A nurse is using caring-healing relationships to support whole person/whole systems healing. Which type of nursing is the nurse using?

A) Holistic nursing
B) Integrative nursing
C) Interprofessional nursing
D) Complementary and alternative nursing

Grounded in six principles, integrative nursing is defined as "a way of being-knowing-doing that advances the health and well-being of persons, families, and communities through caring-healing relationships." Integrative nurses use evidence to inform traditional and emerging interventions that support whole person/whole systems healing. Holistic nursing treats the mind-body-spirit of the patient, using interventions such as relaxation therapy, music therapy, touch therapies, and guided imagery. Integrative health care, a strategy that is gaining popularity, involves interprofessional group practices where patients receive care simultaneously from more than one type of practitioner; nurses must interact with other health care professionals for any type of nursing. An integrative nurse will use complementary and alternative therapies to provide integrative nursing.