A client with stage II cancer has opted to use reflexology and herbal therapy for treatment. The nurse understands this treatment falls under which modality?
A) Culture care
B) Complementary therapy
C) Integrative therapy
D) Alternative therapy
D
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The use of reflexology and herbs is considered alternative therapy when not used in conjunction with conventional medicine. Integrative therapy would combine alternative, complementary, and conventional medicine. Culture care is the delivery of care as sensitive to the culture and ethnic traditions of a client.
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