Question

Complementary and Alternative Therapies 1. Margaret Thompson is a 76-year-old Catholic woman who was diagnosed with a slow-growing renal tumor. She is scheduled for surgery. You are responsible for the admission assessment and initial care for this patient. Which assessment questions about complementary and alternative therapies will you include during this preoperative period? 2. During the initial assessment Ms. Thompson asks many questions. “Is it cancer? Will the surgery result in a disability? What can I expect? Will I have to be in the intensive care unit (ICU)?” You conclude that she is afraid of both the surgical procedure and the outcome. Which types of specific nursing-accessible complementary therapies will you offer her during the preoperative period to reduce her anxiety and help her prepare for surgery? 3. In the days following surgery you are assigned to care for Ms. Thompson. Although physically she is recovering quite well from the procedure, you note that she is becoming more despondent and depressed. Preparing for discharge, which complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies do you recommend to help her deal with her depression and cancer diagnosis?

Answer 1

Complementary therapies are those therapies used in addition to conventional treatment recommended by the health care providers. It includes ayurveda, unani,naturopathy,homeopathy, sidha, yoga and chiropractic medical system.

Assessment questions should include demographic details like

Age

Gender

Employment status

Relegious beliefs

And history of previous chronic illness

Previous history of any practice of alternative

Prior knowledge on complementary therapies .

2.yoga is one of the best treatment for anxiety.it uses breathing exercise,meditation.it also helps to regulate stress hormones.

-music therapies -it helps to alleviate suffering and sickness among many people.

-aroma therapy-it is a form of complementary therapy used for enhancing one's physical or psychological well being.

3.cancer diagnosis and surgery give huge stress to the patient.complementary therapies found very effective in such patients.

A. Mind body medicine-it includes a variety of practices that enable the mind to influence body functions.

B. Herbal and natural products-its is used to combat stress related symptoms such as anxiety, depression.

C.yoga and exercise- it improves resilience to stress.

D.acupuncture-it can relieve anxiety and depression