A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching a Group of Student Nurses

question 11

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching a group of student nurses about the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) . Which statement, if made by a nursing student, would indicate the need for further teaching?

• A) "NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating information to the public and professionals."
• B) "The NCCAM only distributes information to professional caregivers."
• C) "Recently, NCCAM recognized a new domain of integrative medicine."
• D) "Integrative medicine is an approach that combines mainstream medical therapies with complementary therapies for which there is some high-quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness."

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Definitions:

Suggest Changes

The act of proposing adjustments or modifications to ideas, processes, or behaviors to improve or resolve a situation.

Hierarchy of Needs

A psychological theory proposed by Abraham Maslow that is often depicted as a pyramid with physiological needs at the base, ascending through safety, love/belonging, esteem, to self-actualization at the top.

Physiological Needs

The most basic of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs having to do with the satisfaction of physical needs, including food and shelter.

Safety and Security

Basic human needs that involve being free from harm and threat, including protection of one's health and property.