An elderly client in a nursing home describes to the nurse that they are lonely. Based on this in-formation, the nurse believes the patient may benefit from which of the following complementary therapies?
1. Therapeutic Touch
2. Chinese medicine
3. Dance therapy
4. Guided imagery
ANS: 1
Touch helps enhance self-esteem and sense of worth.
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