An important development that concerns maternity nursing is integrative health care. This:
1. refers to the goal of providing the same health care for all racial and ethnic groups.
2. blends complementary and alternative therapies with conventional Western treatment.
3. focuses on the disease or condition rather than the background of the patient.
4. has been mandated by Congress.
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1. Incorrect. It refers to the blending of new and traditional practices.
2. Correct. It tries to mix the old with the new at the discretion of the patient and the health care providers.
3. Incorrect. It focuses on the whole person, not just the disease or condition.
4. Incorrect. U.S. law supports complementary and alternative therapies but does not mandate them.
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