Nurses and holistic modalities: The history of Chinese medicine and acupuncture
Article
Article Title | Nurses and holistic modalities: The history of Chinese medicine and acupuncture |
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ERA Journal ID | 14196 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Wang, Carol Chunfeng, Zhu, Ruifang and Tan, Jing-Yu |
Journal Title | Holistic Nursing Practice |
Journal Citation | 33 (2), pp. 90-94 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0887-9311 |
1550-5138 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000312 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.lww.com/hnpjournal/fulltext/2019/03000/Nurses_and_Holistic_Modalities__The_History_of.4.aspx |
Abstract | Holistic nursing practices holism and holistic modalities to create a healing space and optimize the healing process. Holistic nurses employ a complementary and integrative focus in their work and help patients access their greatest healing potential. This article supports that nursing professionals embrace acupuncture and alternative therapy as a great gift that inspire them to extend their already extraordinary healing power. An overview of the history of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the development and milestones of acupuncture and moxibustion in past dynasties is presented. In particular, the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture in the last 20 years, as well as how social and economic conditions have impacted their expansion, is discussed. |
Keywords | acupuncture; holism; holistic modalities; holistic nursing; moxibustion; TCM history |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420899. Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine not elsewhere classified |
420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Edith Cowan University |
Shanxi Medical University, China | |
Charles Darwin University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z588q/nurses-and-holistic-modalities-the-history-of-chinese-medicine-and-acupuncture
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