Reiki in Nursing

Abstract

<p>It is important for health care practitioners to know about the alternative therapies patients may seek and the implications these therapies will have holistically on patients. Modern medicine should be able to complement, or at least do no harm, to that the patient whom is already practicing alternate forms of healing. Knowledge of alternative therapies facilitates culturally sensitive care. Reiki is a form of natural healing which is not widely known about in the general population or within the healthcare field. Literature reviews were conducted for proposal of the purpose of Reiki in health care and more specifically nursing. Through literature reviews, Reiki's history, guidelines, and expansion were discovered and discussed. This research promotes education of alternative forms of therapy and medicine, specifically about the practice of Reiki, and its place in nursing.</p><p>This presentation occurred at the Wright State University Campus-Wide Celebration of Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities on April 8, 2011</p>