Although used for many years by various cultures, the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies has only recently been of interest. What explanation by the nurse regarding this phenomenon is the most appropriate?
1. The Food and Drug Administration has not been supportive of this type of therapy.
2. Few have been subjected to rigorous clinical and scientific study.
3. The popularity of these therapies has only been recent.
4. Practitioners have not been suggesting them as treatments to their clients.
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Rationale 1: The popularity of CAM therapies might have led to increased interest on behalf of researchers as well as practitioners, but the effectiveness can only be tested by scientific study. The Food and Drug Administration does not endorse CAM therapies.
Rationale 2: There is research underway to determine the effectiveness of CAM therapies, yet few have been subjected to rigorous clinical and scientific study. It is likely that some of these therapies will become mainstream treatments while others will be found ineffective.
Rationale 3: The popularity of CAM therapies might have led to increased interest on behalf of researchers as well as practitioners, but the effectiveness can only be tested by scientific study. The Food and Drug Administration does not endorse CAM therapies.
Rationale 4: The popularity of CAM therapies might have led to increased interest on behalf of researchers as well as practitioners, but the effectiveness can only be tested by scientific study. The Food and Drug Administration does not endorse CAM therapies.
Global Rationale: There is research under way to determine the effectiveness of CAM therapies, yet few have been subjected to rigorous clinical and scientific study. It is likely that some of these therapies will become mainstream treatments while others will be found ineffective. The popularity of CAM therapies might have led to increased interest on behalf of researchers as well as practitioners, but the effectiveness can only be tested by scientific study. The Food and Drug Administration does not endorse CAM therapies.
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