2016 Oklahoma Annual Book of Reports
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Thursday 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.<br />
<strong>2016</strong> <strong>Oklahoma</strong> Nurses Association<br />
Concurrent Sessions Breakout Session I<br />
Healing Touch – An Energetic Modality to Empower Health and Well-Being<br />
Presented by: Carol Hjersted-Smith, RN, CHTP/I; Raine Benham, RN, CHTP/I<br />
Room: Promenade C<br />
Healing Touch is a relaxing, nurturing energy therapy that uses gentle touch and compassionate intentionality<br />
to assist in balancing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing and well-being. Healing Touch works<br />
with your energy field to support your natural ability to heal, it is safe for all ages and works in harmony with<br />
standard or allopathic medical care. This presentation will cover the basic principals <strong>of</strong> Healing Touch as<br />
related to the care <strong>of</strong> the individual patient/client, supporting them to live the healthiest life they can. We will<br />
also discuss Healing Touch as a self-care practice, supporting the practitioner. Participants will be given the<br />
opportunity to experience a Healing Touch technique.<br />
Learning Outcomes:<br />
1. Define Healing Touch<br />
2. List 3 potential benefits <strong>of</strong> Healing Touch for the patients, family and self.<br />
3. Identify 3 current trends in research in Healing Touch<br />
4. Experience a Healing Touch technique<br />
Special Thanks to the Following Sponsors<br />
Gold Sponsors<br />
Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc.<br />
Factor 110<br />
Nursing Times<br />
Networking Break Sponsor<br />
Grand Canyon University<br />
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Convention Scholarship Sponsor<br />
Dominion Medical<br />
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