Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Part I: Therapies, An Issue of Nursing Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 55-4 - October 29, 2020
- Editor: Stephen D. Krau
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 6 0 3 1 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 6 0 3 2 - 4
In this unique issue, Dr. Stephen Krau, Consulting Editor, is serving as Guest Editor to present a topic not easily found in the nursing literature: complementary and alternative… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this unique issue, Dr. Stephen Krau, Consulting Editor, is serving as Guest Editor to present a topic not easily found in the nursing literature: complementary and alternative medicine. This issue serves as Part I and is devoted to therapies. Part II publishes in March 2021 and is devoted to herbal supplements and vitamins. This information is invaluable to nurses who care for patients taking complementary and alternative supplements and therapies, which often have an impact on care and healing. Specific articles are devoted to the following topics of Part I: Overview and History of Alternative and Complementary Interventions; Presence and Therapeutic Listening; Impact of Music Therapy on Mind-Body-Spirit; Impact of Music Therapy on Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Pilot Study; Guided Imagery; Meditation Journaling; Aroma Therapy; The Differences Between Healing and Therapeutic Touch; Therapeutic Effects of Reiki; Acupressure and Acupuncture; Therapeutic Effects of Tai Chi; and Exercise as a Therapeutic Intervention. Readers will come away with hard-to-find information on complementary and alternative therapies, which will have an impact on patient outcomes.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Presence and Therapeutic Listening
- Key points
- Introduction
- Presence
- Definition
- Nurse’s role
- Nursing behaviors
- Barriers
- Therapeutic listening
- Definition
- Nurse’s role
- Barriers
- Skills and techniques
- Outcomes of presence and therapeutic listening
- Summary
- The Multiple Uses of Guided Imagery
- Key points
- Guided imagery
- Guided imagery related to pain and healing
- Guided imagery and its impact on pain, anxiety, and quality of sleep
- Guided imagery and food cravings and consumption
- Guided imagery and immune system enhancement
- Overview of guided imagery mechanism in critical care
- Steps used in guided imagery
- Summary
- Write It Out! CPR for the Soul
- Key points
- Introduction
- Watson’s theory of human caring: a supportive foundation for self-care
- Self-care is not optional for nurses
- Self-compassion
- Positive psychology
- Neuroplasticity
- Expressing your story with journaling
- Strategies for implementing cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the soul
- Summary
- Clinical Aromatherapy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinical aromatherapy
- Worldwide historical evolution of aromatherapy
- Nursing theorists support for health care aromatherapy
- Regulation guidelines for essential oils
- Nurse awareness of essential oils plant sources and uses
- Administration of essential oils
- Pathophysiologic response to health care aromatherapy
- Safe use of essential oils
- Aromatherapy clinical management
- Best practice model for clinical symptom management
- Summary
- Reiki, Nursing, and Health Care
- Key points
- Introduction
- Reiki for self-care
- Reiki in health care organizations
- Reiki for specific patient populations
- Status of Reiki research
- Implications for nursing
- Summary
- Reiki: Defining a Healing Practice for Nursing
- Key points
- Introduction
- What is Reiki?
- Uses of Reiki
- Learning Reiki
- Core components of Reiki classes
- A history of Reiki
- Foundational elements of Reiki
- Summary
- Uses of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Perioperative and Other Patients
- Key points
- Background
- Significance
- Nursing implications
- Summary
- Exercise as a Therapeutic Intervention
- Key points
- Introduction
- Prevalence and impact
- Recommendations for physical activity
- Physical inactivity, aging, and exercise
- Arterial stiffening and noncommunicable diseases
- Endothelial dysfunction and noncommunicable diseases
- Adiposity, inflammation, and noncommunicable diseases
- Exercise as an intervention
- Summary
- Impact of Therapeutic Music Listening on Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Pilot Study
- Key points
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Dedication
- Efficacy of Acupuncture/Acupressure in the Prevention and Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting Across Multiple Patient Populations: Implications for Practice
- Key points
- Diagnosis/Assessment
- Chronic and acute nausea and vomiting
- Pharmacologic treatment of nausea and vomiting
- What is acupuncture?
- What is acupressure?
- Background
- Pericardium 6 acupuncture’s clinical efficacy in prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting
- Application to common general surgery procedures
- Female and pediatric-specific surgical case application
- Chemotherapy and acupuncture
- Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
- Implications for research
- Implications for practice
- Health Benefits of Tai Chi Exercise: A Guide for Nurses
- Key points
- Introduction
- Cardiovascular health: heart failure
- Cardiovascular health: stroke
- Fall prevention: balance and mobility
- Summary
- Appendix 1. Advising patients interested in tai chi exercise: a tai chi teacher’s perspective
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 55-4
- Published: October 29, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323760317
- eBook ISBN: 9780323760324
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Stephen D. Krau
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Vanderbilt School of Nursing,