Hello, I am a student nurse (LVN), and had a question about one of the NANDA nursing diagnoses. What exactly is a diagnosis of "Disturbed Energy Field" referring to? I thought it might have something to do with electrolyte balance, but I am not sure. Any information on this topic would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
NANDA nursing diagnosis
The DX "disturbed energy field" can be traced back to a particular nursing theorist that believed that the body has an energy field that surrounds it and that when that energy field is disturbed it leads to illness. I should be able to remembe the theorist right now but I can't... I'd have to look it up. It might have been Martha Rogers or something like that . Anyway. for what its worth... thats where that DX came from.
You can read more about the diagnosis and related therapies here:
"NANDA, the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, in 1994, adapted the nursing diagnosis: "Disturbed Energy Field". The definition of the diagnosis is: "A disruption of the flow of energy surrounding a person's being which results in a disharmony of the body, mind and/or spirit".
The Healing Touch program teaches the healing philosophies and methods of well known healers, such as Alice Bailey, Dr. Brugh Joy, Rosalyn Bruyere, Barbara Brennan, Rudy Noel, Rod Campbell and Janet Mentgen. Throughout the program students enhance their self-understanding and intuitive skills.
Research in Healing Touch has a great start and several studies have been completed with more underway. Healing Touch International has employed a nurse researchers to coordinate and track Healing Touch research. Currently we have a 80 page printout description of past, current and proposed HT research projects posted on our web page."
http://stevehtouch.bizland.com/Info/Information.htm
Will be interesting to see if it will catch on with insurance companies a chiropractic did. That's the true test of a new therapies acceptance into the mainstream.
Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com
"NANDA, the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, in 1994, adapted the nursing diagnosis: "Disturbed Energy Field". The definition of the diagnosis is: "A disruption of the flow of energy surrounding a person's being which results in a disharmony of the body, mind and/or spirit".
The Healing Touch program teaches the healing philosophies and methods of well known healers, such as Alice Bailey, Dr. Brugh Joy, Rosalyn Bruyere, Barbara Brennan, Rudy Noel, Rod Campbell and Janet Mentgen. Throughout the program students enhance their self-understanding and intuitive skills.
Research in Healing Touch has a great start and several studies have been completed with more underway. Healing Touch International has employed a nurse researchers to coordinate and track Healing Touch research. Currently we have a 80 page printout description of past, current and proposed HT research projects posted on our web page."
http://stevehtouch.bizland.com/Info/Information.htm
Will be interesting to see if it will catch on with insurance companies a chiropractic did. That's the true test of a new therapies acceptance into the mainstream.
Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com
Think Therapeutic Touch, Reiki, Polarity. There is great value in those complementary therapies.
This actually refers to a "disruption of the flow of energy surrounding a person's being, which results in a disharmony of mind and spirit."(Ackley, 2004)This has more to do with how a person is reacting to a change in their environment and their state of being and not as much to do with physiological changes.
your definition would be too general in describing the patient's reaction to the situation.In fact "disruption of energy field" is very vague as well. It says nothing of what exactly is being affected by the disruption of the energy field, or, how it is being affected. It lumps together the spirit, emotions, and psychology of a person.
Energy field? Are you kidding??
Ying and Yang has been the focus of the chines people for thousands of years. Must be some thing to it. The mind is a powerful tool. It can create illnesses through mental stress or disharmony of emotions. This has been proven true through scientific method. Thus, would not the inverse be true. The mind can heal the body (To a POINT).
Now back to NANDA - Distrubed enerty feild -
new one on me.
Now back to NANDA - Distrubed enerty feild -
new one on me.Do you think it could be electricolights
Electricolights are what I hang outside the house at Christmastime. 
wouldn't you have to write a diagnosis every time you saw a pt. even in geriatrics we wrote them. I also miss the SOAPE notes.
Hi. Are electricolights and Christmastime words? Maybe one of your classmates could lend you a grammer school English text.
hi im dominic here in philipines,my question s how can i become a succesful nurse? plz help me how can i do a right diagnosis or even a nursing process.
It is a pity that people who call themselves nurses can be so close minded. Whoever thought that reiki etc sounds like snake oil and that it has a placebo effect and nothing else needs to open their eyes and ears. Reiki is an awesome non-invasive form of healing and I have witnessed first hand patients who had terminal cancer have several intensive sessions of reiki and the cancer has simply retreated. They had less than 6 months to live and they are still happy and healthy 3 years later. Nurses should actively look for new ways of healing instead of looking for ways to pour scorn on some non-western methods.
Kez open minded nurse
Kez open minded nurse
In order to use the nsg dx of disturbed energy field, it states that you must have specific training and have an advanced degree. I don't write em. I had a lot of questions regarding that one myself. I cannot recall the nurse theorist who made up that diagnosis but one of my professors said she was a colorful theorist.