Nurses are particularly suited to helping clients become informed consumers of CAM products and practices. One valid and reliable internet website to which nurses might refer clients or their family members is:
1. EMedicine.
2. Medscape.
3. Science Daily.
4. NCCAM.
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Rationale: One can learn about the safety and effectiveness of CAM methods and read consumer advisories and news releases about the most recent research by accessing NCCAM's website. The Science Daily website is an advertising-based research resource website but is not dedicated to just CAM. Medscape and eMedicine are websites often used by nurses but do not focus solely on evidence-based research related to CAM practices and products.
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