Nursing Fundamentals, Exam 2 practice test, BRCC Questions With Complete Solutions
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Nursing Fundamentals, Exam 2 practice test,
BRCC Questions With Complete Solutions
At a follow-up visit, a patient recovering from a myocardial infarction tells the nurse: "I feel like
my life is out of control ever since I had the heart attack. I would like to sign up for yoga, but
don't th...
Nursing Fundamentals, Exam 2 practice test,
BRCC Questions With Complete Solutions
At a follow-up visit, a patient recovering from a myocardial infarction tells the nurse: "I feel like
my life is out of control ever since I had the heart attack. I would like to sign up for yoga, but
don't 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 blood pressure medicine
regularly, instead of worrying about doing yoga."
b. "There is a slower-paced yoga called Kripalu that focuses on coming into balance and
relaxation that you could look into."
c. "Ashtanga yoga is a gentle paced yoga that would help with your breathing and blood
pressure."
d. "Yoga is contraindicated for patients who have had a heart attack." b
What is Kripalu yoga? a "gentle yoga" that focuses on relaxation and coming into balance.
What is Ashtanga yoga? a yoga that focuses on synchronizing breath with a fast-paced
series of postures.
,Nursing Fundamentals, Exam 2 practice test,
BRCC Questions With Complete Solutions
A nurse is providing a lecture on CHAs to a group of patients in a rehabilitation facility. Which
teaching point should the nurse include?
a. CHAs are safe interventions used to supplement traditional care.
b. many patients use CHA as outpatients but do not wish to continue as inpatients.
c. many nurses are expanding their clinical practice by incorporating CHA to meet the demands
of patients.
d. most complementary and alternative therapies are relatively new and their efficacy has not
been established. c
A nurse mentor is teaching a new nurse about the underlying beliefs of CHAs versus allopathic
therapies. Which statement by the new nurse indicate that teaching was effective? Select all that
apply.
a. "CHA proponents believe the mind, body, and spirit are integrated and together influence
health and illness."
b. "CHA proponents believe that health is a balance of body systems: mental, social, and
spiritual, as well as physical."
,Nursing Fundamentals, Exam 2 practice test,
BRCC Questions With Complete Solutions
c. "Allopathy proponents believe that the main cause of illness is an imbalance or disharmony in
the body of systems."
d. "Curing according to CHA proponents seek to destroy the invading organism or repair the
affected part."
e. "The emphasis is on disease for allopathic proponents and drugs, surgery, and radiation are key
tools for curing."
f. "According to CHA proponents, health is the absence of disease." a, b, e
what are CHA beliefs? beliefs that the mind, body, and spirit are integrated and together
influence health and illness
beliefs that illness is a manifestation of imbalance or disharmony
beliefs that health is a balance of body systems: mental, social, spiritual and physical
what are allopathic beliefs? beliefs that the main causes of illness are considered to be
pathogens or biochemical imbalances, which curing seeks to destroy the invading organism or
repair the affected part, and the emphasis is on disease and high technology.
beliefs that drugs, surgery, and radiation are among the key tools for dealing with medical
problems.
, Nursing Fundamentals, Exam 2 practice test,
BRCC Questions With Complete Solutions
beliefs that health is the absence of disease.
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 and uses guided imagery to take the patient's mind off the
pain.
b. The nurse prepares the patient's health care provider-approved herbal tea and used meditation
to relax the patient prior to bed.
c. The nurse administers naproxen 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
what is integrative care? combination of allopathic and complementary and alternative
modalities
A nurse works for a health care provider 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.
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