Nurse Key

Introduction The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) defines this group of therapies as “practices (that) focus primarily on the structures and systems of the body, including bones…

Animal-Assisted Therapy Susan O’Conner-Von The domestication of animals began more than 12,000 years ago and continues today as animals play a significant role in human life (Lindsay, 2000). Much of…

Storytelling Margaret P. Moss The art and science of storytelling is presented in this chapter as a mechanism that can be used in alternative or complementary therapy. Its historical roots…

Journaling Mariah Snyder Journal writing is one of a group of therapies that provides an opportunity for persons to reflect on and analyze their lives and the events and people…

Prayer Mariah Snyder Laura Lathrop Although prayer is not included in the most recent list of complementary therapies of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM; 2012), it…

Meditation Cynthia R. Gross Michael S. Christopher Maryanne Reilly-Spong Meditation has numerous attributes that make it particularly appealing for nurses. Meditation training can be provided to patients across the life…

Biofeedback Marion Good Jaclene A. Zauszniewski This chapter provides an overview of biofeedback, its scientific basis, health conditions in which it is useful, and a technique that can be used…

Yoga Miriam E. Cameron Anyone can benefit from yoga, regardless of health, beliefs, age, or culture (White, 2012). The systematic practice of yoga heals body and mind. Yoga’s do-it-yourself prescription…

Humor Shirley K. Trout There seems to be nearly universal consensus that humor and laughter are good for humans and that good humor promotes good health. The phrase “laughter is…

Music Intervention Linda L. Chlan Annie Heiderscheit Music has been used throughout history as a treatment modality (Haas & Brandes, 2009). From the time of the ancient Egyptians, the power…