title: Complementary and alternative medicine: nurse practitioner education and practice.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine the current literature surrounding nurse practitioner knowledge and use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Its use has increased over the last few decades, yet few healthcare practitioners ask their patients about CAM. Nurse practitioners need to be capable of addressing this use.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing, Takoma, WA, USA. nottingham.erin@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Erin N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Nottingham
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000193:education* / Q000451:nursing*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment