Title: Define Complementary and Alternative Medicine /Integrative Healing Arts (CAM/IHA).
Course: Practical Nursing I (14052-I) > Section: Examining Concepts of Wellness and Illness

Definition should include

- integrative medicine–as defined by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), combines mainstream medical therapies and complementary alternative medicine (CAM) therapies for which there is high-quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness.
- complementary medicine–used together with conventional medicine.
- alternative medicine–used in place of conventional medicine
- Eastern medicine
- Western medicine

in terms of how they relate to CAM/IHA.

Teacher Resource:

- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (https://www.nccih.nih.gov/)

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can the basic chemical components and elements of the body be described and identified by a symbol?
- How can atoms and molecules be described and differentiated?
- What are ionic and covalent bonds, and how can they be compared and contrasted?
- What are the differences among elements, compounds, and mixtures? What are examples of each?
- What are the pH scale, the pH scale’s purpose, and the normal pH range of the body?
- What are the three main types and building blocks of organic compounds? What are enzymes and their functions?