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A client tells the nurse that he believes watching old comedy movies has helped him achieve a quick recovery from orthopedic surgery. The nurse realizes this client has been using which of the following forms of complementary alternative medicine?
 
  1. Meditation
  2. Prayer
  3. Humor
  4. Music

Question 2

The nurse is using percussion to assess a client's lung region. Which of the following would be considered a normal assessment finding?
 
  1. Flatness
  2. Dullness
  3. Tympany
  4. Resonance



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Answer to Question 1

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Humor is a frequently used complementary alternative medicine therapy and one of the therapies most often used to promote wellness. Humor increases the ability to cope with pain, enhance immune function, enhance respiratory function, and reduce preprocedural anxiety.

Answer to Question 2

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Resonance is a normal percussion sound of the lungs, and it indicates normal lungs. Flatness indicates severe pneumonia. Dullness indicates atelectasis. Tympany indicates a large pneumothorax.



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