A patient describes practicing a complementary and alternative therapy involving breathwork and yoga. The nurse also recommends using energy field therapies. Which techniques did the nurse suggest?
a. Prayer and tai chi
b. The "zone" and acupressure
c. Massage therapy and ayurveda
d. Reiki therapy and therapeutic touch
ANS: D
Both yoga and breathwork are mind-body therapies, whereas both reiki and therapeutic touch therapies are energy field therapies. Tai chi is mind-body intervention. Acupressure and massage are body-based methods. Ayurvedic is a type of whole medical system.
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