Complementary & integrative therapies for nursing practice

Fontaine, Karen Lee 1943- (Author).

Summary: The most complete researchƯ-based guide to complementary and alternative medicine. Complementary & Integrative Therapies for Nursing Practice is today's most comprehensive overview of alternative health practices and complementary therapies from a nursing perspective. With an easy-to-follow format, the text helps nursing students assimilate thousands of years of healing knowledge and integrate complementary healing methods into Western health care practices. Students will learn specific techniques they can apply to improving the health of their patients and their own well-being. The 5th edition further emphasizes practical applications of complementary and integrative medicine, while providing new research, resources, and topics of interest supporting key concepts. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780134754062
ISBN: 0134754069
Physical Description: print
xvi, 445 pages : illustrations (some colors) ; 23 cm
Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: NY, NY : Pearson, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Preceded by Complementary and alternative therapies for nursing practice / Karen Lee Fontaine. Fourth edition. 2015.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part 1: Healing Practices: Complementary And Integrative Therapies For Nurses: Integrative Healing -- Basic Concepts Guiding Integrative Therapies -- The Role of Evidence-Based Health Care in Complementary and Integrative Therapies -- Part 2: Systematized Health-Care Practices: Traditional Chinese Medicine -- Ayurvedic Medicine -- Native American Healing and Curanderismo -- Part 3: Botanical Healing -- Herbs and Nutritional Supplements -- Aromatherapy -- Homeopathy -- Naturopathy -- Part 4: Manual Healing Methods: Chiropractic -- Massage -- Pressure Point Therapies -- Hand--Mediated Biofield Therapies -- Combined Physical and Biofield Therapy -- Part 5: Mind-Body Techniques: Yoga -- Meditation -- Hypnotherapy and Guided Imagery -- Dreamwork -- Intuition -- Music as a Therapeutic Tool -- Biofeedback -- Movement-Oriented Therapies -- Part 6: Spiritual Therapies: Shamans -- Faith and Prayer -- Part 7: Other Therapies: Bioelectromagnetics -- Animal-Facilitated Therapy -- Appendix: Complementary Therapies for Common Health Problems