The nurse is caring for a patient with severe,chronic headaches.According to a recent medical work-up,there "is no definitive physiological reason for these headaches." The nurse counsels the patient about alternative therapies for headaches,knowing that:

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Acupuncture has been shown to more effectively relieve chronic headaches than medications.Homeopathic medicine is person specific and not disease/symptom specific-that is,it cannot be said that it affects headaches in a specific way.Western medicine does have other alternative treatments for severe and chronic headache management (e.g.,biofeedback,botulinum toxin).There is palliative care for chronic headaches to manage the process rather than effecting a "cure."

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Severe,chronic Headaches