NURSING EMERGING. ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, (2015) 3rd Edition.

AHNA Past-President Carla Mariano recently had the privilege of serving on the American Nurses Association's (ANA) Nursing Scope and Standards Revision Workgroup. Representing the specialty practice of holistic nursing, Carla's presence within this workgroup contributed greatly to the inclusion of holistic principles and values throughout the new 2015 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd edition, the foundational document that informs and guides professional nursing practice within the United States. This is a significant step forward for holistic nursing and an indicator of our growing influence as specialty practice.

A legacy building model for holistic nursing.

This pilot project was an effort to record the historical roots, development, and legacy of holistic nursing through the visionary spirit of four older American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) members. The aim was twofold: (a) to capture the holistic nursing career experiences of elder AHNA members and (b) to begin to create a Legacy Building Model for Holistic Nursing. The narratives will help initiate an ongoing, systematic method for the collection of historical data and serve as a perpetual archive of knowledge and inspiration for present and future holistic nurses. An aesthetic inquiry approach was used to conduct in-depth interviews with four older AHNA members who have made significant contributions to holistic nursing. The narratives provide a rich description of their personal and professional evolution as holistic nurses. The narratives are presented in an aesthetic format of the art forms of snapshot, pastiche, and collage rather than traditional presentations of research findings. A synopsis of the narratives is a dialogue between the three authors and provides insight for how a Legacy Model can guide our future. Considerations for practice, education, and research are discussed based on the words of wisdom from the four older holistic nurses.

Creation of an American Holistic Nurses Association research consultation program.

A goal of the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) Research Committee is to prepare holistic nurses to conduct holistic nursing research. This article describes the creation of a Research Consultation Program and how the knowledge gained from the program will contribute to the development of a formal research mentor program.

Holistic nursing as a specialty: holistic nursing - scope and standards of practice.

This article describes the Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. It defines holistic nursing, its five core values, and its practice standards. These include holistic philosophy, theory, and ethics; holistic caring process; holistic communication, therapeutic environment, and cultural diversity; holistic education and research; and holistic nurse self-care. Educational preparation for holistic nursing and settings in which holistic nurses practice are also explored.

Mucocele / Mucocele

A mucocele é uma lesão não infecciosa de origem traumática que envolve as glândulas salivares e respectivos ductos. O fenômeno de retenção de muco ocorre quando o ducto principal de uma glândula salivar acessória é seccionado ou obstruído, impedindo o fluxo salivar, formando uma cavidade semelhante a um cisto. Essas lesões são geralmente indolores e de superfície regular, com coloração azulada. No exame histopatológico observa-se uma cavidade circunscrita envolta por tecido de granulação que contém mucina livre, além de infiltrado de leucócitos polimorfonucleares, linfócitos e plasmócitos. Em geral, o tratamento de escolha é a excisão cirúrgica com remoção da glândula acessória. O objetivo deste trabalho é expor, através do relato de um caso clínico, a etiologia, patogênese e características clínicas da lesão da mucocele, podendo assim obter um diagnóstico diferencial, provável tratamento e prognóstico.

Crisis theory and intervention: a critical component of nursing education.

Nurses deal daily with clients and families whose lives are in crisis, yet many feel educationally and professionally unprepared to intervene effectively in crisis situations. The author describes a course in Crisis Theory and Intervention offered to master's level nursing students. The importance of knowledge and skill in this area for practicing nurses and the need for incorporation of this content in nursing educational programs are discussed.