Holistic Nursing Research Paper

Holistic nursing focuses on the whole health of the patient. It believes that the patient cannot be treated as the sum total of their symptoms, but as a person in need of overall healing. Illness has the power to strike down patients. As health care assistants and nurses, it is our job to acknowledge how the disease can affect our patients. It is so important to care for the whole person and to see them as a normal person, not just a patient or diagnosis. Holistic care involves healing in terms of physical, emotional, social, psychological and spiritual. Holistic care involves taking into consideration of social and cultural differences and preferences. Every person is their own individual, shouldn’t our care be individualized? Physical: From the perspective of holistic health, physical healing requires regular exercise, healthy, peaceful eating and good mental health. When we are fit, our body, mind and spirit are in tune with each other (people for ethical living 2017).
Psychological: This type of healing helps you to heal your mind, body and emotions.
Emotional: Emotions only become bad when we don’t express them. Emotional holistic health is important to listen

Spiritual healing involves creating a connection with the source of all things. This connection might be experienced in many different ways such as a shift, an energy release, visions, colours and sounds, or simply a profound sense of love, calmness and tranquillity. To prevent spreading infection between patients, hand hygiene is essential. Washing your hands regularly is the single most effective way of stopping the spread of many common infections. When healthcare workers, doctors and nurses keep their hands clean they help prevent the spread of serious healthcare associated infections like MRSA (HSE.ie