This study  was designed to describe and compare the knowledge，experience，and attitudes of nursing faculty and students（undergraduate and graduate）regarding complementary and alternative therapies （CAT）. A cross-sectional survey of undergraduate and graduate and faculty was conducted in one school of nursing. Most participants agreed that clinical care should integrate the use of CAT.Many of them agreed that they had some knowledge of CAT,but few of them had some experience with CAT.

  The survey included three questionnaires developed by the authors.Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 11.5.

  The groups were significantly different in terms of degree of experience,with,as expected,the undergraduate group having the least experience.Regarding their experience with specific types of CAT, participants indicated having more experience with mineral therapy and herbal therapy than with other types;hardly any indicated experience with reflexology.

  From this study,we had known that Faculty and students expressed positive attitudes toward integrating CAT into the undergraduate nursing curriculum and nursing practice. Faculty development and nursing research are needed to facilitate curriculum change and integrate CAT into nursing programs at all levels.