Integrative Nursing in Acute Care Settings

2014 ◽  
pp. 331-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Knutson ◽  
Valerie Lincoln
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Consumer Demand ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Organizational Vision ◽  
Significant Growth ◽  
Integrative Health ◽  
The Past ◽  
Acute Care Settings ◽  
Integrative Therapies

Over the past ten years, there has been significant growth in the number of hospitals offering integrative therapies. A strong clinical and business case is emerging that is fueled by consumer demand and the expanding evidence base that demonstrates positive outcomes. Two exemplars of hospitals are highlighted where integrative nursing principles and concepts are deeply woven into the care model. In both institutions highlighted, aligning integrative health with organizational vision, mission and priorities was critical to success. Nurses are well positioned to provide leadership in advancing integrative health and nursing within acute care settings.

Finding Patterns of Meaning: Margaret Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-214
Author(s):  
Ahtisham Younas ◽  
Sobia Parveen
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The Past ◽  
Acute Care Settings ◽  
Health As Expanding Consciousness ◽  
Practice Education ◽  
Theory Of Health

This article presents an evaluation of Margaret Newman’s theory of health as expanding consciousness, through a literature review, to determine its usefulness for nursing practice and research. The evaluation illustrates that Newman’s theory is valuable for guiding various aspects of nursing practice, education, and research. However, its use had been limited to spiritual, psychological, and social aspects of nursing care and needs to be further evaluated for its significance in acute care settings. Most of the studies that use Newman’s theory are from the past, with limited studies conducted in recent years, indicating the need for further research.

Integrative Nursing in Turkey

2014 ◽  
pp. 470-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebahat Gözüm ◽  
Nurgün Platin
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Baccalaureate Degree ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Nursing Research ◽  
Strong Interest ◽  
Acute Care Settings ◽  
Integrative Therapies ◽  
Innovative Education

While there is strong interest in the use of integrative therapies in Turkey, their availability within acute care settings remains modest. Traditional Turkish practices include thermal baths, Turkish massage (hamam), cupping and use of leeches. Consumers commonly access these approaches as well as other integrative therapies. Nurses are well educated in Turkey, a country that has long offered nursing education at the baccalaureate degree. However, the medical model is still very dominant. To advance integrative nursing within Turkey, nursing needs to embrace a shift in paradigm that includes re-defining nursing and its status quo and there continues to be a need to advance nursing research and innovative education.

Improving Patient Safety and Patient–Provider Communication

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1017-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard R. Hurtig ◽  
Rebecca M. Alper ◽  
Karen N. T. Bryant ◽  
Krista R. Davidson ◽  
Chelsea Bilskemper
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Provider Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Patient Provider Communication ◽  
Acute Care Settings ◽  
Nurses Perceptions ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Many hospitalized patients experience barriers to effective patient–provider communication that can negatively impact their care. These barriers include difficulty physically accessing the nurse call system, communicating about pain and other needs, or both. For many patients, these barriers are a result of their admitting condition and not of an underlying chronic disability. Speech-language pathologists have begun to address patients' short-term communication needs with an array of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies. Method This study used a between-groups experimental design to evaluate the impact of providing patients with AAC systems so that they could summon help and communicate with their nurses. The study examined patients' and nurses' perceptions of the patients' ability to summon help and effectively communicate with caregivers. Results Patients who could summon their nurses and effectively communicate—with or without AAC—had significantly more favorable perceptions than those who could not. Conclusions This study suggests that AAC can be successfully used in acute care settings to help patients overcome access and communication barriers. Working with other members of the health care team is essential to building a “culture of communication” in acute care settings. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.9990962

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