If an individual has a back problem and seeks treatment using acupuncture as well as a physician at a traditional spine clinic, this would be an example of using _____ medicine
a. traditional
b. integrative
c. alternative
d. complementary
D
This is an example of complementary medicine, combining a non-Western healing approach (acupuncture) used at the same time as conventional medicine (spine clinic). Traditional medicine would mean only attending the spine clinic and perhaps physical therapy. Integrative medicine merges conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies for which efficacy and safety have been established using scientific methods. Alternative medicine replaces traditional Western methods with non-Western healing approaches.
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A. Water B. Oxygen C. Elimination D. Safety E. Freedom from fear F. Giving and receiving
The nurse is reviewing the nursing process with a first-year nursing student. What should the nurse explain as being the purpose of the diagnosis phase?
1. Develop a list of problems. 2. Identify client strengths. 3. Develop a plan. 4. Specify goals and outcomes. 5. Identify problems that can be prevented.
The patient has been prescribed oxymetazoline (Afrin). What medication information should the nurse provide?
1. "Be certain to wash your hands after using this spray." 2. "Do not swallow any medication that drips into your mouth." 3. "It may take several days before this medication is effective." 4. "Do not drink grapefruit juice while taking this medication." 5. "Take this medication exactly as directed as there is no antidote if you overdose."
Timothy had a fever and his tonsils were enlarged and inflamed. After a throat culture, his pediatrician's diagnosis was tonsillitis due to the strepto_______ bacterium.
a. ium b. coid c. tic d. coccal