The Nurse as Wounded Healer

This work depicts the evolution of the wounded healer phenomenon and its impact on the practice of nursing. it explores how healing has been defined in the past, and emphasizes the changing focus necessary to meet the relevant health care needs of an increasingly wounded society in the 21st century. Beginning with a historical perspective, The book shows the effect of myths, magic, and superstition prominent among healers in ancient society. Subsequent chapters describe the numerous types of healers and how they function, The theories employed And The roots and repercussions of the traumatic experience. Each step in the healing process has been delineated, leading to reflection, transformation and transcendence.