Becoming whole: the role of story for healing.

This paper explores the role of story for healing. Specifically, this paper describes story and healing in cultural or whole medical systems, including Latino/Hispanic traditions, Native American/Indigenous traditions, and Homeopathy. In addition, the authors provide a brief overview of story and healing in the nursing and medical literature, and evaluate the value of story in our current practice as holistic nurses.

Saying "no" to professional recommendations: client values, beliefs, and evidence-based practice.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to explore the phenomenon of saying "no" to secondary prevention recommended by healthcare providers.

Data Sources: Extracted findings from two qualitative studies in which participants have said "no" to provider recommendations for secondary prevention, specifically screening mammograms or treatment for latent tuberculosis infection, are discussed.

Conclusions: Although these two studies focus on different aspects of secondary prevention, both studies emphasize how client values and beliefs impact health decisions.

Content validity and the language of breathing.

Objective: The study objective was to validate the content validity of natural language words and phrases selected from participant logs as breathing-intensity descriptors.

Design And Setting: A descriptive design was implemented using data collected in a prior study in which the breathing-intensity descriptors had been identified.

Methods: Content validity was used to rate natural language breathing-intensity descriptors.