Test Bank –
Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook
for Practice,
By Deborah A. Shields
9th edition
,Table of contents
CHAPTER 1 Global Holistic Nursing
CHAPTER 2 The Integral Relations of Holistic Nursing and Society: Past, Present, and Future
CHAPTER 3 Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
CHAPTER 4 The Theory of Integral Nursing
CHAPTER 5 Transpersonal Human Caring and Healing
CHAPTER 6 Holistic Ethics
CHAPTER 7 Spirituality and Health
CHAPTER 8 Nursing Theory in Holistic Nursing Practice
CHAPTER 9 Holistic Leadership
CHAPTER 10 Self-Development: The Foundation of Holistic Self-Care
CHAPTER 11 Integrative Self-Assessment
CHAPTER 12 The Holistic Caring Process
CHAPTER 13 Energetic Interconnectedness
CHAPTER 14 Psychoneuro-immunology: The Science of Holistic Nursing
CHAPTER 15 Integrative and Complementary Health Approaches
CHAPTER 16 Aesthetics and Self-Reflection in Holistic Nursing
CHAPTER 17 Peaceful Transitions at the End of Life
CHAPTER 18 Holistic Communication for Caring–Healing Relationships
CHAPTER 19 Transcultural Engagement
CHAPTER 20 Planetary and Environmental Health
CHAPTER 21 Holistic Nursing Education: Self-Reflection, Growth, Development, and Lifelong Learning
CHAPTER 22 Exploring, Applying, Creating, and Disseminating Evidence to Enhance Holistic Nursing
Practice
CHAPTER 23 Opportunities and Challenges in Advanced Holistic Nursing
CHAPTER 24 Envisioning a Holistic Framework for Independent Practice
CHAPTER 25 Narrative Reflections of Advanced Holistic Nurses
CHAPTER 26 Nurse Coaching
CHAPTER 27 Holistic Mental Health
,CHAPTER 28 Holistic Nursing’s Role in Plant Medicine
, CHAPTER 1: GLOBAL HOLISTIC NURSING
1. Which of the following BEST describes holistic nursing as defined in Dossey & Keegan's Holistic
Nursing?
A) A nursing approach focused exclusively on the physical body and its pathologies
B) A nursing practice that integrates body, mind, spirit, emotion, social, and environmental dimensions
of care
C) A nursing framework that emphasizes disease prevention through pharmaceutical interventions only
D) A model of care limited to complementary and alternative medicine practices
Answer: B
Rationale: Holistic nursing integrates all dimensions of the human being—body, mind, spirit, emotion,
social, and environmental—into a unified approach to care.
2. The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health used to support holistic nursing
emphasizes which of the following?
A) The absence of disease and physical infirmity
B) A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
C) Optimal functioning of all organ systems
D) A balance of biological and psychological factors only
Answer: B
Rationale: The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease, which aligns with holistic nursing's broad perspective.
3. Holistic nursing was formally recognized as a nursing specialty by the American Nurses Association
(ANA) in which year?
A) 1980
Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook
for Practice,
By Deborah A. Shields
9th edition
,Table of contents
CHAPTER 1 Global Holistic Nursing
CHAPTER 2 The Integral Relations of Holistic Nursing and Society: Past, Present, and Future
CHAPTER 3 Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
CHAPTER 4 The Theory of Integral Nursing
CHAPTER 5 Transpersonal Human Caring and Healing
CHAPTER 6 Holistic Ethics
CHAPTER 7 Spirituality and Health
CHAPTER 8 Nursing Theory in Holistic Nursing Practice
CHAPTER 9 Holistic Leadership
CHAPTER 10 Self-Development: The Foundation of Holistic Self-Care
CHAPTER 11 Integrative Self-Assessment
CHAPTER 12 The Holistic Caring Process
CHAPTER 13 Energetic Interconnectedness
CHAPTER 14 Psychoneuro-immunology: The Science of Holistic Nursing
CHAPTER 15 Integrative and Complementary Health Approaches
CHAPTER 16 Aesthetics and Self-Reflection in Holistic Nursing
CHAPTER 17 Peaceful Transitions at the End of Life
CHAPTER 18 Holistic Communication for Caring–Healing Relationships
CHAPTER 19 Transcultural Engagement
CHAPTER 20 Planetary and Environmental Health
CHAPTER 21 Holistic Nursing Education: Self-Reflection, Growth, Development, and Lifelong Learning
CHAPTER 22 Exploring, Applying, Creating, and Disseminating Evidence to Enhance Holistic Nursing
Practice
CHAPTER 23 Opportunities and Challenges in Advanced Holistic Nursing
CHAPTER 24 Envisioning a Holistic Framework for Independent Practice
CHAPTER 25 Narrative Reflections of Advanced Holistic Nurses
CHAPTER 26 Nurse Coaching
CHAPTER 27 Holistic Mental Health
,CHAPTER 28 Holistic Nursing’s Role in Plant Medicine
, CHAPTER 1: GLOBAL HOLISTIC NURSING
1. Which of the following BEST describes holistic nursing as defined in Dossey & Keegan's Holistic
Nursing?
A) A nursing approach focused exclusively on the physical body and its pathologies
B) A nursing practice that integrates body, mind, spirit, emotion, social, and environmental dimensions
of care
C) A nursing framework that emphasizes disease prevention through pharmaceutical interventions only
D) A model of care limited to complementary and alternative medicine practices
Answer: B
Rationale: Holistic nursing integrates all dimensions of the human being—body, mind, spirit, emotion,
social, and environmental—into a unified approach to care.
2. The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health used to support holistic nursing
emphasizes which of the following?
A) The absence of disease and physical infirmity
B) A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
C) Optimal functioning of all organ systems
D) A balance of biological and psychological factors only
Answer: B
Rationale: The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease, which aligns with holistic nursing's broad perspective.
3. Holistic nursing was formally recognized as a nursing specialty by the American Nurses Association
(ANA) in which year?
A) 1980
