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Reiki is being increasingly used in the healthcare profession these days. It is used by healthcare providers and nurses in preoperative and postoperative procedures. Reiki and the nursing profession have become complimentary of each other. Even hospitals, clinics and other health and medical institutions of repute are resorting to Reiki as an added benefit.

It is used for physiological and psychological analysis and assessments for determining the condition and status of diseases in a patient. There are nurses who change dressings, paperwork and cooperate with the family members and they are also giving healing energy therapy to the patients. The recovery room nurses have reported at the incision site and found patients feeling much less and no pain at the place. The patients have also experienced and easy anaesthesia and surgical trauma.

The most prominent examples have been seen in the emergency room. In cases of emergency, patients are more open and readily agree to surgery despite their earlier apprehension and aversion to surgery. These categories of patient have been able to calm down much faster and better.

Another department where Reiki has worked wonders is the administrative and management positions in which all the stress is handled by the front office staff. They have to track records, do all the paperwork, perform entries, keep salary records and deal with the arrogance and anger of clients and visitors as well. These jobs and stressful work require the nurses to do various jobs with calmness and quietness.

Reiki calms the situation and creates a receptive state in them. It enables clear thinking in them and they are able to discuss issues of administration and management with seniors and each other in a productive way. Reiki has proved to be especially beneficial for hypnotherapy sessions. Those practicing Reiki have their hypnotherapy skills improved and are able to give better imagery to patients.

The role of nurses in providing health care services has been the key to health benefits across the country. They are now better equipped to deal with all the probabilities that can surface out in an emergency room and beyond.

With the role of nurses expanding and assuming newer and broader roles, the role of Reiki is also assuming new dimensions. It helps them to realise their potential and assisting in their profession. They are using the universal healing energy for the advantage of patients and they are able to combine the power of Reiki and their professional training to create a better present and future for their patients. They are able to use their unique position as the knower of both professional and Reiki knowledge.