The Concept of Healing
To provide a comprehensive definition of the nursing concept of healing, one must take a look at all the aspects that make the word what it is. In this paper, a detailed analysis of the nursing concept of healing will be given. This paper will also explore how healing interrelates with some of the social determinants of health, how knowledge of healing informs nursing practice, and how it facilitates health promotion.
Defining the Nursing Concept of Healing With thorough research, many definitions of the nursing concept of ‘healing’ have been reached. In 2010, Deborah McElligott conducted a concept analysis on a number of perspectives of the concept of healing, and determined “healing is a subjective, unpredictable …show more content…
The most wholesome definition of the nursing concept of healing is from 2001 by Judy Glaister who describes healing as a “process that facilitates health and restores harmony and balance between the mind and body” (p.63). Glaister outlined four key attributes and three influencing factors in her analysis. Healing is a “natural, active, and multidimensional process individually expressed but with common patterns, [and] the factors of body condition, personal attitudes, and relationships influence the attributes of healing” …show more content…
To properly heal, a holistic view must be taken of the person.
Individually Expressed
“Healing is creative, bringing forth patterns and connections that did not exist before, [and researchers] have identified unique patterns in participants, but the patterns had commonalities” (Glaister, 2001, p.64). The basis on how someone heals is unique, but the genetic programming to heal that humans have is built from the same blocks.
Contributing Factors
“Healing is influenced by factors – body condition, personal attitudes and relationships – that facilitate or hinder the process” (Glaister, 2001, p.64). Physical condition is an important factor because a healthy body will “increase the efficiency of the healing system, or help neutralize harmful influences [and] increase the probability of spontaneous healing” (Glaister, 2001, p.65). “Positive attitudes facilitate healing, and negative ones impede healing” (Glaister, 2001, p.65). A person thinking positive thoughts will heal faster than one with negative thoughts and emotions towards their situation. The final factor is relationships with self and others. A healthy self-relationship, and “relationships that are caring, empathetic, respectful, compassionate, genuine and open facilitate healing” (Glaister, 2001,
To provide a comprehensive definition of the nursing concept of healing, one must take a look at all the aspects that make the word what it is. In this paper, a detailed analysis of the nursing concept of healing will be given. This paper will also explore how healing interrelates with some of the social determinants of health, how knowledge of healing informs nursing practice, and how it facilitates health promotion.
Defining the Nursing Concept of Healing With thorough research, many definitions of the nursing concept of ‘healing’ have been reached. In 2010, Deborah McElligott conducted a concept analysis on a number of perspectives of the concept of healing, and determined “healing is a subjective, unpredictable …show more content…
The most wholesome definition of the nursing concept of healing is from 2001 by Judy Glaister who describes healing as a “process that facilitates health and restores harmony and balance between the mind and body” (p.63). Glaister outlined four key attributes and three influencing factors in her analysis. Healing is a “natural, active, and multidimensional process individually expressed but with common patterns, [and] the factors of body condition, personal attitudes, and relationships influence the attributes of healing” …show more content…
To properly heal, a holistic view must be taken of the person.
Individually Expressed
“Healing is creative, bringing forth patterns and connections that did not exist before, [and researchers] have identified unique patterns in participants, but the patterns had commonalities” (Glaister, 2001, p.64). The basis on how someone heals is unique, but the genetic programming to heal that humans have is built from the same blocks.
Contributing Factors
“Healing is influenced by factors – body condition, personal attitudes and relationships – that facilitate or hinder the process” (Glaister, 2001, p.64). Physical condition is an important factor because a healthy body will “increase the efficiency of the healing system, or help neutralize harmful influences [and] increase the probability of spontaneous healing” (Glaister, 2001, p.65). “Positive attitudes facilitate healing, and negative ones impede healing” (Glaister, 2001, p.65). A person thinking positive thoughts will heal faster than one with negative thoughts and emotions towards their situation. The final factor is relationships with self and others. A healthy self-relationship, and “relationships that are caring, empathetic, respectful, compassionate, genuine and open facilitate healing” (Glaister, 2001,