NUR 242 Med Surg Exam 3 Question and
Answer (2026) | Newest Exam Questions
with Explained Answers and Rationales |
Grade A+
• conventional medicine -✓✓Predominately practiced by medical doctors (MD), doctors
of osteopathy (DO), RNs, psychologists, physical therapists, and other health care
professionals during what would be considered regular courses of treatment
• List 5 alternative names for conventional medicine: -✓✓- mainstream medicine
- western medicine
- biomedicine
- allopathic medicine
- orthodox medicine
• complementary and integrative health (CIH) -✓✓approaches health and wellness
through a broader, nontraditional lens and is combined with, ideally complementing,
conventional medicine as we know it
• List 4 alternative names for CIH: -✓✓- holistic
- Eastern
- complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
- complementary health approaches (CAH)
• List the 5 categories identified by the NCCIH intended to promote and improve health
and well-being: -✓✓- alternative systems of care
- bioenergetic therapies
- biological therapies
- manual therapies
- mind-body therapies
• What does "NCCIH" stand for? -✓✓National Center for Complementary and
Integrative Health
• alternative systems of care -✓✓whole medical systems (e.g., Ayurveda, traditional
Chinese medicine) that have developed over time and in different cultures
• What are common CIH practices in the alternative systems of care category? (3) -✓✓-
Homeopathy
- Naturopathy
- Ayurveda
, • bioenergetic therapies -✓✓practices involving manipulation of human energy fields
• What are common CIH practices in the bioenergetic therapies category? (3) -✓✓-
Reiki
- magnets
- Qigong
• biological therapies -✓✓substances found in nature, nonprescriptive, herbal or
botanical medicines
often sold over the counter
• What are common CIH practices in the biological therapies category? (3) -✓✓- diets
- herbs
- vitamins
• manual therapies -✓✓a hands-on focus of the structures (bones, joints, soft tissue)
and systems (circulatory, lymphatic) of the body
• What are common CIH practices in the mind-body therapies category? (3) -✓✓- yoga
- spirituality
- relaxation
• mind-body therapies -✓✓focus on interactions of the mind, body, and brain to
positively affect physical functions and health promotion
• What are common CIH practices in the manual therapies category? (3) -✓✓- massage
- chiropractic
- osteopathy
• cultural competence -✓✓the professional skill of sensitivity to a patient's cultural
preferences while facilitating the best care for a patient
• integrative therapies -✓✓gather and use conventional, complementary, and alternative
therapies, integrating the practices and knowledge to treat the patient through mind,
body, and spirit
• holistic nursing -✓✓consideration of the whole person, mind, body, and spirit
patient-centered approach
• List the 5 key holistic nursing concerns: -✓✓- proactive promotion of health and
wellness
- honoring the caring-healing relationship
Answer (2026) | Newest Exam Questions
with Explained Answers and Rationales |
Grade A+
• conventional medicine -✓✓Predominately practiced by medical doctors (MD), doctors
of osteopathy (DO), RNs, psychologists, physical therapists, and other health care
professionals during what would be considered regular courses of treatment
• List 5 alternative names for conventional medicine: -✓✓- mainstream medicine
- western medicine
- biomedicine
- allopathic medicine
- orthodox medicine
• complementary and integrative health (CIH) -✓✓approaches health and wellness
through a broader, nontraditional lens and is combined with, ideally complementing,
conventional medicine as we know it
• List 4 alternative names for CIH: -✓✓- holistic
- Eastern
- complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
- complementary health approaches (CAH)
• List the 5 categories identified by the NCCIH intended to promote and improve health
and well-being: -✓✓- alternative systems of care
- bioenergetic therapies
- biological therapies
- manual therapies
- mind-body therapies
• What does "NCCIH" stand for? -✓✓National Center for Complementary and
Integrative Health
• alternative systems of care -✓✓whole medical systems (e.g., Ayurveda, traditional
Chinese medicine) that have developed over time and in different cultures
• What are common CIH practices in the alternative systems of care category? (3) -✓✓-
Homeopathy
- Naturopathy
- Ayurveda
, • bioenergetic therapies -✓✓practices involving manipulation of human energy fields
• What are common CIH practices in the bioenergetic therapies category? (3) -✓✓-
Reiki
- magnets
- Qigong
• biological therapies -✓✓substances found in nature, nonprescriptive, herbal or
botanical medicines
often sold over the counter
• What are common CIH practices in the biological therapies category? (3) -✓✓- diets
- herbs
- vitamins
• manual therapies -✓✓a hands-on focus of the structures (bones, joints, soft tissue)
and systems (circulatory, lymphatic) of the body
• What are common CIH practices in the mind-body therapies category? (3) -✓✓- yoga
- spirituality
- relaxation
• mind-body therapies -✓✓focus on interactions of the mind, body, and brain to
positively affect physical functions and health promotion
• What are common CIH practices in the manual therapies category? (3) -✓✓- massage
- chiropractic
- osteopathy
• cultural competence -✓✓the professional skill of sensitivity to a patient's cultural
preferences while facilitating the best care for a patient
• integrative therapies -✓✓gather and use conventional, complementary, and alternative
therapies, integrating the practices and knowledge to treat the patient through mind,
body, and spirit
• holistic nursing -✓✓consideration of the whole person, mind, body, and spirit
patient-centered approach
• List the 5 key holistic nursing concerns: -✓✓- proactive promotion of health and
wellness
- honoring the caring-healing relationship
