title: Personal and professional impact of a course on contemplative practices in health and illness.
abstract: A nursing graduate course focused on the impact of alternative healing modalities, particularly those that are contemplative in nature, on their professional and personal lives demonstrated that up to 4 years later students found the content to be of value. Suggestions for incorporation of CAM in mainstream nursing courses are shared.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Villanova University, PA 19085, USA. nancy.sharts-hopko@villanova.edu
authors.forename: Nancy C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Sharts-Hopko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014481:United States