A Patient Has Tried a Variety of Complementary and Alternative

question 18

Multiple Choice

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

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

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