The nurse recognizes that which one of the following statements is correct concerning comple-mentary and alternative medicine?

Question

1. One third to one half of the U.S. population uses one or more forms of alternative therapy.
2. Insurance coverage is available at the same amount as for traditional medicine.
3. Use of alternative therapies is still not incorporated into medical journals.
4. Use of alternative therapies is primarily by those who are less educated or in a lower socioeconomic group.

Answer 1

ANS: 1
Between one third and one half of the population in the United States uses one or more forms of complementary or alternative medicine. Insurance coverage of complementary and alternative medicine is increasing, but it is not available at the same amount as for traditional medicine. The interest in complementary and alternative medicine is evident in the increased number of ar-ticles about it in respected medical journals and the development of several journals that specifi-cally focus on complementary and alternative medicine. Typically those who use alternative therapies are professional, well-educated, and from a higher socioeconomic standing.