The nurse's handbook of complementary therapies
By: edited by Denise Rankin-Box.
Contributors: Rankin-Box, Denise F.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Baillière Tindall, in association with the Royal College of Nursing
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Edinburgh; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Complementary Therapies -- Handbooks.; Complementary Therapies -- Nurses' Instruction.; Holistic Health -- Handbooks.; Holistic Health -- Nurses' Instruction.; Holistic nursing.; Alternative medicine.
Genres: Handbooks.; Nurses' Instruction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing complementary therapies in the workplace. Choosing a therapy; title: Managing change in the workplace; title: Policy development; title: Clinical supervision; title: Research issues - Ethical and legal issues; title: Integration models: implications for nursing practice; title: Complementary therapies and nursing models. Approaches to healing. Sacred space; title: Shamanism; title: Developing health care environments; title: Geopathic stress; title: Spiritual healing research. Therapies. Acupuncture; title: Aromatherapy; title: Autogenic therapy; title: Biofeedback; title: Bach Flower remedies; title: Communication skills and counselling; title: Healing; title: Herbal medicine; title: Homeopathy; title: Humour and laughter therapy; title: Hypnosis; title: Massage; title: Music as therapy; title: Naturopathy; title: Osteopathy; title: Reflexology; title: Relaxation and visualization; title: Shiatsu; title: Therapeutic touch.