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The terms alternative medicine, complementary medicine, integrative medicine, holistic medicine, natural medicine, unorthodox medicine, fringe medicine, unconventional medicine, and new age medicine are used interchangeably as having the same meaning and are almost synonymous in most contexts. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Holistic nursing is a way of treating and taking care of the patient as a whole body, which involves physical, social, environmental, psychological, cultural and religious factors. There are many theories that support the importance of nurses approaching the patient holistically and education on this is there to support the goal of holistic ...
Wellness is a state beyond absence of illness but rather aims to optimize well-being. [ 2 ] The notions behind the term share the same roots as the alternative medicine movement, in 19th-century movements in the US and Europe that sought to optimize health and to consider the whole person, like New Thought , Christian Science , and Lebensreform .
Among the approaches used to encourage the practice of a more humane medicine are narrative medicine and patient empowerment.Narrative medicine is a way of educating physicians, nurses and other providers that uses storytelling (and active listening) to emphasize the humanity of patient and provider, enabling the "physician to practice medicine with empathy, reflection, professionalism, and ...
He closed the Center in 1979 and established Wellness Associates, a non-profit educational corporation. [5] In 2000, he moved to Australia, where he has continued to work in the field of adult and infant wellness. [6] Between 2008-2016, he was an adjunct professor in the Wellness Program at RMIT University (Royal Melbourne Institute of ...
Nurse-managed health centers provide health care to thousands of uninsured and underinsured people every year. The centers are usually affiliated with nursing schools, universities, or independent non-profit organizations. Nurse-managed health centers provide health care to vulnerable communities using a nursing model and is managed by advanced ...
Holistic Management International (HMI) is a not-for-profit organization promoting holistic management in agriculture, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [1] It maintains an international network of educators and "land stewards" who "use holistic management strategies to manage more than 30 million acres around the globe". [ 2 ]