Deborah A ShieldsDr. Deborah Shields, PhD, RN, CCRN, AHN-BC, QTTTis a Professor of Nursing at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. She is a board certified Advanced Holistic Nurse, a perioperative staff nurse and system educator at OhioHealth, and a qualified Theraputic Touch practitioner and teacher. She loves nursing and is passionate about exploring ways to integrate caring concepts into our lives, weaving these into heart-centered, intentional care practices for self and others. With over 40 years of experience in clinical practice and nursing education, Dr. Shields has mentored baccalaureate and graduate students interested in the holistic paradigm and practice. She has received a number of professional distinctions including Holistic Nurse of the Year (AHNA), the first AHNA Service Award, three PRISM awards for Compassion and Caring, Expert in Nursing Care (ONA), induction into the Marion Technical College Alumni Hall of Fame, and was recently named an Ohio Nursing Legend. She presents widely on a number of topics grounded in holistic practice, sharing her ideas with local, national and international interdisciplinary audiences. She was Co-Editor and contributing author to the Seventh and Eighth Editions of Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice and served on the AHNA/ANA Holistic Nursing Scope & Standards (Third ed) and the ANA Scope & Standards (Fourth ed) workgroups. Dr. Shields serves as President of the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC). She served on the Board of Directors of the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) and is currently the AHNA Nurse Peer Review Leader. Her current practice and scholarship includes developing holistic nursing education curricula, integrating aesthetics into practice, and theory development. Her research program involves quality of life in people living with heart failure, comfort at end-of-life/conscious death and the exploration of healing. Read More Read Less