In this collection of 33 articles, contributors seek to expand on the concept of healing and the nurse as an instrument of healing, to explore the unity and relatedness of nurses, clients and others and to develop caring and healing interventions to strengthen the whole person. Working from the four basic core values of holistic nursing, they examine its philosophy, theories and ethics, its education and research, its means of communication and its practices, and the holistic caring process, including a range of therapies and approaches including self-assessment, nutrition, exercise and movement, humor, imagery, music, counseling for recovery from addiction or abuse, and aromatherapy. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)