Vitamin C, chicken soup, and amulets: students view self-care practices

Students entering the community health nursing semester often express dismay at their diminished control of client behavior outside the hospital setting. A short case study of self-care practices, home remedies, and use of lay healers is helpful in establishing comfort with and respect for clients in their homes. Additionally, perspective about the medical system's relative place in the health-illness continuum is gained. The practices discovered by interview are exciting and almost limitless.