The nurse in a rural clinic is talking with some patients about biofeedback. The nurse explains to the patients that biofeedback:
1. Is an alternative therapy.
2. Is a state of great mental and physical relaxation in which one is susceptible to suggestion.
3. Is a method to learn control of physiological responses based on the concept that the mind controls the body.
4. Is a complementary therapy in which one goes into a relaxed state and focuses on positive scenes.
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Rationale 1: Biofeedback is not considered an alternative therapy.
Rationale 2: Attaining a state of great mental and physical relaxation in which one is susceptible to suggestion is hypnosis.
Rationale 3: Biofeedback is a method to learn control of physiological responses based on the concept that the mind controls the body.
Rationale 4: Going into a relaxed state and focusing on positive scenes is visualization and guided imagery.
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Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. leukemia cells. 2. lymphoma cells. 3. breast cancer cells. 4. lung cancer cells. 5. bone marrow cells.
Which option, regarding the benefits of interprofessional collaboration, is accurate?
1. These relationships are easy to establish because physicians, nurses, and ancillary professionals work closely together. 2. Interprofessional environments are easy to establish, but hard to maintain. 3. Professionals will have more career mobility as healthcare systems change. 4. Healthcare research will be conducted solely by physicians, leaving patient care to nurses.
A nurse is educating a pregnant woman in preterm labor on the use of her home monitoring equipment and her medications. What factor could impede the client's ability to learn?
A) Preparation B) Intelligence C) Previous knowledge D) Anxiety
A nurse is preparing to obtain a client's oral temperature using an electronic device. The nurse would expect the reading to be obtained in approximately:
A) 30 seconds B) 60 seconds C) 90 seconds D) 120 seconds