A client with a diagnosis of AIDS has asked the nurse for information regarding the use of complementary therapies for the treatment of the disease. The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that:
1. Many HIV/AIDS clients find the complementary treatments helpful.
2. Incorporating such treatments could severely undermine the effectiveness of the current treatment plan.
3. These treatments will most likely neither help nor hurt the client physically.
4. With a terminal disease, the client deserves to make whatever choices he or she wants.
Many HIV/AIDS clients find the complementary treatments helpful
Rationale: There is growing support among HIV-infected patients for the use of complementary and alternative treatments in symptom management. There is no compelling evidence that complementary therapies undermine the effectiveness of the medical treatment clients are already receiving. There is no basis for the statement that the treatments will neither help or hurt the client physically. All clients, terminal or otherwise, have the right to make choices regarding their medical treatments.
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