A Nurse's Neighbor Confides That She Has Been Treating a Health

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nurse's neighbor confides that she has been treating a health problem through a faith healer in her religion but is worried because the condition seems to be worsening. She asks the nurse what she should do. The nurse's best response would be:

• A) "Faith healing, although frequently effective, makes a disease more difficult or even impossible to treat with modern medicine."
• B) "Many people use medical treatment along with faith healing. Is there anything in your religion that forbids medical treatment?"
• C) "Faith healing may take longer than medical treatment to work. Are you doing exactly as your healer is directing you?"
• D) "You should see a physician or your faith healer, but not both."

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Definitions:

Ontologies

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Idiographic Approach

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Null Hypothesis

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