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Exam #3: Integrative Nursing: Foundations, Questions and answers. 2022/2023. Rated A

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Exam #3: Integrative Nursing: Foundations, Questions and answers. 2022/2023. Rated A How is rising healthcare costs affect what interventions patients choose to utilize? Give some examples - �... �✔-Patients may not be able to afford medications or procedures to alleviate symptoms but many integrative therapies are no or low cost. -Deep breathing versus prescription medication and Dr's visit for anxiety How are the demographics changing when it comes to consumer interest and demand? - ✔✔-Approximately 40% of adult Americans use some form of CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) each year -The general public is more open to exploring and trying alternative treatments than in the past -Healthcare providers are more open to recommend some of the therapies as well. What is the evidence saying about the benefits of integrative nursing? - ✔✔There is more research being done to evaluate the effectiveness of integrative therapies and many studies are showing the benefits to both physical and mental health What is considered to be vital for providing good, quality care to patients? - ✔✔Self care for caregivers is more of a priority and is being considered vital to providing good, quality care to patients. What is one reason why integrative nursing is being used more in today's medical treatment - ✔✔because of an increased understanding within the biomedical professional community What are the complementary therapies? - ✔✔-therapies that "complement" biomedicine and parallel treatments. -Not generally viewed as mainstream or the "best" treatment. -Therapies that are utilized alongside biomedical treatments What are alternative therapies? - ✔✔-Alternative therapy becomes the primary treatment instead of biomedical interventions. -History of alternative treatments was that an alternative treatment was chosen by a patient or the biomedical treatment was chosen-not both at the same time. - EG: Patient used acupuncture or chemo, not both together What is a holistic therapy? - ✔✔Viewing the whole patient when providing care. However, holistic is a very abstract term, and does not convey what you will do in a clinical setting. What type of treatment doesn't replace medical treatment, instead the therapy is in addition to medical treatment. - ✔✔Complementary What is integrative nursing according to Koithan in 2014? - ✔✔-A way of being-knowing-doing that advances the health and wellbeing of persons, families, and communities through caring/healing relationships. -Integrative nurses use evidence to inform traditional and emerging interventions that support whole person/whole systems healing. [Show More]

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