A patient who has been experiencing nausea expresses an interest in aromatherapy to manage the condition. What response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?
1. "Ginger has been used with some success to manage nausea."
2. "Aromatherapy has shown very limited effectiveness with nausea."
3. "Aromatherapy helps to exert conscious control over physiologic processes."
4. "Why are you considering this method?"
Correct Answer: 1
Ginger is an aromatic root. It has demonstrated success in managing nausea in some populations. Telling the patient the substance has limited effectiveness is discouraging and not entirely true. Biofeedback is the nonpharmacologic method that allows conscious control to be exerted over a physiologic process. Questioning the patient does not meet the patient's request for information.
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