Exam 46: Holistic Healing

A woman is receiving physical therapy after surgery to repair a hip fracture. She tells the therapist before therapy begins that she expects therapy to be very painful. She rates her pain as 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 before therapy. Three minutes into the treatment session, the patient complains of excruciating pain rated as 10 and says she cannot tolerate exercise any longer. The therapist is concerned about the amount of pain because severe pain is not expected during that form of exercise. The therapist considers the patient could be experiencing:

The nurse is caring for a patient with severe, chronic headaches. According to a recent medical work-up, there "is no definitive physiological reason for these headaches." The nurse counsels the patient about alternative therapies for headaches, knowing that:

Mind-body interventions target the patient's mood and reaction to stress. Identify the following mind-body interventions that have become a part of conventional healthcare.