The nurse is caring for a patient with mental illness who asks the nurse, "I have a friend who tells me that I should look into using complementary and alternative medicine to help treat my disease. What is that?" What is the nurse's best respon
1. "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that may be used but are not considered evidence-based medicine."
2. "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of traditional medicine."
3. "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered useful in treating mental illness."
4. "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are used extensively in the treatment of mental illness."
Answer: 2
Explanation: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of traditional medicine. Some of the treatments used in CAM are considered evidence-based medicine. CAM treatments may be useful in treating mental illness; however, these treatments are generally not used extensively in the treatment of mental illness.
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