Healing Touch:Healing Touch:Basics of Energy MedicineBasics of Energy Medicine

PresenterPresenterKim Bell BSN,RN-BC,HTI-Kim Bell BSN,RN-BC,HTI-

PAPA

ObjectivesObjectives

• Define Healing Touch Define Healing Touch • Identify the goal and benefits of Healing TouchIdentify the goal and benefits of Healing Touch• Recognize the role of nursing in the development of Recognize the role of nursing in the development of

Healing TouchHealing Touch• Discuss the measurement of the human energy Discuss the measurement of the human energy

system as related to traditional medicine and system as related to traditional medicine and healing touchhealing touch

• Compare traditional medicine treatments utilizing Compare traditional medicine treatments utilizing energy to healing touch treatments utilizing human energy to healing touch treatments utilizing human energyenergy

• Summarize the use of Healing Touch at St. Francis Summarize the use of Healing Touch at St. Francis HospitalHospital

What is Healing Touch?What is Healing Touch?

• Relaxing, nurturing energy therapyRelaxing, nurturing energy therapy• Gentle touch balances physical, mental, Gentle touch balances physical, mental,

emotional and spiritual well-beingemotional and spiritual well-being• Supports a persons natural ability to healSupports a persons natural ability to heal• Works in harmony with standard medical Works in harmony with standard medical

carecare• Energy-based approach to health & Energy-based approach to health &

healinghealing

Goal of Healing TouchGoal of Healing Touch

Restore balanceRestore balance

and and

harmonyharmony

in the in the

energy system energy system

allowing the patient allowing the patient to self healto self heal

What are the clinical What are the clinical benefits?benefits?• Reduces stressReduces stress

• Calms anxiety and relieves depressionCalms anxiety and relieves depression

• Decreases painDecreases pain

• Strengthens immune systemStrengthens immune system

• Accelerates wound healingAccelerates wound healing

• Creates a sense of well-beingCreates a sense of well-being

• Eases acute and chronic conditionsEases acute and chronic conditions

• Deepens spiritual connectionDeepens spiritual connection

What are the institutional What are the institutional benefits?benefits?

• Increase patient satisfactionIncrease patient satisfaction

• Increase staff satisfactionIncrease staff satisfaction

• Increase staff retention ratesIncrease staff retention rates

• Increase physician satisfactionIncrease physician satisfaction

• Increase volume (choose St. Francis Increase volume (choose St. Francis because Healing Touch is available) because Healing Touch is available)

Healing TouchHealing Touch

• Rooted in the nursing professionRooted in the nursing profession Developed by Janet Mentgen RN,BSN in 1980’sDeveloped by Janet Mentgen RN,BSN in 1980’s

•Follows principals, standards and code of ethics Follows principals, standards and code of ethics of nursing practiceof nursing practice

• NIH classified biofield therapy which is NIH classified biofield therapy which is used as a nursing intervention to restore used as a nursing intervention to restore and rebalance an energy field and rebalance an energy field disturbancedisturbance

•NANDA diagnosis 1.8 Disturbance in Energy FieldNANDA diagnosis 1.8 Disturbance in Energy Field

Healing TouchHealing Touch

• Continuing education approved Continuing education approved through AHNAthrough AHNA

• Certification by Healing Touch Certification by Healing Touch International and endorsed by AHNAInternational and endorsed by AHNA

• Rich in evidenced based practice – Rich in evidenced based practice – nursing researchnursing research

Evidenced Based PracticeEvidenced Based Practice

• Research conducted in a variety of settingsResearch conducted in a variety of settings– CancerCancer– CardiovascularCardiovascular– End of LifeEnd of Life– PainPain– Patient SatisfactionPatient Satisfaction– StressStress– Post Operative RecoveryPost Operative Recovery– Endocrine and Immune functionEndocrine and Immune function

Research at St. FrancisResearch at St. Francis

• BMT Unit researching the effects of BMT Unit researching the effects of Healing Touch as a treatment for fatigueHealing Touch as a treatment for fatigue

St. Petersburg Times, Aug. 25, 2009

• ER – patient ER – patient satisfaction studysatisfaction study

• Radiology – MRI and Radiology – MRI and failure to complete failure to complete testing testing

Human Energy SystemHuman Energy System

• Electromagnetic Field Electromagnetic Field – BiofieldBiofield

• Transformers Transformers – Energy CentersEnergy Centers

• Direct Electrical Direct Electrical Current Current – MeridiansMeridians

BiofieldBiofield

Energy CentersEnergy Centers

MeridiansMeridians

How do we measure How do we measure energy?energy?

• Traditional MedicineTraditional Medicine– Electrically Electrically

•ECG, EEGECG, EEG

– MagneticallyMagnetically•MRIMRI

– ThermallyThermally•Thermographic images measure Thermographic images measure

physiological processes by measuring heat physiological processes by measuring heat radiatingradiating

Healing TouchHealing Touch

Hands

Intuition

How do we treat with How do we treat with energy?energy?• Traditional MedicineTraditional Medicine

– OrthopedicsOrthopedics• Pulse stimulation to regenerate bonePulse stimulation to regenerate bone

(Becker, 1990)(Becker, 1990)

– OncologyOncology• Electrical current to reduce tumor sizeElectrical current to reduce tumor size

(Stavish, Horwitz, 1987)(Stavish, Horwitz, 1987)

– NeuroscienceNeuroscience• Dorsal Column StimulatorDorsal Column Stimulator

(Shealey, 1979)(Shealey, 1979)• TENSTENS

(Gerber, 2001)(Gerber, 2001)

How do we treat with How do we treat with energy?energy?

• Healing TouchHealing Touch– Hands (on or off the body)Hands (on or off the body)

•Directing energy by smoothing or clearing Directing energy by smoothing or clearing biofield to relief blockage (Krieger, 1993)biofield to relief blockage (Krieger, 1993)

•Modulating energy by holding hands still Modulating energy by holding hands still directly on or above selected area of body to directly on or above selected area of body to allow energy to balance (Barley, 1978)allow energy to balance (Barley, 1978)

How do we treat with How do we treat with energy?energy?

• Healing TouchHealing Touch– Intention Intention

•For the client’s highest good – do no harmFor the client’s highest good – do no harm

•Clear vision of healingClear vision of healing

•Communicating loveCommunicating love

– ConsciousnessConsciousness•Total focus on clientTotal focus on client

•Totally present for the clientTotally present for the client

A conscious, intentional A conscious, intentional process that comes from one process that comes from one heart and is shared with the heart and is shared with the

heart of another heart of another

At St. FrancisAt St. Francis

• Host continuing education courses in all Host continuing education courses in all Levels (1-5) 3 times year since 2004Levels (1-5) 3 times year since 2004

• Various disciplinesVarious disciplines• RN, PT, Massage Therapy, Chaplain, RTRN, PT, Massage Therapy, Chaplain, RT

• Various departmentsVarious departments• Pain Clinic, Palliative Care, Pastoral Care, Cath Lab, PT, Pain Clinic, Palliative Care, Pastoral Care, Cath Lab, PT,

Bariatrics, ICU, Women's Center, Ambulatory Surgery, Bariatrics, ICU, Women's Center, Ambulatory Surgery, Respiratory, UR and FinanceRespiratory, UR and Finance

• Volunteer ForceVolunteer Force• Includes lay people from within our communityIncludes lay people from within our community

• Integral part of our Nursing Magnet JourneyIntegral part of our Nursing Magnet Journey

At St. FrancisAt St. Francis

At St. FrancisAt St. Francis

• Upcoming ClassesUpcoming Classes– Level 1: September 25 & 26, 2010Level 1: September 25 & 26, 2010

– Level 3: September 28 & 29, 2010Level 3: September 28 & 29, 2010

– Level 5 (Practitioner Class): September 30 – October 3, Level 5 (Practitioner Class): September 30 – October 3, 20102010

• 2011 Classes2011 Classes– FebruaryFebruary– JuneJune– SeptemberSeptember

At St. FrancisAt St. Francis

Why Healing Touch?Why Healing Touch?

