A patient reports good results from taking an herb to manage migraine headache pain. The nurse confirms there are no hazardous interactions between the herb and the patient's current prescription drugs. Select the nurse's best comment to the patient. a
a. "Thanks for telling me. I'll make a note in your medical record that you take it."
b. "You are experiencing a placebo effect. When we believe something will help, it usually does."
c. "Self-management of health problems can be dangerous. You should have notified me sooner."
d. "Research studies show that herbals actually increase migraine pain by inflaming nerve cells in the brain."
ANS: A
The nurse should reinforce the patient for reporting use of the herb. Many patients keep secrets about use of alternative therapies. If it poses no danger, the nurse can document the use. The patient may also get placebo effect from the herb, but it is not necessary for the nurse to point out that information. The distracters are judgmental and may discourage the patient from openly sharing in the future.
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