Definition of Healing by Focus Groups
| Group | Participants | Definition of Healing |
|---|---|---|
| LPN=licensed practical nurse; MA=medical assistant; RN=registered nurse. | ||
| Note: Mixed groups were made up of all participant types. | ||
| 1 | Patients | The process of regaining wellness |
| 2 | Patients | Restoring a sense of well-being |
| 3 | Physicians | The process of helping a person restore mental, spiritual, and physical health by removing barriers for optimum functioning |
| 4 | Physicians | Assisting a person to reach his/her full potential and full function |
| 5 | RNs | A pathway between personal sense of illness and wellness, integrating the spiritual, mental, physical, and relational |
| 6 | RNs | The process of helping an individual achieve a state of wellness |
| 7 | LPNs - MAs | Treating the whole person spiritually, emotionally and physically, not just their ailment (improvement in condition) |
| 8 | Mixed group | The process of moving toward balance and well-being that implies making changes and the blending of the physical, mental, and spiritual |
| 9 | Mixed group | The restoration of health with caring, acceptance, and understanding |