HEALTH PRESENTATION

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

• Describe various complementary and alternative healing practices.
• Identify how to effectively incorporate complementary and alternative therapies into patient care.
• Provide patient education regarding herb and supplement uses, their limitations, and precautions associated with selected complementary and alternative practices.
• Recognizing the importance of ethical and legal considerations in CAM practice.
• Identify available resources to assist in improving the workplace environment.

Learning Objectives

What is Cam?

Complementary and Alternative Medicine includes:

• Healing philosophies
• Practices
• Products

More than 38% of adults and 12% of children use some form of CAM. Why are we seeing an increase in these alternative healing methods?

• Active role in their own care
• Enhance their body, mind and spirits
• Promotes holistic care, such as individual empowerment, self-care, attention to all facets of one’s being, and a high quality of life

• There is no medical or scientific evidence to prove CAM works but more research is being done to try to understand it
• There is growing use of CAM practices and they are used in conjunction with conventional medicine
• Nurses need to be knowledgeable about practices and products so they can help clients make informed decisions
• Nurses have power to EMPOWER clients by helping them gain greater control over their own health care
• Clients want to use treatments that are natural, holistic and focus on the mind and body

WHY DO WE USE CAM IN HEALTHCARE?

The goal of mind & body medicine is to use the mind to boost physical functioning and promote healthAcupuncture:

• Key component of Chinese medicine that goes back 1,000’s of years. Thin needles are inserted on certain points on the body were qi (chee) is blocked. These areas, called meridians, are where energy flows throughout the body, over time the needles help unblock your qi, restoring and balancing health
• Can be used for everything from smoking cessation, infertility, nausea from chemo, pain, depression, anxiety and more
• Research has shown that acupuncture can help regulate the nervous system, reduce inflammation and stimulate the release of endorphins
• It is of the utmost importance to seek out a qualified and experienced practitioner

Complimentary and Alternative Healing Practices

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