title: Presence: creating order out of chaos.
abstract: Surgery can be experienced as a time that throws the many dimensions of a person into a state of chaos. This article provides insight to the responses to chaos and describes ways in which to offer the quality of Presence as the essence of holistic care.
authors.affiliation: American Holistic Nurses' Association, Flagstaff, AZ 86003-2130, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McKivergin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D009742:Nursing Theory; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*