A Patient Informs the Nurse,"I Burn a Lavender-Scented Candle for an Hour

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient informs the nurse,"I burn a lavender-scented candle for an hour before bedtime to help me relax and sleep." The nurse realizes this patient is using what complementary alternative medicine (CAM) ?

• A) The mind-body intervention of aromatherapy
• B) An energy technique known as qi gong
• C) The manipulative method using the Alexander technique
• D) Conventional medicine,also called allopathic

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