Healing Presence : the Essence of Nursing

Healing Presence : the Essence of Nursing / JoEllen Goertz Koerner.

At 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...

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Main Author: Koerner, JoEllen Goertz
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2011.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Nursing > Psychological aspects.
Healing > Psychological aspects.
Holistic nursing.
Nurse and patient.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Medical & Surgical.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Reference.
Healing > Psychological aspects
Holistic nursing
Nurse and patient
Nursing > Psychological aspects
Krankenpflege
Pflegepersonal
Psychologie
Heilung
Patientenorientierte Krankenpflege
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Table of Contents:
  • Healing Presence: THE ESSENCE OF NURSING, Second Edition; Half Title Page; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; REFLECTIONS OF A NURSE HEALER; DRILLING DOWN TO THE ESSENCE; AN INVITATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SECTION I: A HEALING STORY: EXPLORING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE; CHAPTER 1: NURSING A SACRED WORK; A RETURN OF THE FEMININE HEALING ENERGY; SCIENCE/ART/PRESENCE: THE TRIAD OF COMPASSIONATE CARE; SELF-KNOWLEDGE: THE KEY TO HEALING PRESENCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 2: A HEALING JOURNEY BETWEEN TWO CULTURES AN EXPERIENCE OF WHOLENESS; THE CONTEXT OF SUFFERING.
  • LAKOTA WAYS OF HEALINGTHE MEDICINE MAN; MOTHER NATURE MOVES; GIVING BACK; REINTEGRATION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SECTION II: A HEALING PRESENCE: THE POWER OF ONE; CHAPTER 3: VIBRANT HEALTH THE ENERGETICS OF DYNAMIC BALANCE; THE HUMAN BODY RE-VISIONED--AN INTEGRATED FIELD OF ENERGY; THE HUMAN MIND RE-VISIONED--AN EXPANSIVE FIELD OF CONSCIOUSNESS; SCIENCE OF ENERGY FIELDS; THE HUMAN BEING REVISITED--DYNAMIC BODY-MIND-SPIRIT BALANCE; WORLDVIEW EXERCISE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 4: HEALING PRESENCE THE PATH OF ENGAGEMENT; BEING WITH--THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION OF NURSING; SCIENCE OF HEALING PRESENCE.
  • ACTIVE OBSERVATION--SEEING BEYOND THE OBVIOUSACTIVE INTELLIGENCE--KNOWING BEYOND CONCRETE THOUGHT; ACTIVE RECEPTIVITY--BEING PRESENT WITH AUTHENTICITY; BECOMING A HEALING PRESENCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 5: QUANTUM HEALING THE POWER OF INTEGRATION; HEALTH BELIEFS--LIVING OUR DEFINITIONS; THE HEALING PROCESS--REESTABLISHING FLOW; THE HEALING PATH--STAGES OF INTEGRATION; SELF-CARE AND HEALING EXERCISE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SECTION III: A HEALING PATH: WEAVING A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; CHAPTER 6: BALANCED LIVING THE PATH OF BECOMING; EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS--A SHIFT TOWARD AUTHENTICITY; VALUES STAGE MODEL.
  • PRACTICING WITH MASTERY--PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BALANCEHEALING THE PROFESSION--FROM WITHIN; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DISCERNING ESSENCE EXERCISE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 7: WAYS OF KNOWING EXPRESSIONS OF THE SOUL; SHIFTING FOCUS--A LIFE EXAMINED; I--INFORMATION: THE WORLD AS MIRROR OF THE MIND; II
  • KNOWLEDGE: LIVED EXPERIENCE AS TEACHER; III
  • WISDOM: PRESENT MOMENT AS GUIDE; IV--MYSTERY: THE UNKNOWN AS INSPIRATION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SECTION IV: A HEALING FIELD: THE CONTEXT FOR NURSING PRACTICE; CHAPTER 8: THE NOETIC SCIENTIST A HOLISTIC WORLDVIEW.
  • EXPANDING OUR SCIENCE: HOLISM VERSUS REDUCTIONISMENLARGING OUR PRACTICE--EXPANSIVE SCIENTIFIC MODELS; RECREATING OUR REALITY--NURSES AS NOETIC SCIENTISTS; A PROBLEM-SOLVING CHECKLIST; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 9: THE CREATIVE ARTIST COMPOSING A LIFE; ART--THE POWER OF PERSPECTIVE; PATTERN--THE POWER OF LIMITS; EXPANSION--THE ART OF LIVING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 10: THE HUMAN SPIRIT UNFOLDING INNER POTENTIAL; OUR BEGINNINGS--A SLOW AND SOLITARY JOURNEY; SHARING THE PATH--A CONVERGENCE OF COLLECTIVES; THE POSSIBLE HUMAN--A BIOLOGY OF TRANSCENDENCE; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS.

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