When asked about an armband that a pregnant client is wearing, the client tells the nurse that it helps reduce morning sickness. The nurse realizes this client is utilizing which form of alternative medicine?
1. Acupressure
2. Acupuncture
3. Reiki
4. Guided imager
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Acupressure is the stimulation of pressure points on the body to affect a body response. Antiemetic armbands are one example of an acupressure device. Acupuncture uses needles to stimulate identified points to affect a body response. Reiki is the manipulation of energy fields. Guided imagery is the use of relaxation and mental visualization to improve mood or physical well-being.
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1. 1 ventilation to 5 compressions 2. 1 ventilation to 30 compressions 3. 2 ventilations to 15 compressions 4. 2 ventilations to 30 compressions
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A) Potential life-threatening problems in the older adult population are not as serious as they are in a middle-aged population. B) Indicators that are useful and reliable in younger populations cannot be relied on as indications of potential life-threatening problems in older adults. C) The same physiological processes that indicate serious health care problems in a younger population indicate mild disease states in the elderly. D) Middle-aged people do not react to disease states the same as a younger population does.
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a. peritoneum. b. mediastinum. c. periosteum. d. hilum.
An eighth-grade class is taking a field trip to the beach to explore sea life. The school nurse suggests that the students:
A) stay out of the water. B) wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants to protect them from the sun. C) go on the field trip in the evening to avoid exposure to the sun. D) use SPF 15 lotion on their exposed skin to prevent sunburn.