title: Effects of holistic nursing course: a paradigm shift for holistic health practices.
abstract: A study of an undergraduate course in holistic nursing was conducted to determine its impact on personal and professional health care practices. A mixed method design was used to examine responses on a sample of 200 participants. Results indicated a positive personal impact with continued application of concepts into professional health practices. Personal and professional nursing practices were influenced from 1 to 7 years after completing the holistic nursing course. After introduction of the concepts of self-care and holistic approaches to health, students and graduates experienced a shift in values and beliefs related to their own health practices. Continued exposure to holistic practices creates a pattern of awareness toward health that affects future personal and professional nursing practice, creating a paradigm shift for emerging nursing students and graduates from the course. This affects the manner in which nurses meet the needs of their clients in a variety of settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Boise State University, USA.
authors.forename: Marty
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Downey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires