Patients with cancer apply for complementary medicine
methods for the ineliminable symptoms such as nauseavomiting.
Complementary and alternative medicine methods
administered by patients in whom chemotherapy induced
nausea vomiting developed were explained in this
study. The primary complementary and alternative medicine
methods that cancer patients frequently use were herbal
products, relaxation, hypnosis, acupuncture, acupressure,
yoga, meditation, massage, music, reflexology, cryotherapy,
and aromatherapy. Nurses need to be knowledgeable about
these practices in order to achieve their goal, prevent harmful
effects, and abuse of patients. Nurses were expected to
develop their practice regarding the use of complementary
therapies, determine effective strategies, guide patient to use
complementary methods based on evidence, and direct patients/
healthy individuals to apply complementary therapies
effectively and correctly.
Keywords: Alternative and complementary therapies; nausea and vomiting; chemotherapy
