Comments on: Nurses performing alternative therapies in hospitals http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/nurses-performing-alternative-therapies.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: pixelrnhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/nurses-performing-alternative-therapies.html#comment-82002 pixelrn Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:14:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/nurses-performing-alternative-therapies-in-hospitals.html#comment-82002 This is much ado about nothing here. I'm an ICU nurse and we use soothing touch all the time. Why? Because it's soothing to the patient. I certainly don't claim that I am "healing an energy disturbance" and have never met a fellow nurse that would make that claim to his/her patients.<br/><br/>Randy Cohen's purpose is to write columns that catches the readers attention and sells copies of the New York Times. Let's not be fooled into thinking that this is some sort accurate account of what nurses are actually doing. This is much ado about nothing here. I’m an ICU nurse and we use soothing touch all the time. Why? Because it’s soothing to the patient. I certainly don’t claim that I am “healing an energy disturbance” and have never met a fellow nurse that would make that claim to his/her patients.

Randy Cohen’s purpose is to write columns that catches the readers attention and sells copies of the New York Times. Let’s not be fooled into thinking that this is some sort accurate account of what nurses are actually doing.

]]> By: Gasmanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/nurses-performing-alternative-therapies.html#comment-81968 Gasman Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/nurses-performing-alternative-therapies-in-hospitals.html#comment-81968 Any time the word 'energy' is used by the altie crowd just ask this: what units of measure (erg, joule, foot-pounds, BTU, etc.) are being used to describe such energies. <br/>If by their own definition the thing described cannot be measured by any means, then the burden of proof is on them to otherwise support that such 'energy' exists. <br/>They are practicing shamanism. However, since they are claiming efficacy and doing this under the roof of a hospital, they risk sanctions for the hospital, their professional license, and their jobs. Better to leave the witchcraft to the specialists rather than dabble in things outside the nursing field. Any time the word ‘energy’ is used by the altie crowd just ask this: what units of measure (erg, joule, foot-pounds, BTU, etc.) are being used to describe such energies.
If by their own definition the thing described cannot be measured by any means, then the burden of proof is on them to otherwise support that such ‘energy’ exists.
They are practicing shamanism. However, since they are claiming efficacy and doing this under the roof of a hospital, they risk sanctions for the hospital, their professional license, and their jobs. Better to leave the witchcraft to the specialists rather than dabble in things outside the nursing field.

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