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dejastew

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Prior to the start of a painful diagnostic test, the nurse tells a patient a story that causes both of them to laugh. The nurse was using which type of CAM?
 
  a. guided imagery c. biofeedback
  b. humor d. healing touch

Question 2

A client is hyponatremic, and the cause is thought to be fluid overload. When this is the etiology, what would be the intervention of choice?
 
  1. Restrict sodium intake.
  2. Increase intravenous fluid drip rate.
  3. Restrict fluids.
  4. Offer small, frequent sips of water.



SVictor

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Answer to Question 1

B
Humor has many therapeutic outcomes that include increased ability to cope with pain, enhanced immune functioning, and reduced preprocedural anxiety.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3



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