Greiner And Cannons: A Conceptual Analysis

I am a commuter Nursing student at the University of Southern Maine. I live in my childhood home in Standish, Maine with my biological parents along with my two dogs, Happy and Sunny. Physically, I am healthy; I am fit and am free of any illness or pain. However, and as Greiner and Cannon (1991) remind us, “if we limit the perception of health to merely the absence of disease, we limit our perception of therapy to that which eradicate or alleviates disease” (p. 121). That being said, there are a few things that negatively affect my overall health and accordingly there are some holistic remedies to these issues. By creating a personalized variation of a caring card (Greiner and Cannon, 1991), I was able to highlight and address my caring needs at this moment. The idea of a caring card as an alternative therapy for healing was introduced by Greiner and Cannon (1991) in writing about an instance when a patient sent herself a card in an attempt to heal herself emotionally. This act inspired the nurse to “use cards as a way of making tangible the healing that she believes can come from [a] talking encounter” (Greiner and Cannon, 1991, p.

To combat loneliness, I have prescribed finding time in my schedule to communicate with friends far away; spending recreational time with family; and taking time to meet new people. To alleviate stress, I have prescribed jamming out to music; getting some sleep or other means of rest and relaxation; and stimulating my mind and body on a run. To deal with feeling suffocated, I have prescribed enjoying my time at home with my dogs, and going for a drive to feel some independence. And to lessen the time in my own head, I have prescribed losing myself in favorite television shows and visiting my favorite place, Watchic