A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Admitted for Electrolyte

question 11

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient admitted for electrolyte imbalance who has been practicing Ayurveda, a traditional Hindu system of medicine. The nurse should inform the physician that the patient is practicing this traditional form of medicine, because Ayurveda:

• A) uses purgatives as part of the treatment.
• B) forbids invasive treatment methods.
• C) requires that the shaman and physician confer.
• D) uses natural electrical currents in meridian areas.

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