A nursing instructor is teaching about complementary therapies. Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?
1. "Complementary therapies view all humans as being biologically similar."
2. "Complementary therapies view a person as a combination of multiple, integrated elements."
3. "Complementary therapies focus on primarily the structure and functions of the body."
4. "Complementary therapies view disease as a deviation from a normal biological state."
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Rationale: The nurse should understand that complementary therapies view a person as a combination of multiple, integrated elements. A complementary therapy is an intervention that is used in conjunction with, but is different from, traditional medicine.
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