Complementary And Alternative Modalities

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Chapter 5. Complementary and Alternative Modalities Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. A patient is receiving acupuncture therapy in addition to analgesics for chronic pain. Which type of therapy does this represent? a.|Alternative therapy| b.|Complementary therapy| c.|Unconventional therapy| d.|Mainstream therapy| ____ 2. A patient is using guided imagery to avoid analgesics during her labor and delivery. Which type of therapy is this? a.|Alternative therapy| b.|Complementary therapy| c.|Adjunct therapy| d.|Mainstream therapy| ____ 3. Which term is used to describe traditional medicine in the United States? a.|Ayurveda| b.|Osteopathy| c.|Chiropractic|…show more content…
You should avoid taking them while you are on other medications because interactions could occur.”| ____ 7. A patient wants to try acupressure techniques in addition to conventional treatment for headaches and asks, “What is so good about Western medicine anyway?” Which response by the nurse is best? a.|“Western medicine is based on research, which means treatments are more likely to have consistent results.”| b.|“Western medicine uses natural remedies that are less likely to cause long-term side effects.”| c.|“Western medicine has fewer regulations and restrictions, so practitioners are able to choose the best treatments for you.”| d.|“Western medicine is based primarily on nutrition and exercise therapies that are safer than potentially toxic medications.”| ____ 8. The nurse is caring for a patient with advanced cancer who has decided to discontinue chemotherapy treatment and try an alternative therapy that has not been proved effective. The nurse, whose mother recently died of the same type of cancer, strongly disagrees with the patient’s choice. The patient asks the nurse’s opinion about the therapy. Which response is best? a.|“I’m sorry, but I don’t feel prepared to answer your question. I would prefer you ask your physician that

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