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lilldybug07

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An Asian American client is being treated for depression and has informed the nurse that he has begun taking some traditional herbs for his condition. How should the nurse best follow-up this client's statement?
 
  A) The nurse must ensure that there are no dangerous drug interactions between the herbs and his medications.
  B) The nurse must inform that the client that he must exclusively commit to either Western-style treatment or traditional treatment.
  C) The nurse must encourage the client to learn more about the action of the herbs he has chosen to take.
  D) The nurse must stop administering the client's psychotropic medications immediately.

Question 2

Different individuals and groups conceptualize spirituality in different ways. What is a central component of a definition of spirituality?
 
  A) The belief in eternal life
  B) The belief in God
  C) The belief in a power apart from one's own existence
  D) The connection between spirituality and religion



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
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Clinicians must document use of herbs in clients taking psychotropic medications to avoid negative events such as overdose, toxicity, and interactions. Unregulated or inappropriate use of traditional medicines can be dangerous. Western-style medicine and traditional medicine are not necessarily incompatible, although precautions must be taken. Sudden cessation of medication can be dangerous and would never be unilaterally undertaken by the nurse.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
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Spirituality has been described as a person's experience of, or belief in, a power apart from his or her own existence. It is the individual's sense of relationship or connection with a power or force, which may or may not be a deity. Broad associations include belief in a power greater than oneself, a system of ethics, a purpose in life, the ability to forgive, gratitude for life, the ability to find meaning in suffering, trust in providence, and faith. Beliefs in God and in an afterlife are not universal.





 

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