Holistic nursing interventions.

Abstract

Health care consumers and providers are looking for economical, noninvasive, non-pharmacologic alternatives to traditional medical care. Holistic therapeutic nursing interventions expand the nurse's repertoire of therapies to promote health and augment or replace standard pharmacologic interventions. Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice require nurses to maintain current knowledge, use research findings, and contribute to cost-effective use of resources. Use of selected holistic interventions such as music, humor, and reminiscence enables nurses in any setting to maintain professional standards and offer additional alternative interventions to their specific patient population.