Reiki therapy: the benefits to a nurse/Reiki practitioner.
This study evaluates how nurses who gave Reiki therapy perceived the benefit of this therapy on their clients and on themselves concurrently as providers of the therapy. As an adjunct, the study's purpose was to enhance the understanding and credibility of nurse/Reiki practitioners.
Whelan
Kathleen M
KM
Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Spalding University, Louisville, KY, USA. kwhelan931@aol.com
Wishnia
Gracie S
GS
D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019124:Therapeutic Touch / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States