When obtaining a health history,the nurse asks about the patient's use of alternative therapies because many such therapies can:
A) be covered by insurance.
B) have unfortunate interactions with traditional therapies.
C) be substituted for allopathic medicine.
D) have curative and healing power.

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Some alternative therapies may have serious side effects.As a rule,complementary and alternative (CAM)therapies are not curative or healing as is allopathic medicine.Some complementary therapies are covered by insurance,but alternative remedies are not.

When Obtaining a Health History,the Nurse Asks About the Patient's