Holistic Nursing: Providing Leadership in an Integrative Care Model

by Susan Luck, RN, BS, MA, HNC, CCN Over the past few years, an integrative health paradigm has emerged within the medical model. A large body of research demonstrates that tools and techniques including imagery, massage, biofeedback, energy healing, relaxation and mindfulness meditation can be used to lower blood pressure, improve glucose metabolism, decrease pain, promote...