Publications

Beginnings Magazine

Our bi-monthly member magazine remains a primary source of knowledge and inspiration for our members and one of the benefits of AHNA Membership. Beginnings is where members turn to gather information on important events, news, become educated about products to enhance their practice, read personal stories of healing, inspiration and personal growth and learn about opportunities for education. In each issue, readers can participate in a self-study program to receive continuing nursing education from AHNA. (free for members)

A subscription to our Beginnings magazine can be purchased for $36/year in the United States, $41(US currency) per year in Canada and $50 (US currency) per year in other foreign countries. Click here for a Beginnings Subscription Form

To view the online archives of our Beginnings magazine (Members only), click here

Back Order of issues

Back orders of Beginnings when available are: $4 per copy for members ($8 per copy for non-members)

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Submissions

For article submissions and letters to the editor, please email editor@ahna.org
Editor: Rebecca Lara
Submissions should be appropriate to an upcoming theme:

June 2021 issue: Holistic Nursing: The Power of Presence & Consciousness
Deadline: March 15, 2021

August 2021 issue: Nurse Coaching
Deadline: May 15, 2021

October 2021 issue: Nurse-Care: Advocating for our Mental, Emotional & Energetic Health
Deadline: July 15, 2021

December 2021 issue: Holistic Health Equity
Deadline: September 15, 2021

February 2022 issue: Living Whole: Self & Community Reflection of Gratitude & Joy
Deadline: November 15, 2021

April 2022 issue: Butterfly Effect: Transformation, Rebirth, and Renewal
Deadline: January 15, 2022

Permissions and Reprints

If you are seeking permission to reproduce or photocopy materials published by AHNA, please
fill out our Permission Form and fax to (785) 234-1713

If you wish to learn more about advertising in our Beginnings magazine, click here to see available options.

News from AHNA

Our twice monthly electronic publication is emailed to all AHNA members and is specially designed to keep you up-to-date on the upcoming events and most recent issues surrounding Holistic Nursing and AHNA. eNews is another member benefit but as a member you can choose to opt-out of receiving this publication.

To view archives of our eNewsletter (Members only), click here

AHNA History Book

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 800-278-2462

Foundations of Holistic Nursing (FOHN)

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. The course is organized by the five core values of holistic nursing and reflects an integrated approach to caring for the whole person, including body, mind, spirit, emotion, energy, and culture/environment connections.

Using the books Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 7th ed., Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd ed., and the "Core Essentials for the Practice of Basic Holistic Nursing" as the three foundational resources, this paper & pencil course explores the art and science of holistic nursing through values, theory, scope, standards, ethics, and evidence-based practice examples.

Benefits of this home study course:

Study holistic nursing independently... anyplace... anytime
Build a strong foundation for holistic nursing education, practice, and research
Receive 50 contact hours that may be applied towards the application requirements for the AHNCC Holistic Nursing 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, click here or call (800) 278-2462

The Journal of Holistic Nursing

The Journal of Holistic Nursing (JHN) is AHNA's peer-reviewed professional journal that publishes contributions to the development of holism, holistic health and nursing knowledge with an emphasis on research, practice, education and aesthetics.

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. 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

Connections in Holistic Nursing Research

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/ANA Holistic Nursing:
Scope and Standards of Practice (2019)

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 (800) 278-2462

AHNA Seal of Distinction

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.

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