An approach to the study of the individual in totality rather than as an aggregate of separate physiological, psychological, and social characteristics.<\/p>\n
The theory that all of a person\u2019s physical, mental and social conditions should be considered in the treatment of his or her illness.<\/p>\n
The philosophy based on the belief that, in nature, entities such as individuals and other complete organisms function as complete units that cannot be reduced to the sum of their parts. The philosophy was originally discussed by Jan C. Smuts. The view of the person in holism encompasses the individual\u2019s body, mind, and spirit as well as the environment and the society in which a person lives.<\/p>\n
A view of the universe that focuses on its interconnected patterns and processes that combine to form a whole instead of a collection of fragmented parts. Holistic nursing has as its goal the health and healing of the whole person, based on the entwined assumptions that the parts of a patient are intimately interconnected and that physical, mental, social, and spiritual factors need to be included in any interventions. Holism involves understanding the individual as an integrated whole who interacts with and is acted upon by both internal and external environments.<\/p>\n
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An approach to the study of the individual in totality rather than as an aggregate of separate physiological, psychological, and social characteristics. The theory that all of a person\u2019s physical, mental and social conditions should be considered in the treatment of his or her illness. The philosophy based on the belief that, in nature, entities […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-h"],"yoast_head":"\n