title: Teaching culturally appropriate therapeutic touch to nursing students in the Sultanate of Oman: reflections on observations and experiences with Muslim patients.
abstract: Therapeutic touch (TT) is a valid nursing intervention but some patients feel uncomfortable with it because of personal beliefs. This commentary presents observations and experiences of the use of TT during care of Muslim patients in the Sultanate of Oman. There is need to teach nursing students deliberate steps when considering its use in Muslim patients because they increase acceptability and implementation in a culturally sensitive manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Health and Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Joshua Kanaabi
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Muliira
authors.forename: Rhoda Suubi
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Muliira
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009850:Oman; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D019124:Therapeutic Touch / Q000451:nursing*