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Changes such as increased patient acuity, shorter hospital stays, workplace reorganization, revision of the nursing role, and the development of home care services all contribute to high stress rates for health care workers. Research results on vitality are presented from three nursing professionals with backgrounds in education, psychotherapy, holistic nursing, and energy-based practice. Six key elements associated with vitality are described. The application of these principles by nursing leadership and the use of educational principles to create a vehicle for making this information to caregivers are described. The outcome, Vitality Training, is an effective approach that delineates methods for revitalizing and reawakening the ideals of the nursing profession and maintaining personal energy and enthusiasm.

This article explores the holistic nursing implications of the deadly disease known as AIDS. Although the current population of persons with active AIDS is relatively small, the population of potential carriers of the disease, those with positive antibodies, is estimated at two million in the U.S.A. Health care workers have a unique challenge to prepare themselves emotionally and spiritually to deal with the expanding prevalence of the disease in clinics, mental health centers, and hospitals. A transpersonal perspective, enabling the caregiver to move with compassion toward these patients and their families, is needed to deal maturely with the social paranoia and prejudice that currently accompanies AIDS.

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