Therapeutic nursing interventions

What is complementary medicine? - -Is used with conventional medicine -(enhances or augments) medicine: complement conventional medicine. Includes probiotics, vitamins, herbal medicine, yoga What is Conventional medicine? - -Focuses on physical components of the ill patient -Emphasis is placed on diagnosis and cure based on physical symptoms - medicine, surgery, etc What is alternative medicine? - -Take holistic "multibody approach -takes into consideration the complexity of each person -Include both the material and nonmaterial aspects of the individual and self-healing forces What does complementary and alternative medicine focus on? - -Wellness orientation -Self reliance on healing -body has own energy for healing -use of nutrition and natural products -emphasis on individuality s-trong connection between mind and body Who are the primary primary participants is alternative and complementary practices? - All ethnic goups Age 18-59 Children who's parent use CAM Children whose parent had higher education