An instructor explains that nurses and other health-care practitioners must learn about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and how its practices influence and assist traditional medicine
The term used to describe the use of Western medicine and CAM in a coordinated way is called ____________________ health care.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANS:
integrative
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a. Use of night lights throughout the home b. Illumination of stairwells and pathways c. Installation of motion-activated lighting on the exterior of the home d. Application of wax to all floor to increase shine
A female patient who has recently been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor asks the nurse, "Do you think God punishes us?" The nurse's most helpful approach would be to:
a. sit down with the patient and ask, "What do you think?" b. touch the patient's shoulder and say, "God loves you." c. ask the patient if she would like to speak with the chaplain. d. say, "God will not give you more than you can bear."
Based on a recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the nurse will advise the caregivers to do which of the following to help prevent sudden infant death syndrome?
a. Have the baby sleep in a prone position. b. Have the baby sleep in a supine or side-lying position. c. Provide hourly checks while the baby is sleeping. d. Avoid the use of a pacifier at night.
The pathogenic approach directs nurses towards:
1. Promotion of greater levels of positive health. 2. Teaching about common disease processes 3. Acute care management of chronic disease. 4. Disease prevention, risk appraisal, and disease management