The Foundations of Holistic Nursing, 6th ed. home study course is designed to increase the learner's knowledge of holistic nursing through a self-paced learning activity that explores the scope and standards of holistic nursing and provides a foundation to prepare for the basic and advanced practice holistic nurse certification exams.

NOTE: The three primary resources for the course are not included and must be purchased seperately.
1. Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd ed. (2019) - Available at https://www.ahna.org/shop/publications
2. The "Core Essentials for the Practice of Basic Holistic Nursing" (2017) - Available at https://www.ahncc.org/resources/document-library
3. Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 7th ed. (2016) - Available at https://www.amazon.com and other bookstores and libraries

To order the Foundations of Holistic Nursing Home Study Course, go to www.ahna.org/Shop/Specialty-CNE/Foundations-FOHN

Our newly revised publication reflects the recognition of holistic nursing as an "official nursing specialty" by the ANA. This book is a foundational volume that articulates the essentials of holistic nursing, its activities and accountabilities at all practice levels and settings. It serves as an essential resource for nurses, other care providers, educators, researchers, administrators and those in funding, legal, policy and regulatory activities.

Order online or call (785) 234-1712

American Holistic Nurses Association: Implementing Visions of Health and Healing, an informal history of AHNA’s founding through 2007.  All proceeds to benefit the Charlie McGuire Fund. Order online or call (785) 234-1712

The AHNA welcomes advertising in its publications as an important means of keeping the nurse informed of new and better products and publications for the holistic nursing practice. Such advertising must be factual, dignified, tasteful and intended to provide useful product and service information. These standards apply to all product specific promotional material submitted to AHNA programs.

By authorization to affix our seal to your product, you're assuring consumers that it has been thoroughly examined and tested to the rigorous standards of the American Holistic Nurses Association. For more Information about how to obtain our seal please read this document.

Pack of 25 Holistic Nursing Resilience Resources

Includes double sided 5 sheets of each: Centering, Breathwork, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Movement Based Mind-Body interventions, Beach Guided Imagery, Forest Guided Imagery, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, and Tapping for Resilience Resources all on high quality cardstock, great for handing out to your fellow holistic colleagues! Click here to purchase.

These approaches are designed for use in both nursing practice and self-care and include educational content in the following modalities:  

• Aromatherapy
• Physical / Healing Touch
• Energy & Thermal applications
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
• Meditation
• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
• Visualization
• Yoga & Tai Chi

High-quality glossy professional copies are available to purchase a pack of 25 for $15! 

View the English PDF version. Click here to view all the languages AHNA has to offer.

Our quarterly magazine remains a primary source of knowledge and inspiration for our members and one of the benefits of AHNA Membership. In each issue, readers can participate in a self-study program to receive continuing nursing education from AHNA (free for members).

Subscriptions & Orders

A subscription to Beginnings Magazine is free for AHNA members and can be purchased by non-members using the Beginnings Subscription Form.

The online archives of Beginnings Magazine are freely available to AHNA members.

Back orders of Beginnings Magazine are available: $4 per copy for members; $8 per copy for non-members. Download the order form.

Submissions
Please follow submission guidelines below and note that guidelines may have changed.

Submission Guidelines

Contributor Release Form

Submissions should be relevant to an upcoming theme:

March 2027: Conference Theme - "A Higher Vision for Holistic Healing"

Submission Deadline: November 1, 2026

June 2027: "Holistic Approaches to Nursing Education"
Submission Deadline: February 1, 2027

September 2027: "Trauma-Informed Holistic Care"
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2027

December 2027: "Resilience and Renewal"
Submission Deadline: August 1, 2027

Please email editor@ahna.org to request more information.

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The JHN is published quarterly by Sage Publications. In each issue, readers can participate in a self-study program to receive continuing nursing education from AHNA.

A free subscription to the hard-copy and online versions of the JHN is a benefit of Standard membership in AHNA. Senior, New Grad, and Student members do not receive a hard-copy of the JHN, but they have online access. For more detailed instructions click here. Click here for instructions on how to set-up an account for online access. 

If you are interested in submitting a manuscript for publication into the JHN, please click here to download the newly revised 2021 guidelines. A subscription to the Journal of Holistic Nursing can be purchased by non-members for $30/year. Click here for a JHN Subscription Form

AHNA members receive the quarterly Connections in Holistic Nursing Research eNewsletter. Connections provides a place to highlight research in holistic nursing and allow holistic nursing researchers a place to share their findings with AHNA members. Members can also choose to opt-out of receiving this publication. 

To view archives of our Connections in Holistic Nursing Research eNewsletter (Members only), click here

AHNA members receive the monthly AHNA eNewsletter. It provides a place to highlight AHNA information and a place to share their findings with AHNA members. Members can also choose to opt-out of receiving this publication. To view archives of our eNewsletters (Members only access), click here

This new quarterly newsletter we will be sending to all AHNA members in 2021. In 2022 we will work on a member subscription process that is free, for those interested in receiving it. We are working on the logistics of that process and setting it in motion within are database.

In addition to this newsletter, AHNA will be hosting monthly Nurse Coach Webinars, beginning in July. These 1 CNE Webinars will be held on the second Thursday at 1 PM ET, and cost $8.00. Click here to download the article submission guidelines. Please email article submissions to editor@ahna.org.

For more nurse coach information. Click here