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A guideline for incorporating holistic nursing interventions into perianesthesia practice. 2005

Diana J Ellison

Outpatient Surgery Department, Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, MI 49684, USA. dellison@mbc.net

As alternative or holistic interventions become more popular, perianesthesia nurses will be exposed to more opportunities for providing some of these interventions in their daily practice. This article shares the experience of 1 perianesthesia nurse in developing a holistic interventions program and changing practice to meet patient needs.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008824	Michigan	State bounded on the north by the Great Lakes, on the east by Canada, on the south by Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio, and on the west by Lake Michigan and Wisconsin.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000529	Complementary Therapies	Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.	Alternative Medicine,Complementary Medicine,Medicine, Alternative,Medicine, Complementary,Alternative Therapies,Therapy, Alternative,Therapy, Complementary,Therapies, Alternative,Therapies, Complementary
D013527	Perioperative Nursing	Nursing care of the surgical patient before, during, and after surgery.	Surgical Nursing,Nursing, Perioperative,Perianesthesia Nursing,Nursing, Perianesthesia
D016528	Postanesthesia Nursing	The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients in the recovery room following surgery and/or anesthesia.	Post-Anesthesia Nursing,Post-Surgical Nursing,Recovery Room Nursing,Nursing, Post-Anesthesia,Nursing, Post-Surgical,Nursing, Postanesthesia,Nursing, Recovery Room,Nursing, Post Anesthesia,Nursing, Post Surgical,Post Anesthesia Nursing,Post Surgical Nursing
D016730	Program Development	The process of formulating, improving, and expanding educational, managerial, or service-oriented work plans (excluding computer program development).	Program Descriptions,Description, Program,Descriptions, Program,Development, Program,Program Description
D018939	Holistic Nursing	A philosophy of nursing practice that takes into account total patient care, considering the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of patients, their response to their illnesses, and the effect of illness on patients' abilities to meet self-care needs. (From Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary, 4th ed, p745)	Nursing, Holistic