Abstract
As people become more health-conscious, they are looking outside of conventional healthcare for answers to well-being. This chapter explores Tibetan medicine as an example of a care system that fits well with integrative nursing approaches. Nursing and Tibetan medicine aim to address an individual's unique, interrelated mental, physical, and spiritual needs. Both disciplines share these principles: (a) Treat the whole individual, (b) support the person's innate healing capacity, (c) behave in harmony with nature, (d) practice relationship-based care, (e) start with mild treatments, rather than strong ones, and (f) engage in self-care. Nurses will benefit by using Tibetan medicine for integrative care and for their own and clients' self-care. Including Tibetan medicine in integrative nursing expands healing options and promotes individualized quality care.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Complementary Therapies in Nursing |
| Subtitle of host publication | Promoting Integrative Care |
| Publisher | Springer Publishing Company |
| Pages | 70-88 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780826194992 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780826194954 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 15 2022 |
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Keywords
- Holistic healing
- Lifestyle guidelines tool
- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- Sowa rigpa
- Systems of care
- Tibetan healing
- Tibetan medicine