A client who has been using which therapy requires the most immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. Aromatherapy to treat depression
b. Herbal preparations to treat hypertension
c. Therapeutic touch to decrease level of pain
d. Tai Chi to improve joint flexibility
B
The client who has been using herbal preparations to treat hypertension may have endangered his or her life by inadvertently ingesting a substance that interacts poorly with another drug or that can be toxic. Aromatherapy may be used as a complementary therapy to treat depression. Thera-peutic touch has been shown to decrease pain, and Tai Chi may assist in mobility. These therapies are appropriate and are not life threatening.
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