Imagine that you are assigned to care for a 6-year-old boy who does not speak your language, who is confined to bed, and whose parents must leave him for periods of time because of work obligations....

Imagine that you are assigned to care for a 6-year-old

boy who does not speak your language, who is confined to bed, and whose parents must leave him for

periods of time because of work obligations. During

these periods he cries and is uncooperative with staff.

The parents feel guilty, and everyone on your unit

finds his behavior unsettling. Your nurse manager

asks you to devise a care plan to meet the child’s

needs and help him cope. What CAM treatment

modalities can you employ to deal with his anxieties?

Do you need a physician’s order to use them?