Author Question: Identify the correct statement regarding the use of therapeutic touch. a. All nurses are trained ... (Read 63 times)

MGLQZ

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 579
Identify the correct statement regarding the use of therapeutic touch.
 
  a. All nurses are trained in this therapy and use it frequently in practice.
  b. Therapeutic touch therapy has been used in childbirth preparation.
  c. Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can benefit from infant massage.
  d. The efficacy of touch therapy has been well established.

Question 2

A nurse is working with pediatric clients in a research facility. The nurse recognizes that federal guidelines delineate that pediatric clients must give consent for participation in research trials.
 
  Based on the client's age, the nurse would seek assent from which child? Select all that apply. 1. A precocious 4-year-old starting as a cystic fibrosis research study participant
  2. A 7-year-old leukemia client electing to receive a newly developed trial medication
  3. A 10-year-old starting in an investigative study for clients with precocious puberty
  4. A 13-year-old client beginning participation in a research program for ADHD treatments
  Correct



Tonny

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 341
Answer to Question 1

B
Childbirth preparation is an ideal medium for the use of therapeutic touch therapy. Not all nurses are educated in and use therapeutic touch. Massage is not a part of therapeutic touch. Research has not fully established the efficacy of touch therapy.

Answer to Question 2

2; 3; 4
Rationale:
1. Federal guidelines mandate that research participants 7 years old and older must receive developmentally appropriate information about health care procedures and treatments, and give assent.
2. Federal guidelines mandate that research participants 7 years old and older must receive developmentally appropriate information about health care procedures and treatments, and give assent.
3. Federal guidelines mandate that research participants 7 years old and older must receive developmentally appropriate information about health care procedures and treatments, and give assent.
4. Federal guidelines mandate that research participants 7 years old and older must receive developmentally appropriate information about health care procedures and treatments, and give assent.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.

Methicilli ...
Did you know?

The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.

Did you know?

Signs and symptoms that may signify an eye tumor include general blurred vision, bulging eye(s), double vision, a sensation of a foreign body in the eye(s), iris defects, limited ability to move the eyelid(s), limited ability to move the eye(s), pain or discomfort in or around the eyes or eyelids, red or pink eyes, white or cloud spots on the eye(s), colored spots on the eyelid(s), swelling around the eyes, swollen eyelid(s), and general vision loss.

Did you know?

Your skin wrinkles if you stay in the bathtub a long time because the outermost layer of skin (which consists of dead keratin) swells when it absorbs water. It is tightly attached to the skin below it, so it compensates for the increased area by wrinkling. This happens to the hands and feet because they have the thickest layer of dead keratin cells.

Did you know?

Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library