title: Exploring nurses' perceived benefits of utilizing holistic modalities for self and clients.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to describe the experience that holistic nurses have in incorporating complementary and alternative modalities in the care of their clients, as well as gain a deeper understanding of holistic nurses and the perceived benefit of utilizing a holistic modality with their clients and themselves concurrently as providers of these modalities. Purposeful samplings of holistic nurses' who include modalities in their healing process were the participants in this exploratory research, which entailed data collection through the use of critical incident reports and open-ended interviews.
authors.affiliation: Hunter College-Bellevue School of Nursing, City University of New York, New York, NY 10010, USA. lsharoff@hunter.cuny.edu
authors.forename: Leighsa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sharoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires