Nursing
Discussion Board 2
Nurses know the importance of the Mind, Body, and Spirit connection. No doubt that
most of us have witnessed the “Hopeless case” recover or the patient who just received
a poor diagnosis with months to live will die almost immediately. Dr. Charles Horace
Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic knew this connection and believed it vital to a
patient’s healing. Today the Mayo Clinic utilizes Mind-Body practices and even has a
Mind-Body Initiative. The Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Brent Bauer, M.D., professor of General
Internal Medicine, and Dr. Cindy Kermott, M.D., assistant professor of Preventive
Medicine; and Dr. Martha Millman, M.D., wrote the book, An Integrative Guide to Good
Health, that discusses how alternative and complementary techniques can enhance
conventional medicine.
Discuss the Mind-Body-Spirit connection, providing research articles and/or writings of
interest from the Medical Profession throughout time and the globe. What
complementary techniques can be used in the Acute Care setting to enhance conventional medicine . As AGACNPs how can you become knowledgeable enough to encourage alternative therapies for patients to assist them in both healing and preventative care?