Farnan
    • 26. Reflexology - Gunnarsdóttir Thóra Jenný
    • PART VI EDUCATION, PRACTICE, RESEARCH, AND PERSONAL USE
    • Preface
    • 27. Integrating Complementary Therapies Into Education - Carie A. Braun
    • 28. Integrating Complementary Therapies Into Nursing Practice - Susanne M. Cutshall and Elizabeth L. Pestka
    • 29. Perspectives on Future Research - Yeoungsuk Song, Sohye Lee, and Ruth Lindquist
    • 30. Independent Personal Use of Complementary Therapies - Barbara Leonard and Mariah Snyder
    • 31. Afterword: Creating a Preferred Future—Editors’ Reflections - Ruth Lindquist, Mary Fran Tracy, and Mariah Snyder