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Holistic care refers to approaches and interventions that address the needs of the whole person: body, mind, emotion, and spirit. Consider the following case study:You are caring for a first-time mother
in a health clinic. While assessing the woman, you notice she is
becoming visibly upset. When you ask, she notes that her mother, with
whom she was very close, died last year and that she really would have
loved to have shared this pregnancy with her. You empathize with the
patient, as your own mother just died 6 months ago. She also notes that
she and her partner have been bickering a lot lately on top of her
feeling generally sore, tired, and overwhelmed.Define holistic
care in your own words. Describe four ways you can implement a holistic
nursing approach to care and facilitate healing. In addition, you may
consider the intersection of holistic care and caritas principles from
Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring/Caring Science.
