NURS 3100 Exam 1 Practice

A client with chronic back pain informs the nurse he has been receiving therapeutic touch in addition to his medications. What is the nurse's best classification of the client's treatment?

1. Biologic therapy

2. Complementary therapy

3. Drug-absence therapy

4. Pharmacotherapy

The correct answer is: Biologic therapy

The nurse's best classification of the client's treatment is biologic therapy because therapeutic touch is considered a type of complementary therapy that complements conventional medical treatments. Biologic therapy typically includes treatments that involve the use of living organisms, substances derived from living organisms, or laboratory-made versions of such substances to treat disease. In this case, therapeutic touch, as a complementary therapy, is used in conjunction with medications to help manage the client's chronic back pain.