Chapter 17 Complementary/Alternative Therapies

Chapter 17  Complementary/Alternative Therapies

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The nurse is caring for a client using therapies instead of conventional or mainstream medical treatments. This nurse is aware that this client’s caring includes:
a.
alternative therapies
c.
energetic touch
b.
complementary therapies
d.
inventive therapies

ANS: A
Alternative therapies are treatments other than traditional or mainstream medical modalities. Complementary therapies, on the other hand, are used in conjunction with conventional medical modalities.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)

2. The nurse is caring for a client using therapies along with conventional medical therapies. This client’s plan of care includes the use of:
a.
alternative therapies
c.
congruent therapies
b.
complementary therapies
d.
nonconventional therapies

ANS: B
Alternative therapies are treatments other than traditional or mainstream medical modalities. Complementary therapies, on the other hand, are used in conjunction with conventional medical modalities. These practices, rediscovered by modern healers, are based on traditions traced to the cultures of ancient Greece, the Far East, China, India, and to shamanism.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the performance of alternative or complementary therapies by nurses?
a.
Experimental alternative therapies cannot be performed on a client without meeting study requirements.
b.
Nurses can perform any type of alternative therapy upon receipt of initial licensure.
c.
Some types of alternative therapies are not within the scope of practice for nurses.
d.
State law requires nurses to meet certain educational standards before performing any alternative therapy.

ANS: C
It is important for nurses to know about these traditions and practices for several reasons. The nurse must show respect to clients who believe in these practices, even if he or she does not share such beliefs. In some states, use of alternative therapies may be restricted by law, and the nurse who performs any of the legally restricted therapies may be subject to legal action. These practices may also be beyond the scope of nursing practice designated by individual health care facilities. Some clients may hear or read about some of these complementary or alternative therapies and ask nurses about them; nurses should understand the consequences of making any endorsement or recommendation of any of these therapies.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)

4. The nurse is caring for a Chinese American client and understands that an essential component of traditional Chinese healing practice includes:
a.
Ayurveda
c.
meridianism
b.
herbalism
d.
shamanism

ANS: B
In China, the belief in the oneness of all things in nature formed the traditional Chinese healing system. According to this system, life energy (chi) flows through the universe and the individual, creating a wholeness among things and people. This life energy, which connects a person’s organs together and to the universe, is disrupted in illness or injury but can be influenced by stimulating various points along the energy pathways (meridians). Healers in the Chinese tradition use herbs or techniques such as acupuncture to promote balance.

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5. A Chinese client may believe that disease results when the energy flow is blocked and that a healing technique releases blocked energy by pressing or massaging certain points along the meridians. This technique is known as:
a.
acupressure
c.
Ayurveda
b.
acupuncture
d.
bodymind centering

ANS: B
Shiatsu and acupressure are based on the theory that the body is divided into meridian channels through which energy flows; disease results when the energy flow is blocked. Acupressure is used to release blocked energy by pressing or massaging certain points along the meridians; the disease subsides when the blocked energy is dispersed. Acupressure is used to treat muscle and joint pain, depression, digestive disturbances, and respiratory disorders. Shiatsu focuses on clients’ health maintenance.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)