Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia, Felipe Teixeira, Lucas Oliveira Maia
{"title":"Integrating Holistic Communication into Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies in Hospice and Palliative Care: An Approach Based on Peplau's Theory.","authors":"Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia, Felipe Teixeira, Lucas Oliveira Maia","doi":"10.1177/08980101251374371","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08980101251374371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) has shown promising results in alleviating psychological and existential suffering among individuals with serious illnesses. In parallel, nursing offers a robust theoretical framework to guide therapeutic communication in this context. This article explores the application of Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations (PTIR) as a foundation for holistic communication in PAT, particularly in hospice and palliative care. We examine how PTIR's core concepts (person, health, environment, and nursing) along with its articulation of therapeutic roles, phases of the nurse-patient relationship, and the concept of anxiety as a signal of unmet needs, can be integrated into PAT's preparation, dosing, and integration phases. Drawing on a fictional case study involving a patient with advanced cancer, we illustrate how nurses can use PTIR to support emotional processing, foster insight, and promote personal growth during psilocybin-assisted therapy. By aligning Peplau's theory with the emerging field of PAT, this article highlights nursing's vital contribution to the development of safe, ethical, and compassionate psychedelic care practices. The integration of PTIR into PAT provides a valuable model for holistic nursing, offering structured yet flexible guidance for therapeutic communication with patients facing the complex emotional, spiritual, and existential dimensions of life-limiting illness.</p>","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"8980101251374371"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144978135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Living Power as Freedom.","authors":"Violet M Malinski","doi":"10.1177/08980101251359552","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08980101251359552","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"217-219"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144661058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identifying the Role of Self-Compassion in Nursing Students' Perceptions of Readiness for Practice: A Mixed-Methods Study.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/08980101251364908","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08980101251364908","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"289-290"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 Narratives from Those with Chronic Illness.","authors":"Clayton C Clark, Laura Nold","doi":"10.1177/08980101241249795","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08980101241249795","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Older, chronically ill adults already at risk for social isolation experienced exacerbated isolation due these COVID-19 interventions. This study aimed to describe the narratives of older adults with chronic illness during COVID-19, connect them to the broader literature and use them as exemplars for a holistic analysis of policies for respiratory pandemics. Using narratives related to COVID-19 experiences from a larger research study on spiritual coping with chronic heart failure, the study rendered the themes of isolation, uncertainty, and making the best of it which were connected to additional literature validating the experiences of the participants. The narratives and their themes were then used as a launching point for a holistic analysis of the pandemic response and its effects on well-being for older adults. Clinicians and policymakers should carefully consider not just the physical health burden of a respiratory pandemic on older, chronically, ill adults, but also the holistic health burdens of policies. With these broader health domain considerations in mind ethical and practical recommendations future responses to viral respiratory pandemics are offered.</p>","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"257-265"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140873734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Holistic Physical Assessment: A New Framework for Nursing Practice Honoring the Whole Person.","authors":"Olof Indridadottir, Julie Nisco-Madden","doi":"10.1177/08980101241261261","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08980101241261261","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scholars have argued that standard physical assessment is based on a medical framework instead of nursing theories and philosophy. We argue that standard physical assessment is task-oriented, lacking emphasis on the whole-person and neglecting a least-to-most invasive assessment process. While holistic health assessment is person-centered and multidimensional; addressing aspects such as physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, there is not a comprehensive explanation on how to holistically perform the physical examination portion of a holistic health assessment. Proposed is a new framework for holistic physical assessment in the hospital environment, honoring the whole-person, their background, and lived experiences. The framework builds on the holistic nursing philosophy, integrative nursing principles, and trauma-informed approach, and systematically arranges physical assessment from least invasive to most. The seven sequential assessment steps incorporate self-care and awareness into the preparation and closure of the assessment-(1) the self, (2) the space, (3) least invasive, (4) moderate invasive, (5) most invasive, (6) the space, and (7) the self. This framework can have significant implications for nursing practice and education settings, providing valuable guidance for a holistic physical assessment that emphasizes whole-person care.</p>","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"266-276"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141318941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia, Lucas Oliveira Maia, Pamela G Reed
