Integrative Nursing and CAT. Questions and answers. 2022/2023. Rated A

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Integrative Nursing and CAT. Questions and answers. 2022/2023. Rated A At a follow-up visit, a patient recovering from a MI tells the nurse: "I feel like my life is out of control ever since I ha... d the heart attack. I would like to sign up for yoga, but I dont think I'm strong enough to hold poses for long." What would be the nurse's best response? a. "Right now you should concentrate on relaxing and taking your BP medicine regularly, instead of worrying about doing yoga." b. "There is a slower-paced yoga called Kripaula that focuses on coming into balance and relaxation that you could look into." c. "Astanga yoga is a gentle paced yoga that would help with your breathing and BP." d. "Yoga is contraindicated for patients who have had a heart attack." - ✔✔b. "There is a slower-paced yoga called Kripaula that focuses on coming into balance and relaxation that you could look into." A nurse is providing a lecture on CAT to a group of patients in a rehabilitation facility. Which teaching point should the nurse include? a. CAT is a safe intervention used to supplement traditional care b. Many patients use CAT as outpatients, but do not wish to continue as inpatients c. Many nurses are expanding their clinical practice by incorporating CAT to met the demands of patients d. Most complementary and alternative therapies are relatively new and their efficacy has not been established - ✔✔c. Many nurses are expanding their clinical practice by incorporating CAT to met the demands of patients A nurse mentor is teaching a new nurse about the underlying beliefs of CAT vs. allopathic therapies. Which statements by the new nurse indicated that teaching was effective? (SATA) a. "CAT proponents believe the mind, body, and spirit are integrated and together influence health and illness." b. "CAT proponents believe that health is a balance of body systems: mental, social, and spiritual, as well as physical" c. "allopathy proponents believe that the main cause of illness is an imbalance or disharmony in the body systems" d. "Curing according to CAT proponents seeks to destroy the invading organism or repair the affected part" e. "The emphasis is on disease for allopathic proponents and rugs, surgery, and radiation are key tools for curing." f. "According to CAT proponents, health is the absence of disease." - ✔✔a. "CAT proponents believe the mind, body, and spirit are integrated and together influence health and illness." b. "CAT proponents believe that health is a balance of body systems: mental, social, and spiritual, as well as physical" e. "The emphasis is on disease for allopathic proponents and rugs, surgery, and radiation are key tools for curing." A nurse is caring for a patient who has crippling rheumatoid arthritis. Which nursing intervention best represents the use of integrative care? a. The nurse administers Naproxen (Aleve) and uses guided imagery to take the patients mind off the pain b. the nurse prepares the patients physician-approved herbal tea and uses mediation to relax the patient prior to bed c. The nurse administers Naproxen (Aleve) and performs prescribed range-of-motion exercises d. The nurse arranges for acupuncture for the patient and designs a menu high in Omega-3 fatty acids - ✔✔a. The nurse administers Naproxen (Aleve) and uses guided imagery to take the patients mind off the pain A nurse works for a physician who practices the naturopathic system of medicine. What is the focus of nursing actions based on this type of medical practice? Select all that apply. a. Treating the symptoms of the disease b. Providing patient education c. Focusing on treating individual body systems d. Making appropriate interventions to prevent illness e. Believing in the healing power of nature f. Encouraging patients to take responsibility for their own health. - ✔✔b. Providing patient education d. Making appropriate interventions to prevent illness e. Believing in the healing power of nature f. Encouraging patients to take responsibility for their own health. a nurse cares for patients in a chiropractic office. What patient education might this nurse perform? (SATA) a. applying heat or ice to an extremity b. explaining the use of electrical stimulation c. teaching a patient relaxation techniques d. teaching a patient about a prescription e. explaining an invasive procedure to a patient f. teaching about dietary supplements - ✔✔a. applying heat or ice to an extremity b. explaining the use of electrical stimulation c. teaching a patient relaxation techniques f. teaching about dietary supplements A nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who is experiencing pain. which CAT involves active participation by the patient and is effective for pre- or postoperative pain control? a. acupuncture b. therapeutic touch c. botanical supplements d. guided imagery - ✔✔d. guided imagery A nurse is guiding a patient in the practice of mediation. Which teaching point is most useful in helping the patient to achieve a state of calmness, physical relaxation, and psychological balance? a. teach the patient to always lie down in a comfortable position during mediation b. teach the patient to focus on multiple problems that the patient feels like demand attention c. teach the patient to let distractions come and go naturally without judging them d. teach the patient to suppress distracting or wandering thoughts to maintain focus - ✔✔c. teach the patient to let distractions come and go naturally without judging them A nurse working in a long-term care facility incorporates aromatherapy into her practice. For which patient would this nurse use the herb ginger? a. a patient who has insomnia b. a patient who has nausea c. a patient who has dementia d. a patient who has a migraine headache - ✔✔b. a patient who has nausea A nurse manager who works in a hospital setting is researching the use of energy healing to use as an integrative care practice. Which patient would be the best candidate for this typed of CAT? a. a patient who is anxious about residual pain from cervical spinal surgery b. a patient who is experiencing abdominal discomfort c. a patient who has chronic pain from diabetes d. a patient who has frequent cluster headaches - ✔✔a. a patient who is anxious about residual pain from cervical spinal surgery Ayurvedic medicine has its roots in which of the following areas? a. India b. China c. Southeast Asia d. Japan - ✔✔a. India while assessing a client, the client tells the nurse that he is a follower of traditional Chinese medicine and the concept of qi. Tased on the nurses understanding of this concept, which of the following treatment modalities would the nurse expect the client to mention? a. Acupuncture b. Physiotherapy c. Therapeutic touch d. Allopathy - ✔✔a. Acupuncture A home care nurse delivers care that incorporates a philosophy on connections and interactions between parts of the whole. Which term best describes this philosophy? a. complementary therapy b. homeopathy c. integrative care d. holism - ✔✔d. holism On the advice of friends, a client on a palliative care unit has requested acupuncture. What it is the goal of this form of CAM? a. restoring a healthy flow of energy along the meridians the body b. reconnecting the clients body, spirit, and emotions c. altering the clients perception and acceptance of reality d. allowing accumulated toxins to be released from the body - ✔✔a. restoring a healthy flow of energy along the meridians the body Understanding ones dosa, or basic constitution, is central to which typed of whole medical system? a. traditional Chinese medicine [Show More]

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