A nurse is teaching a community group about holistic medicine. Which information should the nurse include about Western medicine? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Western medicine focuses on the cause of disease.
2. Western medicine is not compatible with holistic medicine.
3. The patient is at the center of concern in Western medicine.
4. Disease is often viewed as a malfunction in a specific body system.
5. Western medicine may focus on disease treatment.
1,4,5
Rationale 1: Western medicine often focuses on determining which disease is present and what caused it.
Rationale 2: Western medicine is compatible with holistic medicine, but this requires that those providing care remain mindful of the individuality of the patient.
Rationale 3: Disease and treatment are typically at the center of Western medicine.
Rationale 4: In Western medicine disease is often viewed as a specific malfunction of a body part.
Rationale 5: Western medicine often focuses on the treatment of a disease, not the care of the patient with the disease.
Global Rationale: Western medicine often focuses on determining which disease is present and what caused it. In Western medicine disease is often viewed as a specific malfunction of a body part. Western medicine often focuses on the treatment of a disease, not the care of the patient with the disease. Western medicine is compatible with holistic medicine, but this requires that those providing care remain mindful of the individuality of the patient. Disease and treatment are typically at the center of Western medicine.
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