A patient uses folk medicine to prevent ILLNESS. On what will the nurse focus when assessing this patient's use of folk medicine?
1. Knowing what herbs are used for prevention
2. Use of amulets to ward off disease
3. Avoiding eating certain animal parts in the diet
4. Having special ceremonies for preventing certain illnesses
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Explanation: 1. Herbal uses for medicine include knowing what herbs are used for what means.
2. Amulets may be part of folk medicine but are not herbal in nature.
3. Avoidance of certain animal parts for consumption does not have herbs as its base.
4. Special ceremonies could have significance in folk medicine, but they do not have herbs as their base.
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