title: Holistic practice is a tradition of excellence in perioperative nursing.
authors.affiliation: Day Surgery Center, Concord Hospital, NH, USA.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Vermette
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology