Which of these statements about healing touch is TRUE?
a. It is identical to therapeutic touch.
b. It is an energy therapy using hands to clear, energize, and balance the client's energy field.
c. It requires lifelong, ongoing sessions to be effective.
d. It requires a team of specially prepared nurses to conduct sessions.
B
Healing touch alters the person's energy field through touch and affects physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. After a healing touch session, the client needs follow-up or additional treatments. Practitioners who use either therapeutic or healing touch also use a centering process of bringing the self to an inner focus of serenity before initiating treatment.
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