Chapter 17: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Chapter 17: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a hip replacement and is providing education regarding exercises in physical therapy. What type of therapy should the nurse call these exercises?

a.	Alternative therapies
b.	Complementary therapies
c.	Comfort therapies
d.	Body therapies

 

 

ANS:  B

Complementary therapies are used in addition to conventional therapies.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   Page               OBJ:   1

TOP:   Complementary therapies                KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:  NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

 

2. An older adult patient tells the home health nurse, “My doctor hasn’t helped my arthritis at all. I am using the chiropractor now.” What change has the patient made?

a.	Western medicine to complementary therapy
b.	Complementary therapy to alternative therapy
c.	Alternative therapy to allopathic medicine
d.	Allopathic medicine to alternative therapy

 

 

ANS:  D

Alternative therapies may become the primary treatment modality; for instance, the patient switching from traditional (allopathic) medicine to chiropractic (alternative).

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   Page 416        OBJ:   1

TOP:   Therapies       KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

 

3. What is the responsibility of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)?

a.	To certify alternative medical practitioners
b.	To evaluate effectiveness of alternative medical treatments
c.	To set standards for the practice of alternative medicine
d.	To train alternative medical practitioners

 

 

ANS:  B

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine was established to facilitate the evaluation of alternative medical treatment.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   Page 418        OBJ:   1

TOP:   National Center for CAM                KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:  NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment

 

4. What is the importance of the nurse asking about the patient’s use of alternative therapies when obtaining a health history?

a.	Alternative therapies can be covered by insurance.
b.	Alternative therapies have unfortunate interactions with traditional therapies.
c.	Alternative therapies can be substituted for allopathic medicine.
d.	Alternative therapies have curative and healing power.

 

 

ANS:  B

Some alternative therapies may have serious side effects. As a rule, complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies are not curative or healing as is allopathic medicine. Some complementary therapies are covered by insurance, but alternative remedies are not.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   Page 421, Patient Teaching

OBJ:   3                    TOP:   Complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies

KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment         MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity