Conclusion Concepts are a means through which nursing care can be articulated. Concept analysis can be a very effective way of ensuring that the integrity of a concept is maintained, even as the boundaries of knowledge and practice become more permeable. One surprising outcomes of this concept analysis was that the term ‘‘holism’’ has been linked to the concept ‘‘interdisciplinary’’. It emerged in this analysis that interdisciplinary care can fragment issues. In: Owens, P., patient care. A current focus on nursing is the advancement of nursing practice and encouragement of nurse specialisation. Is nursing looking at the trees instead of the forest? Adjustments need to be made, so that nurses can view and appreciate the landscape in its entirety rather than focussing on isolated parts. Then, and only then, the scene can be re-set for ‘‘holism’’ and holistic practice in its purest sense. In conclusion a working definition of ‘‘holistic nursing practice’’ is hereby offered by the authors:‘‘Holistic nursing care embraces the mind, body and spirit of the patient, in a culture that supports a therapeutic nurse/patient relationship, resulting care is patient led and patient focused in order to provide individualised care, thereby, caring for the patient as a whole person rather than in fragmented parts.