In this article, the authors search for holism in Korean nursing practice. This is done by comparing Korean Nurses’ Association standards of holistic nursing practices to American Holistic Nurses Association standards of holistic nursing practice. There are several similarities in the standards; however, gaps were identified in Korean holistic nursing practice. These disparities are explained by examining Korean history and culture. Recommendations are made for increasing holism in Korean nursing practice.
American Holistic Nurses Association. (2004a). Standards of advanced holistic nursing practice for graduate prepared nurses. Flagstaff, AZ: Author.
2.
American Holistic Nurses Association. (2004b). What is holistic nursing? Retrieved July 8, 2004, from http://www.ahna.org/about/whatis.html
3.
American Nurses Association. (2004). Scope and standards of practice. Washington, DC: Author.
4.
Chin, P., & Krammer, M. (1991). Theory and nursing. St Louis, MO: Mosby.
5.
Frisch, N. C. (2001). Standards for holistic nursing practice: A way to think about our care that includes complementary and alternative modalities. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 6(2). Available from http://www.sciencedirect.com
6.
Kim, M. S. (2000). Development of basic criteria for National Nursing Board. Seoul, Korea: National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board.
7.
Kim, S. I. (1991). Physics and Korean philosophy. Seoul, South Korea: Koryowon.
8.
Korea Clinical Nurses Association. (2003). Number of practicing nurses in Korea. Retrieved July 8, 2004, from http://www.koreacna.or.kr
9.
Korea National Statistical Office. (2001). Population projection for Korea: 2000- 2050. Daejeon, Republic of Korea: Author.
10.
Korean Nurses Association. (2003). Report of nursing standard. Seoul, South Korea: Author.
11.
Lee, H. R. (2003). Study on validity of nursing subjects for National Nursing Board. Seoul, South Korea: National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board.
12.
Lee, Y. J. (2002). A conceptual review of the Korean world view for the development of nursing theory. Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing, 14(4), 612-624.
13.
Sommerville, F. (2000). Busman’s holiday. Nursing Times, 96(14), 21.
14.
T’oegye, Y. (1986). To become a sage: The ten diagrams on sage learning (N. K. Cho, Trans.). Seoul, South Korea: Kyoukgwahaksa. (Original work published 1568)
15.
Wu, Y. (1986). Chinese philosophical terms. New York: University Press of America.
16.
Yan, J. (2002). International perspective: Caribbean nurses develop strategy for nurse shortage. International Nursing Review, 49, 132-134.
