When obtaining a health history, the nurse asks about the patient's use of alternative therapies because many such therapies can:
a. be covered by insurance.
b. have unfortunate interactions with traditional therapies.
c. be substituted for allopathic medicine.
d. have curative and healing power.
B
Some alternative therapies may have serious side effects. As a rule, complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies are not curative or healing as is allopathic medicine. Some complementary therapies are covered by insurance, but alternative remedies are not.
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1. ambulatory, requiring care at home. 2. administered to in a clinic setting. 3. significantly ill and likely hospitalized. 4. cared for in a rehabilitation setting.
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