title: Metaphors, letters, and stories: narrative strategies for family healing.
abstract: This article introduces the reader to the use of narrative strategies in a holistic approach to family nursing. It presents congruence with holistic nursing practice, narrative theory base, and key elements of narrative therapy. Emphasis is on creative adaptation and integration of narrative strategies in a variety of clinical situations to promote family healing. Many suggestions for practice and some resources for further learning are given.
authors.affiliation: Binghamton University, Family Nurse Practitioner, Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Linda K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Tuyn
mesh_terms: D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005195:Family Relations; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019365:Metaphor; D033262:Narration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D014956:Writing