NANMT PHILOSOPHY

NANMT recognizes a human being as a unified field consisting of body,mind, spirit, and environment, and that holistic healing addresses each of these aspects.

NANMT affirms nursing as both an art and a science whose primary purpose is to provide health care services that nurture and strengthen clients' ability to heal themselves.

Nurse Massage Therapy is grounded in nursing theory, and implemented within the framework of the nursing process.

NANMT promotes a hands-on approach to healing and recognizes the need to balance impersonal high technology trends in health care with personalized touch-based therapies. Association members believe that Nurse Massage Therapy services greatly enhance client health and well-being.

The Association is committed to the compilation of research supporting the efficacy of Nurse Massage Therapy, and integrating current research findings into practice. NANMT members are committed to educate the medical community as well as health care consumers about the benefits of Nurse Massage Therapy.

NANMT members work in various practice settings. These include, but are not limited to private practice, joint practice with allied health professionals, hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation units, community health, and hospices.

NANMT respects all modalities that enhance the healing process.