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Healing Presence: THE ESSENCE OF NURSING, Second Edition; Half Title Page; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; REFLECTIONS OF A NURSE HEALER; DRILLING DOWN TO THE ESSENCE; AN INVITATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SECTION I: A HEALING STORY: EXPLORING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE; CHAPTER 1: NURSING A SACRED WORK; A RETURN OF THE FEMININE HEALING ENERGY; SCIENCE/ART/PRESENCE: THE TRIAD OF COMPASSIONATE CARE; SELF-KNOWLEDGE: THE KEY TO HEALING PRESENCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 2: A HEALING JOURNEY BETWEEN TWO CULTURES AN EXPERIENCE OF WHOLENESS; THE CONTEXT OF SUFFERING

LAKOTA WAYS OF HEALINGTHE MEDICINE MAN; MOTHER NATURE MOVES; GIVING BACK; REINTEGRATION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SECTION II: A HEALING PRESENCE: THE POWER OF ONE; CHAPTER 3: VIBRANT HEALTH THE ENERGETICS OF DYNAMIC BALANCE; THE HUMAN BODY RE-VISIONED--AN INTEGRATED FIELD OF ENERGY; THE HUMAN MIND RE-VISIONED--AN EXPANSIVE FIELD OF CONSCIOUSNESS; SCIENCE OF ENERGY FIELDS; THE HUMAN BEING REVISITED--DYNAMIC BODY-MIND-SPIRIT BALANCE; WORLDVIEW EXERCISE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 4: HEALING PRESENCE THE PATH OF ENGAGEMENT; BEING WITH--THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION OF NURSING; SCIENCE OF HEALING PRESENCE

ACTIVE OBSERVATION--SEEING BEYOND THE OBVIOUSACTIVE INTELLIGENCE--KNOWING BEYOND CONCRETE THOUGHT; ACTIVE RECEPTIVITY--BEING PRESENT WITH AUTHENTICITY; BECOMING A HEALING PRESENCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 5: QUANTUM HEALING THE POWER OF INTEGRATION; HEALTH BELIEFS--LIVING OUR DEFINITIONS; THE HEALING PROCESS--REESTABLISHING FLOW; THE HEALING PATH--STAGES OF INTEGRATION; SELF-CARE AND HEALING EXERCISE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SECTION III: A HEALING PATH: WEAVING A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; CHAPTER 6: BALANCED LIVING THE PATH OF BECOMING; EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS--A SHIFT TOWARD AUTHENTICITY; VALUES STAGE MODEL

PRACTICING WITH MASTERY--PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BALANCEHEALING THE PROFESSION--FROM WITHIN; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DISCERNING ESSENCE EXERCISE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 7: WAYS OF KNOWING EXPRESSIONS OF THE SOUL; SHIFTING FOCUS--A LIFE EXAMINED; I--INFORMATION: THE WORLD AS MIRROR OF THE MIND; II --KNOWLEDGE: LIVED EXPERIENCE AS TEACHER; III --WISDOM: PRESENT MOMENT AS GUIDE; IV--MYSTERY: THE UNKNOWN AS INSPIRATION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SECTION IV: A HEALING FIELD: THE CONTEXT FOR NURSING PRACTICE; CHAPTER 8: THE NOETIC SCIENTIST A HOLISTIC WORLDVIEW

EXPANDING OUR SCIENCE: HOLISM VERSUS REDUCTIONISMENLARGING OUR PRACTICE--EXPANSIVE SCIENTIFIC MODELS; RECREATING OUR REALITY--NURSES AS NOETIC SCIENTISTS; A PROBLEM-SOLVING CHECKLIST; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 9: THE CREATIVE ARTIST COMPOSING A LIFE; ART--THE POWER OF PERSPECTIVE; PATTERN--THE POWER OF LIMITS; EXPANSION--THE ART OF LIVING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 10: THE HUMAN SPIRIT UNFOLDING INNER POTENTIAL; OUR BEGINNINGS--A SLOW AND SOLITARY JOURNEY; SHARING THE PATH--A CONVERGENCE OF COLLECTIVES; THE POSSIBLE HUMAN--A BIOLOGY OF TRANSCENDENCE; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS

DISCERNING ESSENCE EXERCISE

Praise for the Previous Edition:. "...represents an act of passion for the profession....The work's value comes from its integration of scientific, creative, and spiritual philosophies as a core context for the complex nurse-patient interaction involved in the promotion of a healing environment....Recommended." --Choice. At the center of professional nursing lies the "authentic presence" of the nurse -- the intention and commitment that brings us to the profession, and unfolds as we develop as nurses. In this new edition, JoEllen Koerner explores the intersection of scientif.