The Ullrich-Hodge Alternative Therapy Assessment Model. Teaching students to evaluate patients for use, motivation, and risks.
Americans are increasingly turning to complementary and alternative medical therapies as a way of maintaining or improving their health. As with other treatment modalities, nurses have a responsibility to implement the nursing process as it relates to the use of alternative therapies. This article introduces a model for identifying patients who use alternative therapies and evaluating their knowledge base, motivation, and degree of risk.
Ullrich
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California State University, Sacramento, USA. ullrichs@csus.edu
Hodge
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D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009042:Motivation; D017008:Negotiating; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009736:Nursing Process; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors