Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice: A Handbook for Practice

Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, Eighth Edition covers basic and advanced concepts of holism, demonstrating how holistic nursing spans all specialties and levels. This text is distinguished by its emphasis on theory, research, and evidence-based practice essential to holistic nursing. Students and professionals alike need a comprehensive, up-to-date text to guide them in learning holistic nursing concepts and how to integrate those concepts into clinical practice and their daily lives. This approach prepares students and professionals to incorporate a holistic philosophy in both their work and personal lives to better communicate with patients and provide whole-person patient care. - Sections are aligned with the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) Core Values to guide the reader through foundations of holistic nursing. - Include updates related to the 3rd edition of AHNA/ANA Holistic Nursing Scope and Standards (2019) - Expanded content on self-reflection and self-care - Revised chapter on “Professional Development Across the Lifespan” expands on the integration of holism into education and practice - “Advanced Practice Nursing” section will include additional topics such as leadership and approaches for chronic health challenges to encourage continued holistic practice by advanced practice nurses. - Case studies incorporated throughout chapters help readers make the connections to put holistic theories and concepts into practice.

Mary Helming PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, AHN-BC is a family nurse practitioner, Professor of Nursing at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, and an advanced holistic nurse . Her research interests include spirituality in nursing, near death experience, prayer and healing, and educating nurse practitioner students about holism and integrative healthcare. Dr. Helming has over 30 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner in family practice, internal medicine, and occupational health. She has published several articles, several book chapters and she reviews for three journals. Dr. Helming served as a Co-Associate Editor for Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice and has presented at AHNA conferences and nurse practitioner conferences. She is very grateful for the incredible friendship and guidance of Drs. Barbie Dossey and Lynn Keegan, and the work of her current co-editors.

Dr. Deborah Shields, PhD, RN, CCRN, QTTT, AHN-BC, SGAHN is a Professor Emerita of Nursing at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. She is a board certified Advanced Holistic Nurse, a perioperative staff nurse (retired), a system educator at OhioHealth (retired), and a qualified Therapeutic Touch practitioner and teacher. She loves nursing and is passionate about exploring ways to integrate caring concepts into our lives, weaving these into heart-centered, intentional care practices for self and others. With over 45 years of experience in clinical practice and nursing education, Dr. Shields has mentored baccalaureate and graduate students interested in the holistic paradigm and practice. She has received a number of professional distinctions including Holistic Nurse of the Year (AHNA), the Lifetime Achievement Award (AHNA), the first AHNA Service Award, three PRISM awards for Compassion and Caring, Expert in Nursing Care (ONA), induction into the Marion Technical College Alumni Hall of Fame, named an Ohio Nursing Legend, the Advocacy Award (AHNA), the Distinguished Service Award from Capital University, and the Legacy Award from TTIA. She presents widely on a number of topics grounded in holistic practice, sharing her ideas with local, national and international interdisciplinary audiences. She was Co-Editor and contributing author to the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Editions of Dossey & Keegan’s Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice and served on the AHNA/ANA Holistic Nursing Scope & Standards (Third and Fourth Editions) and the ANA Scope & Standards (Fourth Edition) workgroups. Dr. Shields serves as Past President of the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC). She served on the Board of Directors of the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) and is currently the AHNA Accredited Approver Program Director (AAPD). Dr. Shields is a founding member and the current Education Committee Chair of the Global Academy of Holistic Nursing. Her current practice and scholarship include developing holistic nursing education curricula, integrating aesthetics into practice, and theory development. Her research program involves quality of life in people living with heart failure, comfort at end-of-life/conscious death, and the exploration of healing.

Dr. Karen Avino is the Chief Executive Officer of the Integrative Nurse Coach Academy (INCA), an organization dedicated to advancing integrative nursing through online and onsite continuing education programs. She also serves as President of the International Nurse Coach Association.With decades of clinical and academic experience spanning Maternal Child Health Nursing, Community Health, Education, and Administration, Dr. Avino brings a breadth of expertise to her work. She served as university faculty for more than 20 years, where she taught Community Health, Holistic Nursing, Health Coaching, and Integrative Health. Her scholarly work has focused on integrative approaches in clinical practice and Nurse Coaching.As a consultant, Dr. Avino partners with healthcare organizations to cultivate optimal healing environments and integrate holistic nursing and Integrative Nurse Coaching into practice. She is a Distinguished Scholar of the Global Academy of Holistic Nursing and holds dual board certifications as an Advanced Holistic Nurse (AHN-BC) and Health & Wellness Nurse Coach (HWNC-BC).Dr. Avino is an author and editor of Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice and Integrative Nurse Coaching: A Guide for Praxis, with a new edition forthcoming. A passionate advocate for the nursing profession, she is a sought-after speaker on integrative health and holistic nursing, both nationally and internationally.

Dr. William E. Rosa, PhD, MBE, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psycho-Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center, New York. He received his BSN magna cum laude from NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (2009); was valedictorian of his MSN class, Hunter College (2014); and completed his PhD and Master of Bioethics as an RWJF Future of Nursing Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania (2020). Dr. Rosa spent one year with the Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda, East Africa (2015-2016), contributing to the curriculum content for the first Masters-prepared nursing cohort in the country and completed an interprofessional palliative care clinical fellowship at MSK (2017). He is the editor of four books on leadership, global health, and holistic nursing and has contributed more than 150 publications in a host of diverse forums. Dr. Rosa has been recognized with numerous distinctions, including the international Spirit of Renewal Award from Sigma (2017); the national Lillian Wald Humanitarian Award from the National League for Nursing (2020); and the national Public Health Service Award for Distinguished Practice in Nursing from the American Nurses Association (2020). He serves on the editorial board for the'Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing'and as a board member for multiple global health and palliative care organizations.'Dr. Rosa is a 2020-2021 International Council of Nurses Global Nursing Leadership Institute Scholar, a highly competitive global policy and leadership development program, and serves as the Designated International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care Advocacy Focal Point for the United States of America.'He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American College of Critical Care Medicine, and the New York Academy of Medicine.'