Big Data in the Veterans Health Administration: A Nursing Informatics Perspective.

Purpose: This article reviews the missions of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the evolution of its electronic health record (EHR), the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA).

The mind-body connection: the psychophysiology of many traditional nursing interventions.

The bidirectional relationship between mind and body and the concept that psychological processes can produce attendant physiologic changes are explored in this article. The mind-body connection provides a framework for exploring a psychophysiologic explanation for the therapeutic properties of some traditional nursing interventions to potentiate health and healing. This model allows nurses to move from tradition-based practice to knowledge-based practice.

Clinical application of the relaxation response in women's health.

Women are subject to multiple stressors and often get little recognition or support for their diverse roles. Although stress is a natural part of life, research indicates that prolonged or extreme stress can have a negative effect on a woman's health. Nurses, because of their holistic approach, are ideally suited to use interventions that empower women to deal effectively with stress.

Psychophysiologic control mechanisms in ischemic heart disease: the mind-heart connection.

The cardiovascular system is a unified, dynamic, constantly responding system. Adjustments are made in response to local metabolic factors, systemic physiologic factors, or peripheral and central nervous system factors. This article focuses on the interactions of the cardiovascular system with the peripheral and central nervous system.