(Solution) HLT 306V: Homework Topic 5

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 HLT 306V Advanced Patient Care

HLT 306V Advanced Patient Care Homework Topic 5

Write a short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question posed below. Submit this assignment as a Microsoft Word document.
  1. Define CAM.
  2. Describe the patient who uses CAM the most.
  3. List some common misconceptions about CAM.
  4. Identify methods of including the use of CAM in patient education.
  5. Discuss the safe use of CAM.
  6. List ways in which conventional medicine and CAM can be integrated.
  7. Define ethical theories, ethical principles, and values.
  8. Provide examples of ethical issues in patient education and compliance, and describe ways in which an effective professional/patient relationship and a poor health professional/patient relationship can impact these issues.
  9. Explain what is meant by “ethical patient education practices”.
  10. Explain the purpose of informed consent.
  11. Discuss what factors determine the patient’s ability to give informed consent.
  12. Compose a sample informed consent form. .
  13. Discuss the process of communication to use with the patient and the family when obtaining informed consent.

SOLUTION

  1. Define CAM.

Complimentary medicine consists of nontraditional and traditional therapies, whereas alternative medicine refers to only nontraditional therapies. CAM describes diverse practices or products that are outside the standard medication for prevention or treatment (WHO ,2019). CAM is a relationship and harmony between the mind, body and spirit.

  1. Describe the patient who uses CAM the most.

CAM use runs across all age and gender. Majority of those who use CAM are women between 35 & 49 years, highly educated and affluent. And although immigrants do utilize CAM, they are better educated & with a higher socioeconomic state than assumed (WHO ,2019). Mostly, those who use CAM also utilize western medication.

  1. List some common misconceptions about CAM.

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