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Holistic Nursing from the Dossey’s Theory of Integral Nursing Lens:A Narrative Review Study
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Khadijeh Yazdi    , Razieh Talebi * |
| School of Nursing & Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. , talebi.gr@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (3818 Views) |
Introduction: Holistic nursing is a care process based on mutual interactions that lead to consciousness, empowerment, and well-being of the client, and also plays an important role in improving the performance and skills of nurses, promoting their professional status and independence and self-confidence. The aim of this study was to describe holistic nursing based on Dossey's Theory of Integral Nursing.
Methods: This is a narrative review study that was done in 2021 by searching databases such as PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Google Scholar, AND SID and using key terms /words of “integral nursing”, “integral theory”, “holistic nursing”, “nursing theory”, “Theory of integral nursing” in date interval January 2007 to 2021 October 2021. A total of 3 articles and 3 books were selected for review, after reviewing the retrieved literature and removing duplicated and unrelated items.
Results: This grand theory is based on the philosophy and legacy of Florence Nightingale and the principles of the Holistic approach. Its building blocks are healing, the meta-paradigm of nursing, patterns of knowing, and the four quadrants that adapted from Wilber's integral theory consist of the individual interior (personal /intentional), the individual exterior (physiology /behavioral), the collective interior (shared / cultural), the collective exterior (systems /structures).
Conclusions: The theory of integral nursing guides the science and art of nursing for integral practice, education, research, and health-care policy. Also, it provides individualized care for clients, expands the professional roles of nurses to a global level, and improves inter-professional relationships. Acquainting nurses with this new approach to holistic care and developing nursing education programs based on it can improve the quality of patient care;The development of professional independence, the promotion of inter-professional cooperation and ultimately the expansion of global health.
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| Keywords: Holistic Nursing, Nursing Theory, Dossey’s Theory, Narrative review. |
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Type of Study: Review |
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Received: 2022/05/17 | Accepted: 2023/03/30 | Published: 2023/03/30
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