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[Holistic nursing--do nurses take on too much?]

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|November 21, 1998
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Holistic nursing, despite its central role, is argued to be theoretically and practically impossible. Understanding the limits of nursing practice is crucial to prevent clinician overtaxing.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Holistic Theory
  • Philosophy of Science

Context:

  • Holism is a central concept in contemporary nursing.
  • Historical background of holistic scientific thinking is reconstructed.
  • Four divergent holistic concepts in recent nursing science and practice are identified.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the interaction between nurse and patient.
  • To compare professional and domestic organization of care.
  • To argue that holistic nursing is theoretically and practically impossible.

Summary:

  • Martha Rogers' unitary human being theory.
  • Holistic therapeutic practice of nurses in the United States.
  • The biopsychosocial model in nursing.

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  • Holistic organization of nursing.

    • Impact:

    • Demonstrates the theoretical and practical impossibility of holistic nursing.
    • Highlights the need to unambiguously show the limits of nursing practice.
    • Aims to prevent overtaxing of nurses due to unrealistic holistic claims.