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What advantage(s) of alternative health care should the nurse outline when providing information to patients?
- A. Offering more patient control of health care
- B. Offering a variety of health care advisors
- C. Keeping patients from having to make decisions
- D. Using natural products rather than chemical ones
- E. Incorporating cultural beliefs and practices
Correct Answer: A,B,D,E
Rationale: Alternative health care promotes patient autonomy, diverse advisors, natural products, and cultural integration.
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A pregnant woman tells the nurse that she got relief from nausea when she had a therapy that involves pressure and massage on meridian sites. What type of therapy does this describe?
- A. Acupuncture
- B. Acupressure
- C. Aromatherapy
- D. Ayurveda
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Acupressure involves finger pressure and massage on meridian sites, effective for nausea during pregnancy.
A breastfeeding mother tells the nurse she is taking large doses of vitamin C to keep up her energy. What should the nurse warn that large doses of vitamin C can cause in an infant?
- A. Diarrhea
- B. Jaundice
- C. Colic
- D. Retinal damage
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: High doses of vitamin C in breast milk can cause colic in breastfeeding infants.
Which child should not receive massage therapy?
- A. 15-year-old with a fractured femur
- B. 12-year-old with diabetes mellitus
- C. 8-year-old with Down syndrome
- D. 17-year-old with an eating disorder
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Children with Down syndrome are at risk for cervical spine anomalies, making massage therapy potentially harmful.
What conditions would a nurse expect to see treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)?
- A. Wounds
- B. Carbon monoxide poisoning
- C. Hyperemesis gravidarum
- D. Decompression illness
- E. Pneumonia
Correct Answer: A,B,D
Rationale: HBOT is used for wound healing, carbon monoxide poisoning, and decompression illness, but is contraindicated in pregnancy.
The nurse points out that light therapy is used in the treatment of patients with which disorder(s)?
- A. Digestive disorders
- B. Seasonal affective disorder
- C. Inflammatory diseases
- D. Stress disorders
- E. Jaundice
Correct Answer: B,E
Rationale: Light therapy is effective for seasonal affective disorder and jaundice in newborns, but not for digestive or inflammatory disorders.