The nurse is caring for a patient with severe, chronic headaches. According to a recent medical work-up, there "is no definitive physiological reason for these headaches
" The nurse counsels the patient about alternative therapies for headaches, knowing that:
a. Homeopathic medications eliminate migraine and other chronic headaches
b. Acupuncture is more effective than medication in relieving chronic headaches
c. Western medicine has no alternative treatment for severe, chronic headaches
d. There is no palliative care for chronic headaches without physiological basis
B
Acupuncture has been shown to more effectively relieve chronic headaches than medications. Homeopathic medicine is person specific and not disease/symptom specific—that is, it cannot be said that it affects headaches in a specific way. Western medicine does have other alternative treatments for severe and chronic headache management (e.g., biofeedback, botulinum toxin). There is palliative care for chronic headaches to manage the process rather than effecting a "cure."
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