title: Human Energy Field: A Concept Analysis.
abstract: The human energy field (HEF) as a phenomenon of interest across disciplines has gained increased attention over the 20th and 21st centuries. However, a concern has arisen that there is a lack of evidence to support the concept of the HEF as a phenomenon of interest to professional nurses and nursing practice. Using Chinn and Kramer's method of creating conceptual meaning, a concept analysis was conducted for the purpose of developing a conceptual definition of HEF. A systematic review of the literature using the CINAHL database yielded a total of 81 articles and text sources that were determined to be relevant to the concept analysis. The HEF is defined as a luminous field of energy that comprises a person, extends beyond the physical body, and is in a continuous mutual process with the environmental energy field. It is a vital energy that is a continuous whole and is recognized by its unique pattern; it is dynamic, creative, nonlinear, unpredictable, and flows in lower and higher frequencies. The balanced HEF is characterized by flow, rhythm, symmetry, and gentle vibration.
authors.affiliation: Capital University.|Doctors Hospital OhioHealth.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.affiliation: Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.affiliation: NYU-Lutheran Medical Center.
authors.forename: Marci
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Resnicoff
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa.
authors.forename: Howard K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Butcher
authors.affiliation: University of Victoria.
authors.forename: Noreen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Frisch
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing
keywords: concept analysis; energy; energy field; nursing