© 2024 Dmitry Sergeevich BARANOV, Barbara DOSSEY
2024 – № 1 (27)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33876/2224-9680/2024-1-27/06
For citation:
Baranov D.S., Dossey B. (2024) Holistic nursing in the USA, Medical Anthropology and Bioethics, 1(27).
Dmitry Sergeevich Baranov –
postgraduate student
N.N. Miklukho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
RAS
(Center of Medical Anthropology);
practicing psychologist
(Moscow, Russia)
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3283-4942
E-mail: bebych@yandex.ru
Barbara Dossey
(PhD) –
holistic nurse, teacher,
author of books and textbooks
(Santa Fe, USA)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-0328
E-mail: barbara@dosseydossey.com
Keywords: holistic nursing, complementary medicine, alternative medicine, nurse coaching, integral theory, quadrants, nursing standards, nurse education, healthcare system, patient care, biomedical model
Abstract. This publication is an interview with Barbara Dossey, a pioneer in the field of holistic nursing. The interview was conducted in February 2024. The topic of the conversation was the integration of alternative treatment methods into nursing using the example of the United States. The article analyzes the history of the development of the field, which is compared with the traditional biomedical model; examines educational programs for the training of holistic nurses, and discusses the elements of Ken Wilber’s “integral theory”, on the basis of which Barbara Dossey developed her approach. The study shows that integrating alternative therapies into nursing practice can improve patients’ quality of life and satisfaction with their care. However, the authors note a number of problems related to the legalization and financing of such methods. In conclusion, it is determined that further research is needed in this area and a number of recommendations are proposed for the development of holistic nursing.
Sources
Barbara Dossey’s personal website: https://www.dosseydossey.com/barbara-dossey-phd-rn
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, AACN: www.aacnnursing.org
Integrative Nurse Coach Academy: https://inursecoach.com/
Nightingale Initiative for Global Health, NIGH: https://www.nighvision.net/
American Nurses Association, ANA: https://www.nursingworld.org/
American Holistic Nurses Association: https://www.ahna.org
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, AACN: https://www.aacn.org
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: https://www.nccih.nih.gov
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