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Chapter 20: Complementary and Alternative
Therapies, Chapter 21: Pain Management, Comfort,
Rest, and Sleep questions with correct answers
1. 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?
a. Alternative therapies
b. Complementary therapies
c. Comfort therapies
d. Body therapies Correct Answer-ANS: B
Complementary therapies are used in addition to conventional therapies.
2. An older adult patient tells the home health nurse, "My doctor hasn't
helped my arthritis at all. I am using the chiropractor now." What change
has the patient made?
a. Western medicine to complementary therapy
b. Complementary therapy to alternative therapy
c. Alternative therapy to allopathic medicine
d. Allopathic medicine to alternative therapy Correct Answer-ANS: D
,Alternative therapies may become the primary treatment modality; for
instance, the patient switching from traditional (allopathic) medicine to
chiropractic (alternative).
3. What is the responsibility of the National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)?
a. To certify alternative medical practitioners
b. To evaluate effectiveness of alternative medical treatments
c. To set standards for the practice of alternative medicine
d. To train alternative medical practitioners Correct Answer-ANS: B
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine was
established to facilitate the evaluation of alternative medical treatment.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 445 OBJ: 1
TOP: National Center for CAM
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
4. What is the importance of the nurse asking about the patient's use of
alternative therapies when obtaining a health history?
a. Alternative therapies can be covered by insurance.
b. Alternative therapies have unfortunate interactions with traditional
therapies.
,c. Alternative therapies can be substituted for allopathic medicine.
d. Alternative therapies have curative and healing power. Correct
Answer-ANS: B
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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 447, Patient
Teaching OBJ: 3 TOP: Complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
5. The nurse is obtaining health history information on a new patient at a
physician'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?
a. St. John's wort
b. Aloe vera
c. Valerian
d. Ginkgo Correct Answer-ANS: C
Valerian enhances the effect of barbiturates.
6. What should the nurse instruct a patient who takes tincture of
rosemary to do several times a day?
, a. Assess pulse frequently
b. Avoid constipation
c. Watch for hypoglycemia
d. Wear sunscreen Correct Answer-ANS: D
Rosemary can cause photosensitivity.
7. What is true regarding manufacturers of herbal remedy products?
a. They do extensive field testing on the products.
b. They must show dosage equivalents.
c. They must adhere to standards of strength.
d. They do not have to demonstrate their safety. Correct Answer-ANS:
D
Herbal remedy manufacturers are not required by law to demonstrate the
safety of their products.
8. Herbs have not been approved for use as drugs. How are herbs
allowed to be sold?
a. For pain relief
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