title: Use of nontraditional therapies--implications for older adults.
abstract: Using nontraditional therapies to replace traditional medical treatment is becoming more popular in the United States. Nurses in the twenty-first century are faced with the challenge of broadening their view of health care and discovering the benefits of nontraditional, often ancient, health care principles and practices. Health care professionals and patients need to understand, however, that although a nontraditional therapy may be natural or noninvasive, it is not necessarily safe and without consequences. This article discusses the increased use of nontraditional therapies among older adults with a focus on the use and perioperative implications of botanical, herbal, and nutritional supplements.
authors.affiliation: Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Haynes
authors.forename: Jan Hoot
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Endres
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D008517:Phytotherapy; D012449:Safety; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014481:United States