Exam 17: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

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?

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

Which term describes using the conscious mind to create situations that evoke physical changes in the body?

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?

What will placing an herb in alcohol or vinegar make?

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

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?

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?

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

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?