A nurse practitioner uses integrative care in his practice. What ...

[bobbie]

A nurse practitioner uses integrative care in his practice. What does this mean?
 
  A) He uses allopathic medicine to treat all clients.
  B) He uses both allopathic medicine and CAT.
  C) The nurse uses CAT, a physician-prescribed medication.
  D) The nurse provides care for clients of all age groups.

Question 2

A nurse is conducting a health history and asks the client about use of complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) to treat her chronic headaches. What response would require further questions?
 
  A) I practice meditation.
  B) I use relaxation to help me go to sleep.
  C) Each week, I have a total body massage.
  D) I take herbs to treat my headaches.

[IAPPLET]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
A health care provider who uses integrative care uses some combination of allopathic medicine and CAT. Integrative care does not mean using allopathic medicine to treat clients of all age groups; CAT is not a physician-prescribed medication.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Alternative therapies, such as herbs, are used most frequently for chronic conditions such as depression or headaches. However, certain herbs may interact with each other or with prescribed medications, causing negative effects. For this reason, the nurse must ask further questions about the type of herb as well as the frequency of use.

[bobbie]

Excellent

[atrochim]

Gracias!