Question:
Are nursing interventions such as massage, therapeutic touch, Reiki, polarity, aromatherapy, etc., appropriately within the RN/LPN/LNA Scope of Practice?

Answer:
Nursing interventions such as massage, therapeutic touch, Reiki, polarity, aromatherpay, etc., that are components of the Nursing plan of care and performed by a licensee who is competent to perform the intervention(s) are appropriately within the RN/LPN/LNA Scope of Practice.

*The NH BON recommends consultation with the appropriate regulatory/licensing board to answer questions about specific procedures and/or practices that may be regulated by an entity other than the NH Board of Nursing, including but not limited to:

NH State Board of Medicine
(The NH State Board of Medicine licenses and regulates Physicians, both Allopathic and Osteopathic and Physician Assistants.)

NH Board of Mental Health Practice

Allied Health Board
PT, OT, Respiratory Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
2 Industrial Park Drive, Concord, NH 03301
Ph: (603) 271-8389 271-8389

NH Board of Pharmacy

Board of Acupuncture Licensing

Board of Massage Practitioners
(603) 271-0277

NH Board of Dental Examiners

Question:
If I am performing massage, therapeutic touch, Reiki, polarity, aromatherapy, etc., can these activities qualify as active in practice activities toward license renewal?

Answer:
When you are providing nursing interventions such as massage, therapeutic touch, Reiki, polarity, aromatherapy, etc., as part of the Nursing plan of care, you are performing activities that qualify as active in practice toward license renewal.