Mary C. Vrtis, Ph.D., RN
Reiki Master Teacher
Certified Quantum-Touch(R) Practitioner
Editor-in-Chief
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Mary Vrtis is a nurse, sociologist, Reiki Master Teacher, Certified Quantum-Touch® Practitioner and
Editor-in-Chief of Holistic: Harmonizing Pathways to Wholeness (www.holisticjournal.ORG). She is also a NARHA
Instructor in Training and is the President of the Board of Directors for Tranquility Therapeutic Riding Center
which will be opening soon in Front Royal, VA.
Dr. Vrtis has taught Sociology at the college level, taught nursing school and practiced in several fields of
nursing, including administrative positions. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology/ Nursing from Union Institute, an
M.A. in Sociology from Northeastern Illinois University, a B.S. in Biology from University of Illinois Circle
Campus and an A.D.N. from Morton College.
Vrtis, Mary C. Is Your Patient on the Right Anti-Infective. Accepted for publication in American Journal of
Nursing, publication date is pending.
Vrtis, Mary C. Universal Life Force Energy Healing and Distant Healing. Holistic: Harmonizing Pathways to
Wholeness (Spring, 2007): 36-39.
Vrtis, Mary C. The State of Our Health: A Look at Past and Present. Holistic: Harmonizing Pathways to Wholeness
(Spring, 2007): 16-24.
Vrtis, Mary C. Healing Touch: the Story of Reiki. Holistic: Harmonizing Pathways to Wholeness (Winter, 2007):
20-30.
Vrtis, Mary C. Oh the Joy of Living. Holistic: Harmonizing Pathways to Wholeness (Fall, 2006): 48-53.
Vrtis, Mary C. The Effectiveness of Energy Based Healing: A Review of Five Years
of Clinical Trials. Holistic: Harmonizing Pathways to Wholeness (Fall, 2006): 26-38. Available from URL:
www.holisticjournal.ORG.
Vrtis, Mary C. Editorial: We Are All Energy Beings. Holistic: Harmonizing Pathways to Wholeness (Summer, 2006):
6-8.
Vrtis, Mary C. Intuition. Holistic: Harmonizing Pathways to Wholeness (Summer, 2006): 20-33.
Vrtis, Mary C. The Emergence of a Reiki Community in the Shenandoah Valley. Holistic: Harmonizing Pathways to
Wholeness (Summer, 2006): 12-14.
Vrtis, Mary C. Man or Woman? American Nursing News Midwest June 30, 1982: 5, 82.
Vrtis, Mary C. Can I Really Get a Master's in Women's Studies at Northeastern? Feminist Forum 1(Jan., 1983):
21-23.
Vrtis, Mary C. I.C.U. - No Place to Sink or Swim. Nursing 15(Oct., 1985):88.
Vrtis, Mary C. Feminist Thoughts on Nursing Uniforms. Cassandra 5(May, 1987): 10-14.
Vrtis, Mary C. Baccalaureate Entry Level and Obstacles to Black, Working Class/ Poor Entry Into the Nursing
Profession. Cassandra 6(Jan., 1988): 3-8.
Vrtis, Mary C. The Registered Nurse in a Changing Health Care Institution. The Riverside Nurse 7(Fall,
1990):43-46.
Vrtis, Mary C. From the Past and Into the Future. The Riverside Nurse 8(1991-1992): 28-31.
Vrtis, Mary C. Cost/ Benefit Analysis of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A History of CPR - Part I. Nursing
Management 23(April, 1992):50-54.
Vrtis, Mary C. Cost/ Benefit Analysis of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Comprehensive Study - Part II.
Nursing Management 23(May, 1992):44-51.
Vrtis, Mary C., Nicely, Bruce. Nursing Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Organ Donation. Journal of Transplant
Coordination 3(August, 1993):70-79.