Best practice guidelines: an invitation to reflect on Therapeutic Touch practice

Best practice guidelines can support nurses in providing consistent, evidence-based quality care. This article describes the values and beliefs underlying a best practice guideline for client-centered care and the process used by the author to translate this guideline into reflective questions specific to Therapeutic Touch practice. Applying best practice guidelines in this way, to enhance reflection on a particular aspect of practice, can 'bring them to life,' facilitating implementation and allowing new possibilities to emerge for improving client care.