Conference Proceedings - School of Nursing & Midwifery - Trinity ...

School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
challenged her beliefs and learned how to behave differently in
certain situations. She wrote:
This experience helped me face my insecurities…challenged
my own thoughts and beliefs…of what I might have done
differently…concluded I would have done things differently as
a manager but my actions as a leader would not have
changed.
One participant who works in a hospital critical care setting
stated:
(I) feel blessed from all my experiences…which have been
enhanced because of my acquired HNC…(I) believe by
furthering my knowledge by pursuing my HNC…I opened
pathways from within myself.
Finally, another participant, who practices in an educational
setting, describedhow she believes that holistic nursing is the key to
health care for the 21 st century. She wrote:
Holistic nurses…the philosophy, ethics, principles and practice
which we hold so dear…key to the change and reclamation of
health care for the 21 st century.
Study # 2: Holistic Nurses’ Experience With Modalities:
Perceived Benefits to Self and Client
Purpose
The purpose of this naturalistic study was to describe the
experience that holistic nurses have in incorporating holistic
modalities as they participate in the care of their clients; gain a
deeper understanding of holistic nurses and the perceived benefit of
utilizing a holistic modality with their clients and themselves
concurrently as providers of the modality. The study focused on a
sample of 10 volunteer holistic nurses who incorporate a holistic
modality (healing touch, reflexology, integrative therapies, mind
balancing, and aromatherapy) into their practice. The inquiry for
this study was driven by three central questions: (1) What
motivated you (the nurse) to incorporate a modality into the
healing-caring process? (2) How does using the modality benefit
your clients? and (3) What are the benefits that you (the nurse)
received by using this modality?
Participants
The participants in this study were Caucasian females, age 44-71
with a mean of 55.9 years. Years in nursing ranged from 15-49
with a mean of 29.8 years. Highest degree held was a PhD (10%),
with MSN 30%, MS 20% and BSN 40%. Modalities discussed were
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