The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Exam Anxiety
Aim: This study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on test anxiety.

Method: Students who met the inclusion criteria were divided into therapeutic touch and control groups using the randomization method. After the groups were determined, the students filled out the Introductory Information Form and the State Exam Anxiety Scale. 30 minutes before the exam, therapeutic touch was applied to each of the students, who were divided into groups, for 20 minutes. No application was made to the control group, and they were told to wait in the classroom where the group was waiting as they wished.Immediately after the application was completed, the scale was re-applied to both groups.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  To be over 18 years of age, To know Turkish and to agree to participate in the research Being a fourth year nursing student Not having received any energy therapy (reiki, therapeutic touch) before  Exclusion Criteria:  Presence of existing psychiatric illness, Using anxiolytic and antidepressant medications - HealthyVolunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 18 Years - MaximumAge: 30 Years - StdAgeList: Adult