Healing Practices : Alternative Therapies for Nursing

by Fontaine, Karen Lee

• ISBN13: 9780838503850
• ISBN10: 0838503853
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For elective courses in Alternative Therapies of Medicine also called Complementary Medicine. To be integrated into other nursing courses such as Community Health Nursing, Fundamentals of Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing and Issues and Trends where appropriate. Providing a comprehensive overview of alternative health practices and complimentary therapies from a nursing perspective, this enlightening and informative text covers the principles, techniques, research, health promotion methods and healing practices for specific illnesses and symptoms. Offering a broad understanding of alternative therapies, this text empowers students with the knowledge to guide future practice decisions and incorporate alternative approaches in patient care. It begins with introductory concepts, followed by a presentation of ancient systematized health care practices, then devotes the remainder of the text to a variety of therapies with information on how nurses can integrate that knowledge into practice.

Author Biography

Karen Lee Fontaine: Professor, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
UNIT I Healing Practices: Complementary/Alternative Therapies for Nurses	1	(42)
Integrative Healing	3	(20)
Basic Concepts Guiding Alternative Therapies	23	(20)
UNIT II Systematized Health Care Practices	43	(68)
Traditional Chinese Medicine	45	(22)
Ayurvedic Medicine	67	(25)
Native American Healing and Curanderismo	92	(19)
UNIT III Botanical Healing	111	(58)
Herbs and Nutritional Supplements	113	(21)
Naturopathy	134	(8)
Homeopathy	142	(11)
Aromatherapy	153	(16)
UNIT IV Manual Healing Methods	169	(74)
Chiropractic	171	(12)
Massage	183	(21)
Pressure Point Therapies	204	(16)
Hand-Mediated Biofield Therapies	220	(13)
Combined Physical and Biofield Therapies	233	(10)
UNIT V Mind-Body Techniques	243	(88)
Yoga	245	(14)
Meditation	259	(17)
Hypnotherapy and Guided Imagery	276	(17)
Dreamwork	293	(16)
Biofeedback	309	(8)
Movement-Oriented Therapies	317	(14)
UNIT VI Spiritual Therapies	331	(30)
Shamans	333	(11)
Faith and Prayer	344	(17)
UNIT VII Other Therapies	361	(45)
Bioelectromagnetics	363	(15)
Detoxifying Therapies	378	(10)
Animal-Assisted Therapy	388	(18)
Appendix Alternative Therapies for Common Health Problems	406	(25)
Index	431