{"title":"Exploring Psychedelics for Alleviating Existential and Spiritual Suffering in People With Serious Illnesses: Links to the Theory of Self-Transcendence.","authors":"Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia, Lucas Oliveira Maia, Pamela G Reed","doi":"10.1177/08980101241257836","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08980101241257836","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The fields of palliative and holistic Nursing are dedicated to providing comprehensive care for the person, emphasizing special attention to the existential and spiritual aspects of care. Psychedelic-assisted therapy has emerged as a promising approach for symptom management in individuals with serious illnesses, particularly those of existential and spiritual origin. People who undergo challenging experiences, as is the case with serious illnesses, often undergo an identity crisis and question the purpose of their lives. Psychedelic therapy, when conducted properly by trained professionals, can facilitate self-exploration and self-transcendence, opening doors to states of expanded consciousness and fostering a profound connection with oneself. This experience can help patients develop a greater sense of self-awareness and a deeper understanding of their existential and spiritual issues, enabling them to find meaning and inner peace. The Theory of Self-Transcendence theory provides a Nursing framework for understanding how psychedelic-assisted therapy can facilitate, through self-transcendence, the journey of spiritual and existential healing, offering the possibility of achieving wellbecoming from a state of vulnerability.</p>","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"303-315"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141176618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>Erratum</i> to \"Forgiveness and Religiosity Among Nurses: A Correlational Descriptive Study\".","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/08980101251319591","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08980101251319591","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"316"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143416166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma Marston, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, Michele Polfuss
{"title":"Integrating Ecological and Feminist Perspectives to Study Maternal Experiences Feeding Children With Down Syndrome.","authors":"Emma Marston, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, Michele Polfuss","doi":"10.1177/08980101241258389","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08980101241258389","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> The purpose of this article is to propose a theoretical framework integrating an ecological model with feminist theory for guiding future research in holistic nursing and healthcare about maternal experiences feeding children with Down syndrome. <b>Background:</b> Children with Down syndrome are at high risk for overweight and obesity, as well as feeding problems. Therefore, healthy weight promotion is crucial for children with Down syndrome. Feeding is one factor that may contribute to child weight. Literature on maternal experiences feeding children with Down syndrome, including the caregiving work involved in feeding, is limited. <b>Methods:</b> In this article, we identify literature gaps related to the topic of maternal experiences feeding children with Down syndrome. We summarize ecological and feminist perspectives and apply these perspectives to the topic to demonstrate the utility of the proposed framework. <b>Implications for Holistic Nursing and Healthcare:</b> Findings from future studies applying this theoretical framework integrating an ecological model with feminist theory will have implications for practice and research in holistic nursing and healthcare. This framework could be also adapted to inform future research focused on other populations or research topics.</p>","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"291-302"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141180251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Journey of Uncertainty: Learned Lessons From the Lived Experiences of Nurses in Kuwait Taking Care of COVID-19 Patients in the Early Pandemic.","authors":"Muna Alshammari, Khaldoun Aldiabat","doi":"10.1177/08980101241237103","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08980101241237103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose of the Study:</b> This study explored the experiences of nurses in Kuwait who worked with COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the disease. <b>Study Design:</b> This was a qualitative descriptive study. <b>Methods Used:</b> In-depth interviews were conducted with seven (7) nurses who worked in intensive care units between September 2020 and March 2021. <b>Findings:</b> The experiences of Kuwait nurses in COVID-19 care showed an evolving journey of dealing with a strange and complex disease. With little known about the disease, the nurses approached COVID-19 care with uncertainty and ambivalence, unsure of where this journey would look like. Four themes emerged from the data and they included (1) from challenges to coping, (2) focusing on good health throughout the pandemic, (3) navigating through scarce resources and power dynamics, and (4) a multi-dimensional burden. <b>Conclusions:</b> Despite the difficulties encountered, supportive systems such as the availability of medical supplies, and support from superiors, colleagues, the community, and families, helped Kuwait nurses to cope with the stresses of an early COVID-19 pandemic while providing care. This approach takes a holistic stance to care for both patients and the nurses working in an epidemic setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"241-256"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140133249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Latent Variable of Holistic Nursing Competence and Turnover Intention: Job Satisfaction.","authors":"Çiğdem Kardaş, Nigar Ünlüsoy Dinçer","doi":"10.1177/08980101241241172","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08980101241241172","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> Holistic nursing competence is very important for increasing job satisfaction and reducing turnover intention. The aim of this study is to explain the relationship between nurses' holistic nursing competence, job satisfaction and turnover intention, and the mediating effect of job satisfaction between holistic nursing competence and turnover intention. <b>Design:</b> The cross-sectional design was adopted and explained with a hypothetical model. <b>Methods:</b> The study was conducted between March, 8 and May, 5 2021 in a training and research hospital in Turkey. The research was conducted on 342 voluntary nurses. Percentage, frequency distribution, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and Pearson correlation analysis were benefitted to evaluate the data. Path analysis was used for model testing. p < 0.05 was accepted for significance. <b>Results:</b> The mean scores of the nurses in all scales were moderate. Holistic nursing competence was positively correlated to job satisfaction, but it is detected as negatively and less correlated to turnover intention (p < .05). Job satisfaction played a mediating role between nurses' holistic nursing competence and their turnover intention (p < .05). <b>Conclusions:</b> It is important to understand nurses' holistic nursing competencies and job satisfaction and to reduce their intention to leave. These concepts should be taken into account in order to retain professional nurses with holistic nursing competence.</p>","PeriodicalId":51615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"220-231"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140307776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}