Chapter 6: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Chapter 6: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. For a client with a sleep disorder, which CAM therapy could be used safely without interference with any allopathic methods of treatment?

ANS:  A

Progressive relaxation is noninvasive in that it uses deep breathing and conscious muscle relaxation and therefore would not interfere with allopathic methods of treatment. Dietary and herbal supplements can interfere with other medications (allopathic therapy) that may be taken by this client. Aromatherapy could interfere with this client’s allopathic treatment if he is being treated for allergies.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   p. 63               OBJ:   8

TOP:   CAM Approaches to Mental Health Care

KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Intervention   MSC:  Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

2. A female client would like to use biofield therapy for her addiction to nicotine. Which form of therapy would she most likely choose?

ANS:  B

Acupuncture is a form of biofield therapy, which is a form of energy medicine. Aromatherapy is a CAM that is a biologically based practice. Nicotine patches would be considered allopathic, and group therapy is socioculturally based therapy.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   p. 62               OBJ:   7

TOP:   Energy Medicine                             KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Evaluation

MSC:  Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

3. A male client experiences a phobia of enclosed spaces (claustrophobia) and is seeking an energy-based therapy that he can practice and initiate on his own when he experiences symptoms. Which therapy will the nurse recommend?

ANS:  B

Although all of these therapies are considered energy-based, the one that would be best suited for these circumstances is relaxation and visualization. The other choices would be difficult to initiate in a claustrophobic situation.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   p. 61               OBJ:   6

TOP:   Mind-Body Medicine                      KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Planning

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

4. Which theory best describes energy medicine?

ANS:  C

Energy medicine is best described as the belief that there is a vital energy that flows through an individual’s body. The theory that there is harmony within the body, nature, and the world describes holistic care. The theory that the body has a natural ability to heal itself describes body-based CAM therapies, and mind-body medicine followers believe that the mind and spirit affect body functions and influence illness.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   p. 62               OBJ:   7

TOP:   Energy Medicine                             KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity