ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 20 Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a hip replacement and is providing education regarding exercises in physical therapy. What type of therapy should the nurse call these exercises?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Complementary therapies are used in addition to conventional therapies.
Question 2 of 5
An older adult patient tells the home health nurse "My health care provider hasn't helped my arthritis at all. I am using the chiropractor now." What change has the patient made?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Alternative therapies may become the primary treatment modality; for instance, the patient switching from traditional (allopathic) medicine to chiropractic (alternative).
Question 3 of 5
What is the responsibility of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine was established to facilitate the evaluation of alternative medical treatment.
Question 4 of 5
What is the importance of the nurse asking about the patient's use of alternative therapies when obtaining a health history?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Some alternative therapies may have serious side effects. As a rule, complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies are not curative or healing as is allopathic medicine. Some complementary therapies are covered by insurance, but alternative remedies are not.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is obtaining health history information on a new patient at a health care provider's office and he or she records a barbiturate medication on the current list. What herb should the nurse ask if the patient is taking?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Valerian enhances the effect of barbiturates.