Dr. David Rabinowitsch, R.N., D.N.P., C.H.T.P./I., C.N.E., W.C.C.
Associate Professor
E-mail: drabinowit@njcu.edu
Phone: (201) 200-3157
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) Nursing Education, Case Western University (2009)
M.S. Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Russell Sage College (1997)
Bachelor of Science, The University of the State of NY (1990)
Diploma R.N., St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing (1987)
Certified Healing Touch Practitioner (CHTP) and Certified Healing Touch Instructor (CHTI) from Healing Touch International
Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) from the National League for Nursing
Wound Care Certified (WCC) from the National Alliance of Wound Care
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
Biography
Dr. David Rabinowitsch has been teaching nursing for nearly two decades, and joined New Jersey City University as an Associate Professor of Nursing in 2010. Since then, he has taught Fundamentals and Psychiatric Nursing in the Accelerated B.S.N. Program, as well as Nursing Process and Health Promotion of Groups and Community in the R.N. to B.S.N. Program. He is a holistic nurse who has practiced and taught guided imagery and energetic healing for many years. He received a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Case Western University, completing research on Healing Touch offered for college credit. His M.S. education from Sage College prepared him to be a Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. He maintains clinical as a per diem nurse in Hospice. Dr Rabinowitsch has taught guided imagery, Healing Touch, and wellness courses in the U.S and abroad, and is the primary HT instructor in Sweden (www.healingtouch.se) and Denmark (www.healingtouch.dk).
Select Publications & Presentations
New Jersey Nursing Students, Inc. 2011 Convention, in Atlantic City, NJ, February 17, 2011 presented “An Introduction to Guided Imagery for Self and Others”.
University of Gothenborg Institute for Health and Care Sciences (Gothenborg, Sweden, May 24, 2010 presented “Holistic Nursing in the United States”. http://www.caresci.gu.se/english/News_and_Events/News_Details//visiting-faculty-may-2010.cid937473
Rabinowitsch, D. (2009). Faculty matters: David Rabinowitsch, DNP RN. Nursing Education Perspectives. 2009 May-Jun; 30(3):146-7.
Rabinowitsch, D. (2009). Healing Touch offered for college credit. Unpublished doctoral research. Case Western University, Cleveland, OH.
Complementary Network of the Danish Nurses Association, Aalborg, Denmark, May 31, 2008 did keynote presentation, “Holistic Nursing in the United States.
Rabinowitsch, D. (1996). Wellness and holistic strategies. In A. Hughes, F. Cohen, and K. Casey (Eds.), Association of Nurses' in AIDS Care Core Curriculum for HIV/AIDS Nursing. Philadelphia, PA: Nursecom, Inc.
Rabinowitsch, D. (1996). Therapeutic touch, healing touch and other energy modalities. In A. Hughes, F. Cohen, and K. Casey (Eds.). Association of Nurses' in AIDS Care Core Curriculum for HIV/AIDS Nursing. Philadelphia, PA: Nursecom, Inc.
Research Interests
Holistic, Complementary and/or Integrative Nursing, Self Care for Nurses, Psychiatric and Mental Health Care, Palliative Care, Pain Management, Wound care, Community and Public Health Nursing, Wellness, Spirituality, Hospice and End of Life Care as well as International Nursing and Health Care.