Discussion Question-Complementary and Alternative Medicine Student Name Institutional Affiliation Q1. Define Complementary And Alternative Medicine Complementary medicine is a type of diagnosis, treatment, and medical practice used alongside standard medical therapy (Barcan, 2020). Standard treatment is western medical practices carried out by healthcare professionals. Therefore, Complementary medicine is used together with standard therapy as an additional treatment. For instance, in holistic nursing, nurses enhance healing and nurture the wholeness of health customers (Barcan, 2020). Despite complementary medicine being large in terms of practices and healthcare systems, many people have not embraced them. However, some people prefer them due to social,