Question 1
The Influence of Cultural and Health Belief Systems on Health Care Practices
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 80% of the people in the world use
Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for treatment of common illnesses. Select a
common illness, such as upper respiratory infection, arthritis, or a similar condition, and
1. Describe a selected CAM therapy/practice that patients might use to treat it.
2. What is the cost of the selected CAM therapy/practice described in part 1? You must
include an actual price and state where you obtained this information. You may use a
quoted price from a business that provides services/access to your chosen CAM
therapy/practice.
3. What is the efficacy of the selected CAM therapy/practice described in part 1? Reference a journal article less than 5 years old in your answer.
4. How effective do you think the selected CAM therapy/practice described in part 1 is compared with allopathic medicine?
Question 2
Religion, Culture, and Nursing
In providing nursing care for the dying patient from the Hindu culture, discuss four (4) cultural
considerations the nurse should include in the plan of care? Please reference a journal article less
than 5 years old in your answer.

NURS 310 1st Case Study Submission Grading Criteria

The purpose of this evaluation is to allow the student an opportunity to obtain feedback from the instructor on this assignment and incorporate the instructor’s top 3 recommendations for improvement in the final (2nd) case study submission.
Criteria Addressed Not Addressed

 Select a common illness and describe a selected CAM therapy/practice that patients might use to treat it.
20 points

 What is the cost of the selected CAM therapy/practice described in part 1? You must include an actual price and state where you obtained this information. You may use a quoted price from a local business  that provides services/access to your chosen CAM therapy/practice.
10 points

 What is the efficacy of the selected CAM therapy/practice described in part 1? Please reference a minimum of two journal articles less than 5 years old in your answer.
20 points

 How effective do you think the selected CAM therapy/practice described in part 1 is compared with allopathic medicine?
10 points

 In providing nursing care for the dying patient from the Hindu culture, discuss four (4) cultural considerations the nurse should include in the plan of care? Please include a journal article less than 5 years old in your answer.
40 points