PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM 4
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION COMPLETE
TEST PAPER
●● holism
Answer: treats the whole person
-preventative strategies; lifestyle changes
-optimal wellness
●● complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
Answer: an array of health care approaches with a history of use or
origins outside of mainstream medicine
●● modality
Answer: method of treating a disorder
-traditional modalities: antibiotics, surgeries
●● holistic modalities
Answer: -Complementary: treatment used together with traditional
medical care
-Alternative: treatment used instead of traditional medical care
,●● integrative healthcare
Answer: encompasses all treatment modalities
●● principles of holistic healthcare
Answer: People- are unique and connect to and interact with the
environment
Health- includes spiritual, component, self-healing, balance, integration
Illness- constitutes an imbalance, allows growth
●● florence nightingale
Answer: founder of modern nursing
-holistic nursing theorist
-optimal health; touch; environmental influences
●● martha rogers
Answer: energy fields affect health
-holistic nursing theorist
●● margaret newman
Answer: disease as disequilibrium
-holistic nursing theorist
,●● jean watson
Answer: caring is primary focus of nursing
-holistic nursing theorist
●● holistic nursing concepts
Answer: -know meaning of inherent disease (understand why the pt got
the disease and what it means to them)
-therapeutic use of self: presence and intent
-role modeling balanced health
-integrate lifestyle and practice
●● therapeutic use of self
Answer: includes awareness of the effects of presence and intention on
the healing process.
-presence of the nurse is an integral part of the patient's environment. the
mutual energetic process that is present in every caring act enhances
health outcomes.
●● role modeling balanced health
Answer: a holistic nurse role models healthy behaviors for their patients.
a holistic nurse understands their health must be balanced in order to
sustain the energy to be a good nurse
●● integrated lifestyle and practice
, Answer: healthful nutrition, sleep, rest, and relaxation benefit your
function as a healthcare provider. also a support network of like-minded
colleagues serves as a resource.
●● homeopathy
Answer: understanding of how the body heals itself
-acceptance that all symptoms represent the body's attempt to restore
itself to health
-alternative medical system
-based on 3 principles: like cures like, law of minimum dose, the single
remedy
●● naturopathy
Answer: a system of healing based on the healing power of nature
-includes diet, exercise, herbals
-must be checked by a provider for safety and interactions
-alternative medical system
●● ayurveda
Answer: balance among people and environment are integral to health
-central is client's basic constitution (dasha)
-uses nutrition, herbs, exercise, breathing, meds, aromatherapy to
achieve balance
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION COMPLETE
TEST PAPER
●● holism
Answer: treats the whole person
-preventative strategies; lifestyle changes
-optimal wellness
●● complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
Answer: an array of health care approaches with a history of use or
origins outside of mainstream medicine
●● modality
Answer: method of treating a disorder
-traditional modalities: antibiotics, surgeries
●● holistic modalities
Answer: -Complementary: treatment used together with traditional
medical care
-Alternative: treatment used instead of traditional medical care
,●● integrative healthcare
Answer: encompasses all treatment modalities
●● principles of holistic healthcare
Answer: People- are unique and connect to and interact with the
environment
Health- includes spiritual, component, self-healing, balance, integration
Illness- constitutes an imbalance, allows growth
●● florence nightingale
Answer: founder of modern nursing
-holistic nursing theorist
-optimal health; touch; environmental influences
●● martha rogers
Answer: energy fields affect health
-holistic nursing theorist
●● margaret newman
Answer: disease as disequilibrium
-holistic nursing theorist
,●● jean watson
Answer: caring is primary focus of nursing
-holistic nursing theorist
●● holistic nursing concepts
Answer: -know meaning of inherent disease (understand why the pt got
the disease and what it means to them)
-therapeutic use of self: presence and intent
-role modeling balanced health
-integrate lifestyle and practice
●● therapeutic use of self
Answer: includes awareness of the effects of presence and intention on
the healing process.
-presence of the nurse is an integral part of the patient's environment. the
mutual energetic process that is present in every caring act enhances
health outcomes.
●● role modeling balanced health
Answer: a holistic nurse role models healthy behaviors for their patients.
a holistic nurse understands their health must be balanced in order to
sustain the energy to be a good nurse
●● integrated lifestyle and practice
, Answer: healthful nutrition, sleep, rest, and relaxation benefit your
function as a healthcare provider. also a support network of like-minded
colleagues serves as a resource.
●● homeopathy
Answer: understanding of how the body heals itself
-acceptance that all symptoms represent the body's attempt to restore
itself to health
-alternative medical system
-based on 3 principles: like cures like, law of minimum dose, the single
remedy
●● naturopathy
Answer: a system of healing based on the healing power of nature
-includes diet, exercise, herbals
-must be checked by a provider for safety and interactions
-alternative medical system
●● ayurveda
Answer: balance among people and environment are integral to health
-central is client's basic constitution (dasha)
-uses nutrition, herbs, exercise, breathing, meds, aromatherapy to
achieve balance
