Chapter 2- Health, Wellness, and
Complementary Medicine
A woman over the age of 40 years has an annual mammogram. What level of prevention
does this represent?
1.
Primary prevention
A)
Secondary prevention
B)
Tertiary prevention
C)
Medical prevention
D)
Ans: B
Feedback:
Secondary prevention includes screening for those at risk to develop illness or those who
could be diagnosed early in the process for prompt treatment.
A patient inquires about the use of herbal therapy. Which statement by the nurse is most
accurate?
2.
“All herbs are equal in purity, so purchase the cheapest brand.”
A)
“Herbs can have side effects and can interact with prescription medications.”
B)
“Be sure to pay attention to the packaging’s therapeutic and prevention
information.”
C)
, “It is best if you select a licensed herbalist as a practitioner.”
D)
Ans: B
Feedback:
It is important for patients to understand that herbs can have side effects and can interact
with prescription medications. Standardization of the herb’s constituents is useful, but
also limited because not all the compounds or the required levels are known, so the purity
and dosage contents may not be equal between herbs. Herbal products cannot make
therapeutic and prevention claims. There is no current licensing body for herbalists.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill patient and asks the patient’s permission to
incorporate therapeutic touch into the care provided. The nurse’s goal for this patient is
to:
3.
Prolong life
A)
Control the dying process
B)
Bring strength
C)
Produce relaxation
D)
Ans: D
Feedback:
While therapeutic touch does not cure the underlying disease, it does seem to decrease
pain, provide relaxation, and help many dying people experience the final transformation
with peace and acceptance.
, The practitioner of therapeutic touch is listening with his/her
4.
Ears
A)
Mind
B)
Soul
C)
Hands
D)
Ans: D
Feedback:
In the second phase of therapeutic touch, the practitioner is listening with his or her
hands.
When practicing therapeutic touch, the practitioner begins by performing which
intervention?
5.
Calling to rebalance the soul
A)
Bringing the practitioner’s attention to an inward peaceful consciousness
B)
Embracing the patient for energy
C)
Moving her hands 2 to 6 inches away from the patient’s skin surface
D)
Ans: B
Feedback:
The first and most significant part of the therapeutic touch is termed centering. The
practitioner brings his or her attention inward to a quiet, still, peaceful state of
Complementary Medicine
A woman over the age of 40 years has an annual mammogram. What level of prevention
does this represent?
1.
Primary prevention
A)
Secondary prevention
B)
Tertiary prevention
C)
Medical prevention
D)
Ans: B
Feedback:
Secondary prevention includes screening for those at risk to develop illness or those who
could be diagnosed early in the process for prompt treatment.
A patient inquires about the use of herbal therapy. Which statement by the nurse is most
accurate?
2.
“All herbs are equal in purity, so purchase the cheapest brand.”
A)
“Herbs can have side effects and can interact with prescription medications.”
B)
“Be sure to pay attention to the packaging’s therapeutic and prevention
information.”
C)
, “It is best if you select a licensed herbalist as a practitioner.”
D)
Ans: B
Feedback:
It is important for patients to understand that herbs can have side effects and can interact
with prescription medications. Standardization of the herb’s constituents is useful, but
also limited because not all the compounds or the required levels are known, so the purity
and dosage contents may not be equal between herbs. Herbal products cannot make
therapeutic and prevention claims. There is no current licensing body for herbalists.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill patient and asks the patient’s permission to
incorporate therapeutic touch into the care provided. The nurse’s goal for this patient is
to:
3.
Prolong life
A)
Control the dying process
B)
Bring strength
C)
Produce relaxation
D)
Ans: D
Feedback:
While therapeutic touch does not cure the underlying disease, it does seem to decrease
pain, provide relaxation, and help many dying people experience the final transformation
with peace and acceptance.
, The practitioner of therapeutic touch is listening with his/her
4.
Ears
A)
Mind
B)
Soul
C)
Hands
D)
Ans: D
Feedback:
In the second phase of therapeutic touch, the practitioner is listening with his or her
hands.
When practicing therapeutic touch, the practitioner begins by performing which
intervention?
5.
Calling to rebalance the soul
A)
Bringing the practitioner’s attention to an inward peaceful consciousness
B)
Embracing the patient for energy
C)
Moving her hands 2 to 6 inches away from the patient’s skin surface
D)
Ans: B
Feedback:
The first and most significant part of the therapeutic touch is termed centering. The
practitioner brings his or her attention inward to a quiet, still, peaceful state of
