Abstract
It is important to take a holistic view and prioritize the patient’s needs, as a person is much more than the health problems they are facing.
Holistic care is a nursing approach that considers the whole person, assuming that biological, psychological, and social factors are interrelated. Nurses need to have a holistic view of patients to respond to their real patient or client needs and promote their recovery.
Task-oriented nursing care, which is aligned with the medical view on health and care, has long existed. However, this approach ignores the fact that a person is more than their health problems.
Professionals often work disease-specifically, which leads to insufficient care for patients with multiple (chronic) illnesses, a patient group that has a higher risk of negative effects on health, higher healthcare costs, and lower quality of life.
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Sassen, B. (2023). Nursing and Holistic Care. In: Improving Person-Centered Innovation of Nursing Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35048-1_1
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