A patient with depression uses prescribed antidepressants, yoga, and meditation. Which type of complementary health approach (CHA) is the patient using?
1. Allopathic medicine
2. Integrative medicine
3. Alternative medicine
4. Complementary medicine
2. Integrative medicine
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A patient was involved in a car accident and is in hypovolemic shock, with severe hypotension. Due to damage to the glossopharyngeal nerve, the baroreceptor reflex is inhibited in the patient
What effect of this impaired reflex should the nurse expect to see in this patient? A) Rapid increase in blood pressure B) Lack of immediate withdrawal from painful stimuli C) Lack of compensatory increase in heart rate D) Continuance of motor activity in the intestines
A critical care nurse is caring for a patient in the medical ICU. The patient has been admitted for an overdose. What type of tube would you use to empty the stomach contents?
A) Nasogastric tube B) Levin tube C) Gastric sump D) Orogastric tube
A toddler is diagnosed with a functional heart murmur. What should the nurse explain to the child's parents about this murmur?
A) This type of murmur is innocent. B) Mild activity restrictions are indicated. C) More frequent health appraisals are indicated. D) Corrective surgery may be required later in life.
A client diagnosed with asthma has not responded well to medication. The client is concerned and asks the nurse, "What is wrong with me, and why am I not getting better?" What is the nurse's best response?
a. "You just weren't used to the medication yet." b. "The medication dose has to be in-creased." c. "It is possible that genetic testing may help." d. "You should try homeopathic medicine."