Exam 33: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

A nurse is teaching a class over herbs and their uses. Which condition will the nurse match to its specific herb for the teaching session? -Chaparral

A nurse is teaching a class over herbs and their uses. Which condition will the nurse match to its specific herb for the teaching session? -Valerian

A nurse is teaching a patient relaxation techniques to decreases stress. Which finding will support the nurse's evaluation that the therapy is effective?

A nurse is teaching a patient about the use of biofeedback. Which goal should the nurse add to the care plan?

A patient is taking an antidepressant medication. The nurse discovers that the patient uses herbs. Which herb will cause the nurse to intervene?

During a relaxation therapy skills group, the instructor discusses the cognitive skill of learning to tolerate uncertain and unfamiliar experiences. Which skill is the nurse describing?

A nurse is describing the therapeutic effects of imagery. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching session? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is teaching a class over herbs and their uses. Which condition will the nurse match to its specific herb for the teaching session? -Saw palmetto

A nurse is teaching a class over herbs and their uses. Which condition will the nurse match to its specific herb for the teaching session? -Garlic

A nurse is teaching a class over herbs and their uses. Which condition will the nurse match to its specific herb for the teaching session? -Aloe

The group leader is overheard saying to the gathering of patients, "Focus on your breathing once again …. Notice how it is regular …. Now focus on your left arm …. Notice how relaxed your left arm feels …. Notice the relaxation going down the left arm to the hand." A patient asks the nurse what the group is doing. What is the nurse's best response?

A patient asks the nurse for a nonmedical approach for excessive worry and work stress. Which therapy should the nurse recommend?

An older-adult patient is newly admitted to a skilled nursing facility with the diagnoses of Alzheimer's dementia, lipidemia, and hypertension, and a history of pulmonary embolism. Medications brought on admission included lisinopril (Zestril, Prinivil), hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide), warfarin (Coumadin), low-dose aspirin, ginkgo biloba, and echinacea. Which potential interaction will cause the nurse to notify the patient's health care provider?

A nurse is teaching a class over herbs and their uses. Which condition will the nurse match to its specific herb for the teaching session? -Ginger

A nurse is teaching about the therapy that is more effective in treating physical ailments than in preventing disease or managing chronic illness. Which therapy is the nurse describing?

A nurse is teaching a patient about meridians. Which technique is the nurse preparing the patient to receive?

A patient asks about the new clinic in town that is staffed by allopathic and complementary practitioners. Which response from the nurse is best?

A patient is proficient at meditation from long-time use of the technique. Which finding in the medication history will cause the nurse to follow up?

A nurse is emphasizing the use of touch to decrease "skin hunger" in caring for patients. Which age group is the nurse primarily describing?

A nurse is using the holistic approach to care. Which goal is the priority?