Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding complementary and alternative therapies (CAM)?
A) Clients are using complementary and alternative therapies more frequently and therefore the nurse should assess for their use.
B) Complementary and alternative therapies continue to be viewed as fringe activities and their use should be discouraged.
C) These therapies are often unfounded and have no evidence to support their use.
D) Trends regarding complementary and alternative therapies would suggest that nurses become CAM practitioners.
A
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