Healing Presence The Essence of Nursing 2nd edition by Joellen Goertz Koerner ISBN 0826107540 978-0826107541

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Authors:Joellen Goertz Koerner , Series:Medicine [35] , Tags:MEDICAL Nursing Medical & Surgical , Author sort:Koerner, Joellen Goertz , Languages:Languages:eng , Published:Published:May 2007 , Publisher:Springer Publishing Company , Comments:Comments:Praise for the Previous Edition:…represents an act of passion for the profession….The work’s value comes from its integration of scientific, creative, and spiritual philosophies as a core context for the complex nurse-patient interaction involved in the promotion of a healing environment….Recommended.–ChoiceAt the center of professional nursing lies the authentic presence of the nurse — the intention and commitment that brings us to the profession, and unfolds as we develop as nurses. In this new edition, JoEllen Koerner explores the intersection of scientific, creative, and spiritual ways of knowing that inform and inspire this healing presence in caregiver and patient.Revised, updated, and refocused, the book integrates traditional nursing practice with cutting-edge alternative and integrative medicine. The author expands our’ awareness of Allopathic and alternative ways of healing as rooted in Native Healing practices. The book also explores new models for transpersonal caring through the lens of philosophy, spirituality, and complexity science. It is a profoundly important resource for nurse educators, students, and practitioners.Key features:Presents the Nursing Triad model: nurse as scientist, artist, and healing presenceExamines the bioenergetic body-the five bodies that comprise our being and infuse our becomingDiscusses the physiology and philosophy behind healing presenceAnalyzes the healing process between nurse and patient, from embracing suffering to transcending polarities and enhancing capacity