Nurse’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: a scoping review
Li, Xietian (2025)
2025
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Introduction: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming popular worldwide, and CAM is also very controversial in the healthcare field.
Background: CAM differs from conventional medicine because there is not enough evidence from randomized controlled trials. Nurses play an important role in CAM intervention.
Aim: This study aimed to determine nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices of CAM.
Methods: A scoping review method was used in this study. In the data collection, eight articles were chosen from scientific resources. In data analysis, the author synthesizes the data by summarising and describing.
Result: In the result part, there are three themes, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices. Theme Knowledge includes sub-themes of Assessment, Acquisition, and Education. Theme Attitude includes sub-themes of General attitude, Benefits, Effectiveness, Safety, and Duty. Theme Practices include sub-themes of Patient Education, Referral, Practices for others, and Nurses’ self-care.
Conclusion: Nurses usually have limited knowledge and a positive attitude toward CAM. Nurses’ CAM-related practices are also limited.
Background: CAM differs from conventional medicine because there is not enough evidence from randomized controlled trials. Nurses play an important role in CAM intervention.
Aim: This study aimed to determine nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices of CAM.
Methods: A scoping review method was used in this study. In the data collection, eight articles were chosen from scientific resources. In data analysis, the author synthesizes the data by summarising and describing.
Result: In the result part, there are three themes, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices. Theme Knowledge includes sub-themes of Assessment, Acquisition, and Education. Theme Attitude includes sub-themes of General attitude, Benefits, Effectiveness, Safety, and Duty. Theme Practices include sub-themes of Patient Education, Referral, Practices for others, and Nurses’ self-care.
Conclusion: Nurses usually have limited knowledge and a positive attitude toward CAM. Nurses’ CAM-related practices are also limited.