The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Mental Illness

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with mental illness who asks the nurse, "I have a friend who tells me that I should look into using complementary and alternative medicine to help treat my disease. What is that?" What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that may be used but are not considered evidence-based medicine."
• B) "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of traditional medicine."
• C) "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered useful in treating mental illness."
• D) "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are used extensively in the treatment of mental illness."

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