When caring for a patient, a nurse focuses on providing holistic health care by using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The nurse recognizes that holistic health care emphasizes which of the following?
A) Uniqueness of each individual
B) Multiple factors as causes of illness and disease
C) Interaction among mind, body, and spirit
D) A single factor as a cause for illness and disease
E) The patient's participation in treatment and healing

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Holistic health care emphasizes the uniqueness of each individual, multiple factors as causes of illness and disease, the interaction among mind, body, and spirit, and the patient's participation in treatment and healing. CAM approaches are often used in holistic health care to address these aspects of the patient's well-being.

When Caring for a Patient, a Nurse Focuses on Providing