Welcome to the new seventh edition of Therapies in Nursing. Widespread popularity of complementary Complementary & Alternative

and alternative therapies continues, compelling us to update the evidence underlying the therapies and to incorporate new information

related to their use. We took this opportunity to also refresh the look

and feel of book and chapter content, especially by adding views

and perspectives of international colleagues in each chapter. You are

sure to enjoy these international perspectives! However, even as we

embrace change, we deliberately carry forward all of the book’s wellrecognized strengths into this edition. We kept the chapter format,

organization, practice applications, examples, and evidence-based

approach of the book. We believe that the up-to-date, easy-to-retrieve,

authoritative information on commonly used complementary and

alternative therapies have contributed to the book’s success and use by

nurses in the United States and around the world. The book is unique

in its field, and is relied upon for accurate and useful information

from scholars and practitioners in varied fields. Attesting to this is the

fact that the book has been translated into three languages—Chinese,

Japanese, and Spanish. The volume will continue to be a valued asset

for busy professionals, popular among nursing faculty, nursing students, and practicing nurses. A majority of the general population is

using these therapies; never have our patients and the public desired

complementary and alternative therapies more. This new edition is

timely, and it offers the latest information and evidence to arm nurses

with the knowledge and application guides for use of these high-indemand therapies.