The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Mental Illness

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with mental illness who asks the nurse, "I have a friend who tells me that I should look into using complementary and alternative medicine to help treat my disease. What is that?" What is the nurse's best response?

A) "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that may be used but are not considered evidence-based medicine."
B) "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of traditional medicine."
C) "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered useful in treating mental illness."
D) "It is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are used extensively in the treatment of mental illness."