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EY67 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse is caring for a client who suffers from anxiety. The client informs the nurse that he has been taking the herb kava. The nurse should be aware that kava carries the potential for which of the following?

A) Liver damage
B) Renal failure
C) Brain damage
D) Cardiomyopathy

Question 2

A patient has told the nurse that he performs exercises in order to re-center his vital life force. What is the traditional Chinese concept that underlies this activity?

A) Yin and yang
B) Chakra
C) Meridian
D) Qi

frogdreck123456 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
Nurses should be aware that use of the herb kava (Piper methysticum) is associated with liver damage (Fontaine, 2004) and should not be recommended to clients.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Feedback:
Qi is the vital life force in the body. Yin-yang is the interaction of opposing forces (hot/cold, male/female, light/dark). Health results from a balance of qi and yin and yang. Chakras are commonly described as energy centers in the spine and are considered to be a point of metaphysical energy of the human body. Meridians are interconnected channels that the body's vital energy circulates on according to traditional Chinese medicine.