This project will incorporate acquired course knowledge. The BSN student will select a therapy or treatment reviewed within this course. The BSN student will develop a PowerPoint presentation that will address the selected therapy.
Identification of a complementary therapy and its origins – Which therapy will you evaluate.
Description/Characteristics – Identify specifics to the culture. Include communication, family roles, high-risk health behaviors, nutrition, pregnancy, and childbearing practices, death rituals, spirituality, native healthcare practices, nursing/healthcare practice considerations
Indications for Treatment – Identify a condition or disease that the selected therapy is used to treat. Is the treatment complementary or an alternative to traditional medicine
Professional Nursing Responsibilities – What are your professional obligations regarding improper application of therapies, incompetent practitioners, dangerous treatments.
Client/Patient Education – Educate client to identify compatibilities with prescribed therapies. When to start/stop supplementation. When to notify the physician or FDA.