Chapter 32: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Chapter 32: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. When asked to give an example of complementary therapies, the nurse gives:

ANS:   B

Complementary therapies are used jointly with conventional methods to treat a problem. All the other possibilities listed are alternative therapies.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    p. 614              OBJ:    Theory #1

TOP:    Complementary Therapies                 KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort

2. When the patient asked the nurse about the use of acupuncture for the control of back pain, the nurse warned that acupuncture can put the patient at risk for:

ANS:   C

The main concern of acupuncture therapy is the use of needles for this treatment. If sterile needles are not used, there is a high risk of HIV or hepatitis transmission.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    p. 615              OBJ:    Theory #3

TOP:    Acupuncture                                       KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease

3. A nurse is caring for a patient admitted for electrolyte imbalance who has been practicing Ayurveda, a traditional Hindu system of medicine. The nurse should inform the physician that the patient is practicing this traditional form of medicine, because Ayurveda:

ANS:   A

Ayurveda uses special diets and purgatives as part of the practice, which could cause electrolyte imbalance. It does not forbid invasive procedures such as IVs.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge             REF:    p. 615

OBJ:    Clinical Practice #2                            TOP:    Ayurveda

KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk

4. A Mexican patient is admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. The nurse learns that the patient has been treated for the same condition by a curandero and wants the curandero to visit and perform rituals. The best response via the interpreter by the nurse is:

ANS:   D

In Mexico, the use of the curandero is very common. It is best for the doctor to talk to the curandero to learn about the herbs used to treat the abdominal pain.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    p. 620              OBJ:    Theory #2

TOP:    Folk Medicine                                    KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological Therapies

5. An elderly Hispanic male was admitted with a severe headache and is anxious. The patient tells the nurse that he was given the mal de ojo. The culturally competent nurse understands that mal de ojo means that the patient believes that he:

ANS:   C

The mal de ojo literally means “the evil eye” cast from someone, which can bring fear, irritability, headache, and weeping.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    p. 620

OBJ:    Clinical Practice #1                            TOP:    Folk Medicine

KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Coping and Adaptation