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?
1. "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.".
2. "The NCCAM only distributes information to professional caregivers.".
3. "Recently, NCCAM recognized a new domain of integrative medicine.".
4. "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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Rationale 1: This is true, so no further teaching is needed. The purpose of the organization is to provide information on complementary and alternative medicine to the public and professionals.
Rationale 2: NCCAM also makes information available to the public. The student needs further teaching
Rationale 3: This is true, so no further teaching is needed. NCCAM recently recognized a new domain that deals with the integration of conventional and complementary therapies.
Rationale 4: This is a true statement. 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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