Author Question: What are the common characteristics of CAM therapies? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be ... (Read 43 times)

CharlieWard · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

What are the common characteristics of CAM therapies? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

1. Consideration of the specific system involved
2. Recognizing the role of spirituality in health and healing
3. Promotion of disease prevention, self-care, and self-healing
4. Focusing on treatment of the person as an individual
5. Focusing on the medical plan of treatment

Question 2

The nurse is educating a client on the characteristics of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Which characteristic should the nurse not include in the teaching?

1. Promote disease prevention, self-care, and self-healing.
2. Replace all traditional medication.
3. Focus on treating each individual person.
4. Consider the health of the whole person.

ttt030911 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2, 3, 4

Rationale 1: Consideration of the specific system involved is incorrect because CAM therapies focus on holistic care of the person, not limited to the specific system involved. Another characteristic is emphasis of the integration of mind and body.
Rationale 2: Recognizing the role of spirituality in health and healing is a common characteristic of CAM therapies.
Rationale 3: Promotion of disease prevention, self-care, and self-healing is a common characteristic of CAM therapies.
Rationale 4: Focusing on treatment of the person as an individual is a common characteristic of CAM therapies.
Rationale 5: Focusing on the medical plan of treatment is not a common characteristic of CAM therapies.

Global Rationale: Recognizing the role of spirituality in health and healing is a common characteristic of CAM therapies. Promotion of disease prevention, self-care, and self-healing is a common characteristic of CAM therapies. Focusing on treatment of the person as an individual is a common characteristic of CAM therapies. Consideration of the specific system involved is incorrect because CAM therapies focus on holistic care of the person, not limited to the specific system involved. Another characteristic is emphasis of the integration of mind and body. Focusing on the medical plan of treatment is not a common characteristic of CAM therapies.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2

Rationale 1: Promoting disease prevention, self-care, and self-healing is a characteristic of CAM.
Rationale 2: Replacing all traditional medication is not a characteristic of CAM.
Rationale 3: Focus on treating each individual is a characteristic of CAM.
Rationale 4: Considering the health of the whole person is a characteristic of CAM.

Global Rationale: Replacing all traditional medication is not a characteristic of CAM. Promoting disease prevention, self-care, and self-healing is a characteristic of CAM. Focus on treating each individual is a characteristic of CAM. Considering the health of the whole person is a characteristic of CAM.