TY - JOUR
T1 - Nurses and Holistic Modalities
T2 - The History of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
AU - Wang, Carol Chunfeng
AU - Zhu, Ruifang
AU - Tan, Jing-Yu
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061347173&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000312
DO - 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000312
M3 - Article
C2 - 30747777
AN - SCOPUS:85061347173
VL - 33
SP - 90
EP - 94
JO - Holistic Nursing Practice
JF - Holistic Nursing Practice
SN - 0887-9311
IS - 2
ER -