This course is designed for nurses who are drawn to practice in a different way – nurses who value whole-person care and know that the essence of nursing practice is truly caring and healing. You will learn about the principles and practices of Integrative Nursing and how you can be a healing presence to all you serve. Then, you will do an integrative assessment and apply the principles of Integrative Nursing to improve symptom management and overall patient outcomes. Finally, you will explore ways to become a leader in Integrative Nursing and create new patient care models.
Introduction to Integrative Nursing
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Introduction to Integrative Nursing
This course is part of Integrative Nursing Specialization
Instructors: Mary Jo Kreitzer
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Describe the six principles of Integrative Nursing and their key behavioral indicators.
Describe key elements and strategies of Integrative Nursing assessment.
Apply Integrative Nursing goals and strategies to improve symptom management in patients.
Apply Integrative Nursing principles and clinical decision making within your scope of nursing practice.
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SJ
Reviewed on Jan 20, 2026
Very well represented with great application to understand the material. I like the repetition to help retain the information.
RD
Reviewed on May 10, 2022
A great intro course with a lot of information that can be used in the workforce.
JP
Reviewed on Oct 10, 2020
I'm happy that this course was offered. It gives me a better perspective in my nursing care and my view of life as a whole.
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