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Holistic Nursing certification Exam Question
With Correct Answers
Holistic nursing process - answer✔The moral ideal of nursing in which the nurse brings one's whole self
into a relationship with the whole self of the person being cared for in order to protect that person's
vulnerability, preserve her or his humanity and dignity, and reinforce the meaning and experience of
oneness and unity
Self- knowledge - answer✔the primary source of information needed in the caring process. Includes
beliefs, cultural values, folk/ health practices, life perspectives
Wellness - answer✔integrated, congruent functioning aimed toward reaching one's highest potential,
positive and affirming, a conscious, self-directed, and evolving process of achieving full potential. Multi
dimensional and holistic, encompassing lifestyle, mental and spiritual well-being,and the environment
Allopathic/ traditional therapies - answer✔medical, surgery, invasive and noninvasive diagnostic
treatment procedures, including medications
Cultural competence - answer✔the ability to deliver health care with knowledge of and sensitivity to
cultural factors that influence the health behavior of the person
Environment - answer✔everything that surrounds the person, both the external and the internal
environment as well as patterns not yet understood
Holistic communication - answer✔a free flow of verbal and nonverbal interchange between and among
people and significant beings such as pets, nature, and God/life force/ absolute/ Transcendent that
explores meaning and ideas leading to mutual understanding and growth
Intention - answer✔the conscious awareness of being in the present moment to help facilitate the
healing process, a volitional act of love
Healing - answer✔the emergence of right relationship at one or more levels of the body-mind-spirit
Transpersonal - answer✔that which transcends the limits and boundaries of individual ego identities
and possibilities to acknowledge and appreciate something greater
Art of nursing - answer✔the creative mediation and expression of all patterns of knowing in nursing in
transformative, aesthetic, and caring holistic nursing actions