J Educ Res Nurs. 2022; 19(4): 472-477 | DOI: 10.5152/jern.2022.99897

Women’s Health Nursing in Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices

Hilal Karadeniz¹, Özlem Can Gu&776;rkan^2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Düzce University Faculty of Health Sciences, Düzce, Turkey
²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Marmara University Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey

Women’s health is the state of complete physical, psychological, social, and cultural well-being. Specific nursing practices for women’s health require dynamic and highly autonomous roles that require expert knowledge in order to evaluate, diagnose, and treat actual and potential health problems of individuals, families, and societies. Today, traditional and complementary medicine is practiced in this field by various methods such as acupuncture, homeopathy, ayurveda, massage, reflexology, hypnosis, aromatherapy, yoga, meditation, reiki, therapeutic touch therapy, music therapy, and dance therapy. It is seen that women’s health nurses play an active role in a wide range of these practices. In this review, the role of women’s health nurses in traditional and complementary medicine practices at the international level is discussed with legal frameworks.

Keywords: Traditional and complementary medicine, women’s health, nursing role

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