FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 9TH EDITION POTTER TEST BANK (CHAPTER 33) COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED)

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 9TH EDITION POTTER TEST BANK (CHAPTER 33) COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED) Chapter 33: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient describes practicing a complementary and alternative therapy involving breathwork and yoga. The nurse also recommends using energy field therapies. Which techniques did the nurse suggest? a. Prayer and tai chi b. The “zone” and acupressure c. Massage therapy and ayurveda d. Reiki therapy and therapeutic touch ANS: D Both yoga and breathwork are mind-body therapies, whereas both reiki and therapeutic touch therapies are energy field therapies. Tai chi is mind-body intervention. Acupressure and massage are body-based methods. Ayurvedic is a type of whole medical system. 2. A teen with an anxiety disorder is referred for biofeedback because the parents do not want their child to take anxiolytics. Which statement from the teen indicates successful learning? a. “Biofeedback will help me with my thoughts and physiological responses to stress.” b. “Biofeedback will direct my energies in an intentional way when stressed.” c. “Biofeedback will allow me to manipulate my stressed out joints.” d. “Biofeedback will let me assess and redirect my energy fields.” ANS: A By using electromechanical instruments, a person can receive information or feedback on his or her stress level. Having this knowledge allows the patient to develop awareness and voluntary control over his or her physiological symptoms. Biofeedback does not address energy fields; healing touch, reiki, and therapeutic touch are energy fields. Directing energies is therapeutic touch. Manipulation of body alignment and joints is done by a chiropractor. 3. An older-adult patient is newly admitted to a skilled nursing facility with the diagnoses of Alzheimer’s dementia, lipidemia, and hypertension, and a history of pulmonary embolism. Medications brought on admission included lisinopril (Zestril, Prinivil), hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide), warfarin (Coumadin), low-dose aspirin, ginkgo biloba, and echinacea. Which potential interaction will cause the nurse to notify the patient’s health care provider? a. Echinacea and warfarin b. Lisinopril and echinacea c. Warfarin and ginkgo biloba d. Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide ANS: C Warfarin and blood thinners interact with ginkgo biloba (designed to improve memory). All herbal supplements should be evaluated with current pharmacological medications. The other options do not have interactions with each other. 4. A patient asks the nurse for a nonmedical approach for excessive worry and work stress. Which therapy should the nurse recommNenUdR?SINGTB.COM a. Meditation b. Acupuncture c. Ayurvedic herbs d. Chiropractic care ANS: A Meditation is indicated for stress-related illness and is a nonmedical approach. In addition, meditation increases productivity, improves mood, increases sense of identity, and lowers irritability. Acupuncture, ayurvedic, and chiropractic are all medical approaches. The use of ayurvedic herbs has been available for centuries to treat illness and is a type of whole medical system. Acupuncture focuses on redirecting vital energy (qi) in the body’s meridian energy lines to influence deeper internal organs. Chiropractic therapy involves manipulation of the spinal column and includes physiotherapy and diet therapy.