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Every nurse has heard the term “Healing Touch” at some time or another. In hospice this is a must in treatment if the patient is able to tolerate touch. In this blog we will explore complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in particular Energy Medicine (EM), (Eschiti, 2007).

Many Patients are kept in their homes or home hospice and others are in a dedicated hospice unit. Either setting can include high-tech machines, noises or other stimuli that may stress the patient relax more.

Healing Touch (HT) is part of the five major areas of CAM.  The five areas CAM are Biologically Based Practices, EM, Manipulation and Body-based Practices, Mind-body Medicine, and Whole Medical Systems (Eschiti, 2007).

Healing Touch is the area that is being explored in this section of our learning process of hospice. As stated previously HT is a part of EM. Other areas of EM include Reiki, Johrei, Therapeutic Touch, and intercessory prayer.

After reading the article in the reference posting please post your comments and thoughts to the information you have read.

Reference

Eschiti, V., (2007). Healing touch: a low-tech intervention in high-tech settings. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing. 26(9): 9-14. Retrieved from: http://web.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=125&sid=1fa7ae06-7cf1-41f0-aed4-0580e21481b6%40sessionmgr115.