•Nothing shows compassion more Nothing shows compassion more than touch than touch

•Patients remember 20% of what they Patients remember 20% of what they are told and 80% of what they feelare told and 80% of what they feel

(Studer Leadership Training 2008)(Studer Leadership Training 2008)

Why Healing Touch?Why Healing Touch?

• From the words of St. Francis:From the words of St. Francis:

““For it is in giving that we receive”For it is in giving that we receive”

History at St. FrancisHistory at St. Francis

Demonstrations givenDemonstrations given– Employee fairEmployee fair– Health Fair at Greenwood Park MallHealth Fair at Greenwood Park Mall– Senior Promise Fall Health FairSenior Promise Fall Health Fair– Nurses Day Seminar (2008 and 2009)Nurses Day Seminar (2008 and 2009)– Various units at BG and IC Various units at BG and IC – Hornet Park Community Center in Beech Grove Hornet Park Community Center in Beech Grove

• Monthly Monthly

Current at St. FrancisCurrent at St. Francis

• Pain ClinicPain Clinic– Integrated into our procedure pain careIntegrated into our procedure pain care– Integrated into Managing Pain Counseling Integrated into Managing Pain Counseling – Certified Healing Touch Practitioner leases Certified Healing Touch Practitioner leases

space for private practice space for private practice – Staff therapyStaff therapy

• Inpatient CareInpatient Care– Nursing comfort measureNursing comfort measure– Volunteer forceVolunteer force

Current at St. FrancisCurrent at St. Francis

• Healing Touch of Central IndianaHealing Touch of Central Indiana– Students of HT practice together, support and share Students of HT practice together, support and share

experiences monthlyexperiences monthly3 locations: St. Francis Beech Grove, St. Francis Mooresville and3 locations: St. Francis Beech Grove, St. Francis Mooresville and

Clarian NorthClarian North

– Nurses and other disciplines from around the city participateNurses and other disciplines from around the city participate– St. Vincent StaffSt. Vincent Staff– Clarian StaffClarian Staff– Lay peopleLay people

– Marketed on Healing Touch International WebsiteMarketed on Healing Touch International Website

– www.healingtouchofcentralindiana.comwww.healingtouchofcentralindiana.com

Future at St. FrancisFuture at St. Francis

• Vision: all bedside caregivers will Vision: all bedside caregivers will complete a level 1 training classcomplete a level 1 training class

• What a difference we could make if What a difference we could make if we all learned to touch with loving we all learned to touch with loving intention!intention!

Basic Energy ProcessBasic Energy Process

• Visualizing energy movementVisualizing energy movement

• Centering ExerciseCentering Exercise

• Sensing ExerciseSensing Exercise

• Clearing, smoothing exerciseClearing, smoothing exercise

• Modulation exerciseModulation exercise

Contact InformationContact Information

• Kim Bell BSN,RN,-BCKim Bell BSN,RN,-BC• Manager St. Francis Pain Center and Franciscan Spine CenterManager St. Francis Pain Center and Franciscan Spine Center

• Healing Touch Program CoordinatorHealing Touch Program Coordinator

• Co-founder Healing Touch of Central IndianaCo-founder Healing Touch of Central Indiana

– Kimberly.bell@ssfhs.orgKimberly.bell@ssfhs.org– (317) 782-6667(317) 782-6667

• Judith Villegas CHTPJudith Villegas CHTP• Co-founder Healing Touch of Central IndianaCo-founder Healing Touch of Central Indiana

– Judith@Healingtouchindiana.comJudith@Healingtouchindiana.com– (317) 413-8692(317) 413-8692