When caring for a patient, a nurse focuses on providing holistic health care by using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The nurse recognizes that holistic health care emphasizes which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Uniqueness of each individual
2. Multiple factors as causes of illness and disease
3. Interaction among mind, body, and spirit
4. A single factor as a cause for illness and disease
5. The patient's participation in treatment and healing
ANS: 1, 2, 3, 5
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1. "Refusing your medications is your right, but it won't get you out of here." 2. "Can you tell me why you're so angry that you will refuse your medications?" 3. "Can you tell me what concerns you have about medications?" 4. "If you refuse your medications, you will just get sick again."
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a. expectant stage. b. parenthood stage. c. establishment stage. d. engagement/commitment stage.
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1. Monitoring for edema 2. Skin care 3. Pain control 4. Administration of medication to break up the stones
Which of the following skin assessment findings is considered abnormal in an elderly client?
a. Wounds take longer to heal. b. Lentigo senilis may occur on the hands and face. c. The fingernails become thinner. d. The number of sweat glands decreases.