title: Interactive guided imagery with oncology patients. A case illustration.
abstract: The technique of interactive guided imagery has numerous applications in the practice of oncology nursing: relaxation, pain and symptom management, grief work, and helping patients discern meaning in their illness experience, to name a few. The technique is described according to the theoretical framework presented by Roberto Assagioli. A case illustration demonstrates the application of the technique and is processed for its implications for nursing practice. A description of an in-service series for staff nurses interested in learning guided imagery is presented.
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authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rancour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D008602:Mental Healing; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*