title: Holistic nursing as a specialty: holistic nursing - scope and standards of practice.
abstract: This article describes the Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. It defines holistic nursing, its five core values, and its practice standards. These include holistic philosophy, theory, and ethics; holistic caring process; holistic communication, therapeutic environment, and cultural diversity; holistic education and research; and holistic nurse self-care. Educational preparation for holistic nursing and settings in which holistic nurses practice are also explored.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Adult Holistic Nurse Practitioner Program, New York University, College of Nursing, 246 Greene Street, New York, NY 10003, USA. cm2@nyu.edu
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mariano
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association / Q000458:organization & administration; D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration; D003142:Communication; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000451:nursing; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004645:Empathy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015399:Nursing Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States