Abstract
Consumer interest in and use of complementary/alternative therapies has increased exponentially in the past decades. Although many of the over 1800 therapies have not been used in the delivery of nursing care, a number of these therapies have a long tradition of use in nursing. Additionally, nurses have conducted research on selected complementary therapies. Nursing is in an excellent position to be a leader in integrating these therapies into the Western biomedical health model and in continuing the research that will provide a better scientific base for the use of complementary therapies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-18 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Online journal of issues in nursing [electronic resource] |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 SPEC. ISS. |
State | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Complementary therapies
- Nursing
- Nursing interventions