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| Written by Arley Hoskin | |||
| Monday, 04 May 2009 00:00 | |||
 Nurses have to know an array of diagnoses, medications and procedures, but nurses can easily underestimate the importance of knowing oneself. Holistic nurse practitioner Rachel Hill, ARNP, FNP-BC, said she learned the value of self-awareness through the Japanese art of Jin Shin Jyutsu. Jin Shin Jyutsu is a holistic treatment that involves gentle touch. Hill said the term means "the art of knowing oneself" in Japanese. Hill was introduced to Jin Shin Jyutsu as a nurse at Truman Medical Center early in her nursing career. Truman nurses used these ancient methods to supplement treatment for sickle cell anemia patients. The premise of Jin Shin Jyutsu involves safety energy locks throughout the body. When these energy locks become out of balance, the body can suffer negative effects, the practice maintains. Through Jin Shin Jyutsu, holistic practitioners try to bring harmony to patients. Hill said the practice can be used for specific illnesses or injuries as well as preventive care. "You pick up signs so much more quickly when you are in harmony," she said. Hill provides her holistic treatments through Metamorphosis Holistic and Integrative Therapies. Along with Jin Shin Jyutsu she offers treatment through Reiki, Hypnotherapy, Healing Touch and Chakra Balancing. Hill, who also works as a nurse practitioner in Kansas City, Mo., said her medical career and holistic treatments go hand in hand. She said she encourages her patients to take an integrative approach to their health. "Some people actually die stuck on holistic medicine," Hill said. "If there is something that needs to be seen by a doctor I'm the first to refer." Andrea Carnes said the treatment she received from Hill provided relief from back pain that her physician could not. "At one point I was taking pain pills because it was so severe," Carnes said. "After probably two sessions I was able to go to sleep without any pain pills." Carnes said she felt more comfortable with Hill as a holistic practitioner because of her nursing credentials. Hill offers an introduction to holistic nursing class for nurses interested in these ancient practices. Her next course will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at the West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kan. Hill encourages nurses of all specialties to attend. "A lot of nurses are doing (holistic techniques) already in their areas but they don't ever realize it," she said. Brad Masters offers a Reiki course for nurses with his wife, Dahlia Diane Masters. He said nurses enjoy learning the holistic technique. "Reiki is what we would call complementary health care," Brad said. "It's always used as a complementary care in reducing some of the symptoms." Hill hopes her course will help connect nurses who use holistic practices. "There are so many holistic nurses around but we don't know each other," Hill said. Hill encourages nurses to not only learn holistic techniques but to also receive treatments themselves. Hill will have a relaxation retreat for nurses May 8 in honor of National Nurses Week. For more information, call (913) 544-5938. "It's a celebration of our choice to be nurses," she said.
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