Alternative approaches refer to interventions that are used instead of conventional treatment. A client asks a nurse to explain the difference between alternative and complementary medicine. Which is an appropriate nursing response?
1. "Alternative medicine is a more acceptable practice than complementary medicine."
2. "Alternative and complementary medicine are terms that essentially mean the same thing."
3. "Complementary medicine disregards traditional medical approaches."
4. "Complementary therapies partner alternative approaches with traditional medical practice."
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Rationale: The nurse should explain to the client that complementary therapies partner alternative approaches with traditional medicine. More than $33 billion a year is spent on complementary and alternative therapies.
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The client calls the nurse into the room and says that the heat pack the nurse applied feels cold, and asks the nurse to turn the heat up on the aquathermia unit. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. "I'll turn it up a little at a time and you let me know when it feels warm again." 2. "The doctor wants the aquathermia pad maintained at a specific temperature, so there's no need to change it." 3. "The aquathermia pad still feels warm to me." 4. "Your body has adjusted to the warmth, and is making it feel cooler, but it's actually the same temperature as when it was first applied."
A nurse at a health care facility provides information, assistance, and encouragement to clients during the various phases of nursing care. In which of the following activities does the nurse use counseling skills?
A) Educating a group of young girls about AIDS B) Telling a client to localize the pain in his abdomen C) Encouraging a client to walk without support D) Assisting a breastfeeding mother in feeding her child
The nurse managers of the geriatric and pediatric units arrange an intergenerational holiday party. The rationale for arranging such a partnering is based on which principle? (Select all that apply.)
a. Intergenerational activities can help all participants establish new relationships. b. Intergenerational activities are required by state and local geriatric regulatory agen-cies. c. Intergenerational activities provide the units with an opportunity to improve in-teragency cooperation. d. Intergenerational activities are beneficial for older adults because they can decrease isolation and foster a sense of meaning and purpose. e. Intergenerational activities provide youngsters with an opportunity to interact with older adults.
Protecting the right to privacy involves which of the following?
a. Keeping information about the person confidential b. Allowing visitors to remain in the room when care is given c. Exposing all of the body parts throughout the treatment procedure d. Opening the door when giving care in case others need to know where you are