Nurses who are interested in practicing CAM therapy can, with minimum preparation, incorpo-rate which of the following into their nursing practice?
1. Biofeedback
2. Ayurveda
3. Therapeutic Touch
4. Acupressure
ANS: 3
Therapeutic Touch is the laying of hands on a client's body. Biofeedback requires advanced preparation and the use of instruments. Ayurveda is a traditional Hindu system of medicine. Ac-upressure, a Chinese method of producing analgesia, requires advanced preparation.
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