4 Methodist employees complete Healing Touch course

Congratulations to the four Methodist employees who recently completed Healing Touch Course 1.

Healing Touch is a nonpharmacological approach to help manage pain, ease anxiety and more. The gentle, nurturing, compassionate form of energy therapy aims to complement the body’s natural ability to heal.

Employees completing the two-day course were: 

Angie Ayers, RN
IV team
Methodist Hospital

Ariel Adams, RN
Medical Surgical
Methodist Fremont Health

Karol Dvorak-Kirby
Lab-Histology Cytology
Methodist Hospital

Theresa Kleinsmith, OT
Orthopedics
Methodist Hospital

 

The class was taught by Jane Bies, BSN, RN, CHHC, CHTP/I, a Healing Touch nurse at Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women’s Hospital. Assistants were Michelle Losee, UR Financial Clearance Specialist at Methodist Hospital; Kelli Phipps, RN, a pediatric ICU nurse at Nebraska Medicine; and Laurie Hrabik, LMT.
 

In a survey after class, participants were asked what changes they planned to make to their practice based on their new knowledge and skills. Among the responses:

• "I like the practical application strategies that can be utilized in the hospital setting."
• "Excited to use for pain and anxiety."
• "Best class ever. Time just flew, and information was so well presented. The whole environment was conducive to learning and Healing Touch."
• "So many more people need to be introduced to Healing Touch!"
• "Will do more self-care and share with everyone how amazing this work is."
   

Upcoming Healing Touch courses

The next Healing Touch training opportunities will take place Oct. 23 and 30. The class is open to staff members who provide direct patient care at Methodist Hospital, Methodist Women's Hospital, Methodist Fremont Health and Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Sign up here. Dates for classes in 2025 will be posted at that link soon.

Learn more about Healing Touch

Read more about Healing Touch at Methodist in the summer 2022 issue of The Meaning of Care Magazine, or watch the video below.