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Final Paper: Alignment Holistic Practice with Caring Theory
Caring is the essence of nursing. As such, holistic nursing practice, described as nursing care that focuses
on the wellness of the mind, body, and spirit, should be aligned with the concepts of caring. The purpose
of this paper is to explore holistic nursing practice (HNP) and a specific nursing caring theory (selected by
the student) and to align the core values of HNP with the concepts of a nursing caring theory. The
guidelines for this paper are located below. The paper should be no more than ten (10) type-written
pages, using appropriate APA format.
Criteria Points
A. Introduction
a. Define Holistic Practice
b. History of Holistic
c. Describe the Core Values of Holistic Practice
d. Significance of Holistic Practice
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B. Caring in & Holistic Practice
a. Define Caring in and its significance in nursing
b. Compare and contrast between at 2 nursing theorist perspectives/definitions
of caring in nursing
c. Discuss/describe the connection and importance of caring in nursing and
holistic nursing practice
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C. Caring Theory
a. Introduce the nursing theory
b. Describe the theory to include
i. Philosophical underpinnings
ii. Major assumptions
iii. Main concepts and ideas
iv. Conceptual models (if any)
c. Discuss the reason for selecting this theory
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D. Selected Caring Theory and Holistic Practice
a. Discuss how the selected caring theory aligns with each of the core values of
Holistic Practice
i. Holistic philosophies, theories, and ethics
ii. Holistic nurse-reflection, self-development, and self-care
iii. Holistic caring process
iv. Holistic communication, therapeutic healing environments, and
cultural care
v. Holistic research and Holistic Education
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E. Holistic-Caring Reflective Practice Story 15
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a. Reflect on and share a nursing practice encounter in which you could have
used the concepts of holistic nursing practice core values and the selected
nursing caring theory
b. What would you have done differently?
c. How would this have changed the changed the outcome?
d. How will this impact/change your nursing practice in the future?
F. Summary and Conclusion
a. Include a brief summary of each section of the paper
b. Include how the study of holistic nursing practice has impacted you, as a
nursing professional.
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G. APA format*
a. Title Page (2 points)
b. Margins, Running Head, Page Numbers, Body Titles and In-Text Citations (5
points)
c. Reference Page (3 points)
*Go to the “Course Resources” section on Moodle for APA formatting resources
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Total Points Possible 100
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