Exam 34: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Which of the following statements is true concerning the regulation of herbal therapies in Canada?

A practitioner or patient who uses traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)bases the therapy on which primary concept?

With which of the following patients should the nurse not use therapeutic touch?

Which of the following is considered a whole medical system?

In selecting an appropriate alternative therapy,the nurse knows that the patient who is experiencing which of the following conditions may benefit the most from the passive type of relaxation?

The nurse is preparing to assist the patient with meditation and breathing.In preparing to implement this therapy,what is the first step the nurse should take?

The patient has a history of gastrointestinal problems and has used herbal remedies in the past.The nurse expects that this patient will be taking which of the following remedies?

In selecting alternative therapies,for which of the following patients does the nurse recognize that therapeutic touch may be most effective?

In selecting an appropriate alternative therapy,the nurse knows that the patient who has migraine headaches may benefit the most from which of the following therapies?

During the admission history,the patient informs the nurse that she follows a macrobiotic diet.The nurse knows that the patient's diet includes which of the following?

When teaching a patient how to do modified autogenic relaxation,the nurse says to the patient,"Say to yourself,'My abdomen' while you are breathing in." What does the nurse tell the patient to say to him- or herself when breathing out?

The patient asks the nurse about different herbal therapies that may stimulate the immune system.Based on the patient's request,the nurse provides information about which of the following herbal therapies?

Which of the following is thought to promote strength,balance,and optimal body functioning?

The patient presenting to the clinic for coldlike symptoms tells the nurse she has been taking echinacea for three weeks.During history taking,what information is it important for the nurse to know with regard to contraindications related to taking echinacea?

The nurse is aware of the positive responses that may be obtained with the use of alternative therapies.A decrease in which of the following is a benefit that the patient can gain from relaxation therapy?

The nurse must be alert to possible negative responses to meditation.Patients who have reacted negatively to meditation have most often experienced which one of the following?

A patient at the clinic informs the nurse during an examination that he has been taking comfrey as an anticancer agent.The patient asks if there is any reason why this remedy should not be taken.The nurse responds accurately when telling the patient which of the following about comfrey?

The nurse recognizes that which of the following statements is correct concerning complementary and alternative medicine?

Which of the following is an indication for use of meditation?

The patient informs the nurse before surgery that he has been advised by a friend to take garlic pills for his hypertension.The nurse should inform the physician because taking garlic may induce which of the following symptoms?