Acknowledgment of Infinite and Scared Nature of
Being
Holistic nursing acknowledges that people are infinite,
sacred and spiritual beings. Florence Nightingale spoke of
human beings as a “reflection of the Divine with physical,
metaphysical and intellectual attributes” (McCrae, 1995).
Jean Watson teaches that we are “sacred beings” (Watson,
1998). Martha Rogers speaks of unitary human beings as
“energy fields that are infinite in nature” (Thornton, 1999).
From the perspective of holistic nursing theorists, people
are energy fields that are infinite and sacred. This
orientation makes a difference in how we approach each
other. It shifts how we speak, how we listen, how we relate
and how we interact.