Uses and attitudes of the nursing staff about alternative therapies in a pediatric hospital
Keywords:
Complementary therapies, Attitude of health personnel, Nursing staff, AttitudeAbstract
Introduction: In Mexico the use of alternative therapies is popular. Par excellence, the nursing staff educates the patient and the family members; therefore, nursing staff’s attitudes and opinions are relevant about the use of these therapies.
Objective: To know the use of alternative therapies by the nursing staff and their opinion and attitudes with patients and family concerning this use.
Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study. 268 questionnaires were administered to the nursing staff. The questionnaire was designed with a purpose and validated.
Results: 68% of the nurse staff used alternative therapies, half believed these therapies are safe, 27% recommended them to patients, and 5% had knowledge of the subject. Personal use was associated with the recommendation.
Conclusions: The majority of the nursing staff does not investigate the antecedent of the use of alternative therapies by patients. The recommendation of its use is probably based on personal experience.
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