A Patient Has Tried a Variety of Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient has tried a variety of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) approaches to manage health concerns. The nurse asks, "How is going to TCAM practitioners different from seeing your medical doctors?" How is the patient most likely to respond?

• A) "The TCAM practitioners usually prescribe a course of invasive and sometimes painful treatments."
• B) "The TCAM practitioners spend more time talking with me and not just about my symptoms."
• C) "The TCAM practitioners say I need to become much more spiritual to be well."
• D) "The TCAM practitioners order many tests to determine my diagnoses."