The practicing nurse explains that complementary and alternative medicine
1. Is being used by more people than ever
2. Is regulated closely by the FDA
3. Has many limitations on labeling
4. Is a recent discovery
5.
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Rationale 1: Complementary and alternative medicine is being used by more people than ever to self-medicate and treat various conditions.
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A) Increased hand tremor B) Constipation C) Urinary retention D) Dyskinesia
A nurse is discussing the production of the somatotropic hormone. Its primary responsibility is best described as:
1. A hormone that regulates bone growth in children. 2. A hormone that increase the rate of sexual/reproductive organ development. 3. A hormone that causes fight-or-flight mechanisms. 4. A hormone that causes the body to fight infections.
A nurse notes that the community has an unusually high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among teens. Which of the following best describes a secondary prevention action the nurse could take?
a. Conducting a sexual behavior survey with the adolescents b. Establishing in-school education related to transmission of sexual infections c. Providing free condoms at schools and universities d. Providing follow-up educational programs for those diagnosed with an STI
If fluid in the client's abdomen is suspected, the nurse performs percussion by:
a. Placing the non-dominant hand (pleximeter) over the area to be percussed, striking the index finger of the pleximeter with the pad of the middle finger of the dominant hand. b. Applying indirect percussion by tapping one finger lightly on the abdominal wall with the plexor. c. Placing the middle finger of the non-dominant hand (pleximeter) over the area to be percussed, striking that finger with the tip of the middle finger of the dominant hand. d. Using direct percussion by placing one hand over the abdomen and striking lightly with the other hand.