A patient asks the nurse, What is the major difference between traditional Western medicine and complementary and alternative therapies (CAM)? The best reply for the nurse to make is that traditional Western medicine:
a. focuses on what is done to the patient, and CAM focuses on body-mind interaction in an actively involved patient.
b. treats illnesses and is symptom specific, whereas CAM is holistic and focused more on health promotion than illness treatment.
c. is controlled by doctors and the health care industry, but CAM is the people's medicine and not motivated by profit.
d. has been tested by research and is regulated, but CAM is religiously based and not nearly as regulated.
Question 2
A nurse assesses a 4-year-old with hyperactive, impulsive behavior. Which developmental task should the child have achieved?
a. Separation from parents and ability to socialize outside the family
b. Forming satisfactory relationships with peers
c. Ability to generate abstract ideas
d. A sense of autonomy