The nurse is assessing a client's use of complementary and alternative therapies. Which should the nurse document as an alternative or complementary therapy practice? (Select all that apply.)
a. Practicing yoga daily
b. Drinking green tea in the morning
c. Taking omeprazole (Prilosec) once a day
d. Using aromatherapy during a relaxing bath
e. Wearing a lower back brace when lifting heavy objects
ANS: A, B, D
Complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies can be defined as those systems, practices, interventions, modalities, professions, therapies, applications, theories, and claims that are currently not an integral part of the conventional medical system in North America. Yoga is considered to be a mind-body alternative therapy. Green tea and aromatherapy are biologically based complementary therapies. Prilosec and the use of a lower back brace would be therapies consistent with those used by conventional medicine.
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