Exam 32: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

The practitioner of Reiki acts as a conduit for healing energy by directing healing energy to the patient's receptors located in the: (Select all that apply.)

The culturally competent nurse is aware that the American Indian medicine techniques are very significant to the patient. This medical intervention involves: (Select all that apply.)

A patient's blood pressure measures 170/90 mm Hg. There is no history of hypertension, but the patient is very stressed because of career demands. The best complementary therapy that the patient might benefit from is:

The home health nurse helps a patient schedule an appointment with a chiropractor because of chronic back pain, instructing the patient that the chiropractic treatment will involve:

A patient who has job-related stress and chronic back pain wants to start exercising but dislikes physical activity. The nurse suggests that the most beneficial therapy for this patient is:

The technique in which the practitioner alters body energy fields by passing his hands over the patient to determine where tensions exist is the practice of _________.

An elderly Hispanic male was admitted with a severe headache and is anxious. The patient tells the nurse that he was given the mal de ojo. The culturally competent nurse understands that mal de ojo means that the patient believes that he:

An elderly female patient is placed on warfarin sodium (Coumadin) for thrombophlebitis and is seen in the clinic for a follow-up visit. On assessment, the patient complains that her forgetfulness is becoming worse and asks if ginkgo biloba would help. The most appropriate response by the nurse is:

When asked to give an example of complementary therapies, the nurse gives:

When taking the depressed patient's history, the nurse finds that the patient is taking Prozac and the herbal remedy St. John's wort. The nurse gives this information to the physician immediately because:

The nurse caring for a patient without any religious affiliation who was admitted 2 days ago with a severe gastrointestinal infection encounters the hospital chaplain who wants to pray with the patient. The most appropriate response by the nurse is:

A branch of traditional Chinese medicine in which very fine needles are used to stimulate certain points on the body along lines called meridians to increase or disperse the flow of energy is known as ___________.

A patient who is in labor is having anxiety and sobs with each contraction. The nurse decides to use imagery to calm the patient by:

The alternative practice in which the practitioner journeys to other planes of existence to retrieve information for the healing process is ________.

A patient asks the nurse about the difference between manipulative and body-based methods and mind-body therapies. The nurse's correct response is that:

A Hispanic female patient visits the clinic with complaints of sleep loss and wants sleeping pills. In further talking with the patient, the nurse learns that the patient is also drinking valerian tea. The most appropriate nursing action is to:

The nurse is assessing a patient and finds that the patient is taking ephedra for weight control. The finding that is most likely attributable to ephedra is:

The nurse's role(s) when patients practice complementary and alternative therapies include: (Select all that apply.)

A patient with thrombophlebitis is contemplating being seen by a massage therapist for a deep body massage. The nurse warns that such a therapy may be harmful because:

When the patient asked the nurse about the use of acupuncture for the control of back pain, the nurse warned that acupuncture can put the patient at risk for: