Question 1

The nurse is educating a patient with phlebitis of the left leg.What alternative therapy should this patient avoid until the condition is resolved?

Accepted Answer

A) Acupuncture 
B) Therapeutic massage 
C) Yoga 
D) Acupressure 
A) Acupuncture 
B) Therapeutic massage 
C) Yoga 
D) Acupressure

Question 2

What training system may help prevent osteoporosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Acupressure 
B) Yoga 
C) Therapeutic massage 
D) Tai chi 
A) Acupressure 
B) Yoga 
C) Therapeutic massage 
D) Tai chi

Question 3

A patient admitted with lower back pain is not sure that the prescribed treatment is helping and asks what alternative therapies might help.What should the nurse suggest?

Accepted Answer

A) Herbal therapy 
B) Chiropractic therapy 
C) Acupressure 
D) Reflexology 
A) Herbal therapy 
B) Chiropractic therapy 
C) Acupressure 
D) Reflexology

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) Western medicine to complementary therapy 
B) Complementary therapy to alternative therapy 
C) Alternative therapy to allopathic medicine 
D) Allopathic medicine to alternative therapy 
A) Western medicine to complementary therapy 
B) Complementary therapy to alternative therapy 
C) Alternative therapy to allopathic medicine 
D) Allopathic medicine to alternative therapy

Question 5

What type of therapy is contraindicated in patients with pacemakers?

Accepted Answer

A) Relaxation therapy 
B) Magnetic therapy 
C) Yoga therapy 
D) Imagery therapy 
A) Relaxation therapy 
B) Magnetic therapy 
C) Yoga therapy 
D) Imagery therapy

Question 6

Confusion and misinformation relative to herbal medicine can make patients reluctant to disclose their herbal use to health care providers.What should be the nurse's approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Instructive 
B) Nonjudgmental 
C) Inquisitive 
D) Determined 
A) Instructive 
B) Nonjudgmental 
C) Inquisitive 
D) Determined

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) Magnet therapy 
B) Respiratory therapy 
C) Herbal therapy 
D) Aromatherapy 
A) Magnet therapy 
B) Respiratory therapy 
C) Herbal therapy 
D) Aromatherapy

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

chiropractic
Contraindications

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Another essential oil 
B) Prescribed medications 
C) A topical eucalyptus product 
D) Massage therapy 
A) Another essential oil 
B) Prescribed medications 
C) A topical eucalyptus product 
D) Massage therapy

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) For pain relief 
B) To improve body strength 
C) To prolong life 
D) As diet supplements 
A) For pain relief 
B) To improve body strength 
C) To prolong life 
D) As diet supplements

Exam 20: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

The nurse is educating a patient with phlebitis of the left leg.What alternative therapy should this patient avoid until the condition is resolved?

What training system may help prevent osteoporosis?

A patient admitted with lower back pain is not sure that the prescribed treatment is helping and asks what alternative therapies might help.What should the nurse suggest?

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

What type of therapy is contraindicated in patients with pacemakers?

Confusion and misinformation relative to herbal medicine can make patients reluctant to disclose their herbal use to health care providers.What should be the nurse's approach?

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

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

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?

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

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