Exam 17: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

An older adult patient tells the home health nurse,"My doctor hasn't helped my arthritis at all.I am using the chiropractor now." The patient has gone from:

The nurse recognizes that reflexology is a therapy based on the theory that the entire body can be reached by applying pressure to specific areas of the:

The nurse tells the patient with phlebitis of the left leg that until the condition is resolved,he should forgo:

A patient wants to use aromatherapy to treat pneumonia,but the hospital policy will not allow burning of eucalyptus-scented candles.The nurse suggests the use of:

A training system that may help prevent osteoporosis is:

When obtaining a health history,the nurse asks about the patient's use of alternative therapies because many such therapies can:

Using the conscious mind to create situations that evoke physical changes in the body is termed:

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.That herbal remedy is:

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

When the nurse describes a therapy that can produce a state of decreased cognitive,physiological,and/or behavioral arousal,the nurse is referring to the alternative therapy of:

A therapeutic treatment that joins the mind and body and increases muscle tone and flexibility is:

The nurse recognizes that the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)has the responsibility of:

A type of therapy thought to increase circulation to the affected area,promote healing,and stimulate acupuncture points,is called:

Acupuncture is a complementary therapy that uses fine needles placed in acupoints that:

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

The nurse reminds users of herbal remedies that the manufacturers of these products:

Because of its synergizing effect on barbiturates,the herb the nurse should ask if the patient taking barbiturates is also using is:

The nurse reminds the patient recovering from a hip replacement that the exercises performed in the physical therapy department are considered:

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.)

Although herbs have not been approved for use as drugs,they are allowed to be sold: