Exam 17: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Founded in 1992, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has the responsibility for what actions? (Select all that apply.)

What type of therapy is thought to increase circulation to the affected area, promote healing, and stimulate acupuncture points?

The nurse reassures a patient that almost _____% of all health care consumers in the United States take some form of herbal or natural supplement alone or in combination with conventional medicines but rarely report this practice to their health care providers.

The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a hip replacement and is providing education regarding exercises in physical therapy. What type of therapy should the nurse call these exercises?

An older adult patient tells the home health nurse, "My doctor hasn't helped my arthritis at all. I am using the chiropractor now." What change has the patient made?

Herbs have not been approved for use as drugs. How are herbs allowed to be sold?

The nurse is educating a patient regarding reflexology. Information includes that reflexology is a therapy based on the theory that the entire body can be reached by applying pressure to specific areas. Where is pressure mainly applied?

The nurse recommends that a patient have animal-assisted therapy sessions (AAT) because this therapy has been found to have what effect(s)? (Select all that apply.)

A patient wants to use aromatherapy to treat pneumonia, but the hospital policy will not allow burning of eucalyptus-scented candles. What should the nurse suggest the patient use instead?

The nurse is obtaining health history information on a new patient at a physician's office and he or she records a barbiturate medication on the current list. What herb should the nurse ask if the patient is taking?

What is the goal of herbal therapy?

What is the responsibility of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)?

During a follow-up visit with a patient recently started on Coumadin, the home health nurse is concerned after seeing an herbal remedy that enhances the effect of anticoagulants by the patient's bedside. What is this herbal remedy?

People with fractures, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis are not candidates for ____________ therapy.

Acupuncture is a complementary therapy that uses fine needles placed in acupoints. What is the believed purpose of these acupoints?

What is true regarding manufacturers of herbal remedy products?

What type of alternative therapy is the nurse practicing when using essential oils to provide inhalation treatments?

What is a therapeutic treatment that joins the mind and body and increases muscle tone and flexibility?

What training system may help prevent osteoporosis?

Why do people often choose complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? (Select all that apply.)