title: Complementary and alternative therapies and SCI nursing.
abstract: Increasing numbers of individuals are experimenting with different complementary and alternative techniques and practices in their quest to improve their health status or change symptom experiences. Consumer utilization patterns are described, activities to ensure the safety and efficacy of alternative practices are reviewed, and relationships to nursing interventions and nursing responsibilities are presented. The relationship between complementary/alternative therapies and spinal cord injury (SCI) nursing practice, education, and research are described, as well as strategies for integrating these therapies into SCI nursing. The potential roles for SCI nurses and benefits to individuals with SCI are unlimited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, California State University, Long Beach, California, USA.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Oliver
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D002568:Certification; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000145:classification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012106:Research / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000451:nursing*; D014481:United States