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The daughter of a hospital patient has informed the care team of her desire to have a homeopathic practitioner come to the bedside and administer treatment. The nurse should anticipate that the practitioner will likely do what?
 
  A) Manipulate the patient's spine and skeleton in an effort to provide pain relief.
  B) Administer herbal remedies to the patient that are chemically similar to the patient's current medications.
  C) Invoke spiritual forces in an effort to promote the patient's health and well-being.
  D) Administer minute amounts of substances that are known to cause symptoms in healthy people.

Question 2

A client is receiving warfarin (Coumadin) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The client is asking the nurse about herbal remedies to treat anxiety. The nurse would caution against the use of which of the following remedies?
 
  A) Passion flower
  B) St. John's wort
  C) Melatonin
  D) Kava-kava



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hanadaa

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
The basis of homeopathy is the belief that the body possesses the power to heal itself and that a substance creating certain symptoms in a healthy person would cure an ill person exhibiting the same particular set of symptoms.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
St. John's wort has a potential drug interaction with warfarin.




ss2343

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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