"This is the eighth edition of our most successful holistic nursing title and a market leader in holistic nursing texts. The original authors, Barbara Dossey and Lynn Keegan, have transitioned authorship to the editor team and will step down on this edition. Moving forward, the title will be "Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice." Mary Helming, Deb Shields, and Karen Avino will continue as editors and have recruited Billy Rosa as the new fourth editor. Cindy Barrere will step down as editor on this edition for family caretaking reasons"-- Provided by publisher.

Preceded by: Holistic nursing / authors [and editors], Barbara Montgomery Dossey, Lynn Keegan ; editors, Cynthia C. Barrere, Mary A. Blaszko Helming, Deobrah A. Shields, Karen M. Avino. Seventh edition. [2013].

Nursing history and the evolution of holistic nursing --Holistic nursing: scope and standards of practice -- The theory of integral nursing -- Current trends and issues in holistic nursing -- Transpersonal human caring and healing -- Holistic ethics -- Spirituality and health -- Nursing theory in holistic nursing practice -- Holistic leadership -- Self-development: the foundation of holistic self-care -- Self-assessments -- Nutrition -- Exercise and mindful movement -- The holistic care process -- Energetic interconnectedness -- Psychoneuroimmunology -- Complementary and integrative healthcare approaches -- Aesthetics in holistic nursing -- Peaceful transitions at the end of life -- Evolving from therapeutic to holistic communication -- Relationships -- Nurse coaching -- Facilitating lifestyle change: motivational interviewing and appreciative inquiry -- Transcultural engagement -- Environmental health -- Holistic nursing education: self-reflection, growth, development, and lifelong learning -- Creating, appraising, and applying evidence to enhance holistic nursing practice -- Opportunities and challenges in advanced holistic nursing -- Narrative reflections of advanced holistic nurses -- Advanced pharmacotherapeutics -- Role of advanced holistic nurses while working with patients with chronic noncommunicable disease health challenges -- Cognitive-affective strategies to promote resilience and well-being -- Holistic approaches in substance use recovery and smoking cessation -- Current trends in sacred medicine -- Global holistic nursing.