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Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing Thirteenth, North American Edition
Chapter 9 : Integrative Medicine and Alternative Therapies Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is reading about various complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) and is interested most in mind-body medicine. Which technique can the nurse easily teach a client to use in managing pain?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Imagery is a psychobiologic technique that uses the mind to visualize a positive physiologic effect. This form of mind-body medicine has few physical risks, can be taught or easily explained, and has provided evidence of positive effects. Tai chi is a manipulative body-based therapy. Acupuncture and Reiki are energy-based manipulative therapies.
Question 2 of 5
In preparing the client for a reflexology consult, the nurse knows to allow full access to which body parts?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reflexology is the application of pressure to the foot. Manipulation of the spine is used in chiropractic care. Iridology looks into the eyes, and Reiki uses therapeutic touch to all seven chakras, which involve both head and trunk.
Question 3 of 5
A client with fibromyalgia is using magnets as a form of complementary treatment. Which rationale given by the nurse best explains the physiologic principle of this technique?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Static magnet therapy can be used to affect the cell membrane and stimulate the release of endorphins. No scientific basis is available to support this effect, but people continue to claim benefits if nothing other than placebo effect. Free flow of energy refers to acupuncture, whereas therapeutic touch is associated with Reiki therapy.
Question 4 of 5
When the nurse aids a client in the selection of a complementary therapy, which factor is most important for the nurse to consider?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nurses should promote client autonomy in their decision of using a complementary therapy and support that choice as long as it poses no harm to the client. Not all therapies have extensive research or evidence to support their use so benefits and risks need to be reviewed on an individual basis. Nurses should avoid implementing interventions that may have potential harmful effects or that violate the nurse's legal scope of practice.
Question 5 of 5
Following antibiotic treatment, a client has developed diarrhea. Which is an appropriate complementary treatment for this client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Probiotics are microorganisms that exert beneficial health effects, such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium infantis, which can lower the frequency or duration of diarrhea. Prebiotics include nondigestible food ingredients such as dietary fiber that enhance or maintain the growth of probiotic intestinal bacteria. Peppermint, a botanical oil, is helpful in decreasing nausea. Ethnobotanicals are plants that grow in a region where specific groups of people live and are used for food, clothing, shelter, and medicine.