The Effect of Distant Reiki Sessions on Holistic Well-Being

Ulviye Özcan Yüce1, Afey Arpacı, Cemile Kütmeç Yılmaz

  • 1Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Osmaniye, Turkey (Drs Özcan Yüce and Ünal Aslan); Hacettepe University Adult Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Arpacı); Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey (Drs Kütmeç Yılmaz and Gökşin); Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey (Dr Yurtsever); Health Sciences Faculty, Internal Medicine Nursing Department, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey (Dr Üstün Gökçe); Health Ministry of Turkish Republic-Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey (Dr Burkev); Health Sciences Faculty, Midwifery Department, Çankırı Karatekin University, Bartın, Turkey (Dr Yıldırım); Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Ankara Medipol University, Ankara, Turkey (Dr Bektaş Akpınar); Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey (Dr Altınbaş Akkaş); and Teona Training and Counseling Center, Mersin, Turkey (Dr Yurtsever [retired]).

Holistic Nursing Practice
|November 4, 2022
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