Select a type of facility/work environment for which you would like to design this brochure

Select a type of facility/work environment for which you would like to design this brochure

Create a brochure – One (1) double-sided page that can be folded to form at least 4 ”pages” is needed.
That provides information about integrative/holistic nursing services that can be provided to a healthcare facility/ work environment.
Select a type of facility/work environment for which you would like to design this brochure.
Incorporate the modalities you have learned in this Alternative and Complementary Therapies Nursing Course.
Examples: Exercise, laughter, relaxation, imagery, guided imagery, music, touch, aromatherapy, energy healing, mind-body healing, spirituality, transpersonal nursing care, motivational interviewing, contracting, and goal setting.

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Who we are
Mercy Health Hospital is a non-profit care facility located in Los Angeles, California. The hospital system is vertically integrated to provide a holistic nursing care to patients, especially for those with terminal illnesses such as cancer (Rosa et al., 2018). The hospital operates three core areas of health services: Hospital-based service, Clinic service, and Post-acute care (Papathanasiou, Sklavou & Kourkouta, 2013).

Mercy Health Hospital operates 20 facilities in California and serves 15 communities. The main hospital handles issues on men’s and women’s health and hospice services especially for patients with cancer.

In its vision and mission, the hospital is committed to providing excellent health services for patients seeking care services with us. We wish to improve our services even better and our lines of communication are open to all customers (Dossey & Keegan, 2016). This goes along to provide an avenue for patients to address their health concerns and perception about quality of care services rendered to them.

Contact Us

1401 S. Grand Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90015

Phone: (213) 770-0140

Email: mercyhospital@gmail.com

Web: www.mercyhealthhospital.org

Mercy Health Hospital
[Street Address]
[City, ST  ZIP Code]

22

Holistic Nursing Care

MERCY HEALTH HOSPITAL

Oncology Department

42

Holistic Nursing Care
Ever thought of the aspect of integrated health care service to improve quality of life outcomes? Then Mercy Health Hospital is the right place to be. With the state-art of the, the facility incorporates integrated care to optimize patient outcomes. Our cancer care center is well staffed and nurses tailor their services to address the needs of patients (McClendon, 2019).  With this, our nurses focus on the principles of holism which relates to unity, wellness as well as the interrelationship of people and their immediate environment.

At the Oncology Department, Holistic Nursing is taking with utmost interest since it supports the healing process of patients. Besides, Holistic Nursing can also be considered as an attitude as well as a philosophy together with a way of being which requires our nurses to integrate spirituality, self-responsibility, self-care and reflection into the lives of patients (Zyga, 2015).

Our Holistic Care is guided by this quote:

“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.”- Kvande et al., 2015.
Our Fundamental Principles for Healing
·       Caring for the whole person to motivate them

·       Optimal healing and wellness for a positive change in lifestyle

·       Collaboration and coordination of care among nurses

Overview of Programs
Program 1: Mind-body healing

This is a healing techniques that connects how your brain think about your body. Our bodies can be considered to be wonderfully designed to offer natural healing (In Lundy, In Janes & Lundy, 2016). At the Mercy Health Hospital, our care providers takes into account the aspect of mediation for healing purposes.
Program 2: Spirituality

Through respect to religion and culture, the Mercy Health Hospital uses the belief systems of our patients to connect them to God (O’Brien, 2013). Our chaplain and Imam coordinate activities to avail religious services to our patients in Hospice. It is the value of spirituality that gives hope to our patients.
Program 3: Transpersonal Nursing Care

In this, our facility coordinate the aspect of spiritual care with clinical practice.  The purpose is to combine the emotional aspect with human care-giving factors which inspire patients to embrace a holistic life (Rosa et al., 2018). We value the emotional appeals of our customers since it influences healing.

References

Rosa, W., Horton-Deutsch, S., & Watson, J. (Eds.). (2018). A Handbook for Caring Science: Expanding the Paradigm. Springer Publishing Company.

McClendon, P. (2019). Getting Real About Caring: What I Discovered About Authentic Caring as a Nurse Leader and One Step Forward. Author House.

O’Brien, M. (2013). Spirituality in nursing: Standing on holy ground. MA: Jones & Bartlett.

In Lundy, K. S., In Janes, S., & Lundy, K. S. (2016). Community health nursing: Caring for the public’s health. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Dossey, B. M., & Keegan, L. (2016). Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice. Sudbury: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Papathanasiou, I., Sklavou, M., & Kourkouta, L. (2013). Holistic nursing care: theories and perspectives. American Journal of Nursing Science, 2(1), 1-5.

 

Zyga, S. (2015). Assessing Patients Spirituality: A New Age Holistic Approach or a Forgotten Nursing Practice?. Health science journal, 9(3), 1.

 

Kvande, M. N., Klöckner, C. A., Moksnes, U. K., & Espnes, G. A. (2015). Do optimism and pessimism mediate the relationship between religious coping and existential well-being? Examining mechanisms in a Norwegian population sample. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 25(2), 130-151.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
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