Lincoln Valerie, Johnson Mary
Woodwinds Hospital, Woodbury, Minnesota & the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, School of Nursing and the Center for Spirituality & Healing, Woodbury, MN 55125, USA.
Holist Nurs Pract. 2009 May-Jun;23(3):183-90. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181a056fd.
This study uses a sample of staff nurses to identify perceptions of the characteristics of a healing environment that supported their practice of holistic nursing. A multiple method qualitative interview process provided an opportunity for candid discussion and deliberation. The essences of a healing environment are context, connections, and calling.