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Holistic nursing is referred to as all nursing practice that aims at healing the whole person (American Holistic Nurses' Association & Frisch, 2000). This practice was pioneered by Florence Nightingale. She believed that care for patients should be focused on wellness, unity and interrelationship of human and the environment. Holistic nursing usually draws on nursing theories and intuition as well as expertise and knowledge in controlling and guiding nurses to be therapeutic partners with the individuals under their care (Mariano et al. 2013). Holistic nursing, therefore, facilitates the healing process of patients as it promotes the emotional and psychological wellbeing of the patient thus facilitating physical healing....