Complementary and Integrative Health
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to a client. Which of the following statements by the client demonstrates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will practice Tai Chi every day."
A nurse is assisting with teaching a client, who has a history of alcohol use disorder and is to be discharged following cataract surgery, about non-pharmacological therapies. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will practice meditating when I feel stressed."
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for an emergency appendectomy and reports increasing anxiety. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to implement a complementary health strategy?
"Try to take slow, deep breaths in and out."
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about using holistic nursing interventions to care for clients. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Holistic nurses empower clients to actively participate in their own care.
A nurse is caring for a client who follows a vegan diet and reports lethargy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?
Request a prescription for vitamin B12 supplements.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a client about homeopathy. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"Homeopathy believes a substance that can cause a disease can also cure it."
A nurse is teaching a client about food choices that promote immunity and healing. Which of the following foods is the best source of vitamin C?
1 cup strawberries
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of nutritional supplements. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nutritional supplement contains at least one nutritional component.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving palliative care. Which of the following non-pharmacological nursing interventions should the nurse provide the client?
Therapeutic touch
A nurse is caring for a client who has a sunburn. The nurse should identify that which of the following herbal supplements is used to treat sunburns?
Aloe vera
A nurse is caring for a client who asks about using aromatherapy for nausea. Which of the following scents should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply.)
Peppermint Ginger Orange
A nurse is assisting with providing an in-service for staff members about complementary and integrative health. Which of the following statements by a staff member indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"Scented oils might decrease discomfort."
A nurse is assisting with an in-service for staff members about culturally competent care. Which of the following information should the nurse include about traditional Native American beliefs?
Music can produce healing energy.
A nurse is assisting in recommending clients for chiropractic treatment. Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend?
A client who has shoulder pain
A nurse is caring for a client who asks about naturopathy. The nurse should include that which of the following is a component of naturopathy? (Select all that apply.)
Dietary supplements Exercise Traditional Chinese medicine Homeopathy
A nurse is completing a preoperative health history for a client who reports taking several herbal supplements. Which of the following herbal supplements is the priority for the nurse to report?
Ginkgo biloba
A nurse is assisting a massage therapist to identify the best client for massage therapy. Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend?
A client who has postpartum depression
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about holistic nursing. Which of the following information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
Use deep breathing to promote relaxation in clients. Encourage clients to use guided imagery to decrease pain. Apply essential oils to treat anxiety in clients.
A nurse is explaining the practice of Ayurveda to a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should include that Ayurveda is based on establishing a balance between the body, mind, and spirit with which of the following elements? (Select all that apply.)
Earth Sky Water
A nurse is planning complementary therapy for a client who has breast cancer. Which of the following treatments is a complementary therapy that the nurse can implement?
Massage therapy
