Author Question: A client with chronic back pain informs the nurse he has been receiving therapeutic touch in ... (Read 108 times)

acc299 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A client with chronic back pain informs the nurse he has been receiving therapeutic touch in addition to his medications. What is the nurse's best classification of this client's treatment?

1. pharmacotherapy.
2. drug-absence therapy
3. complementary therapy
4. biologic therapy

Question 2

The application of drugs for the purpose of treating diseases and treatment of suffering is known as

1. biologics.
2. pharmacotherapeutic s.
3. alternative therapies.
4. therapeutics.

djofnc · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Pharmacotherapy is the application of drugs for the purpose of treating diseases and alleviating human suffering.
Rationale 2: The client is using medications as well as an alternative therapy.
Rationale 3: The client is using a non-conventional type of treatment (therapeutic touch) that is classified as complementary to his conventional pharmacotherapy. Biologic therapy involves the use of naturally produced substances by microorganisms or within the body. The client is using medications as well as an alternative therapy, which is why complementary therapy is the best choice.
Rationale 4: Biologic therapy involves the use of naturally produced substances by microorganisms or within the body.
Global Rationale: The client is using a non-conventional type of treatment (therapeutic touch) that is classified as complementary to his conventional pharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapy is the application of drugs for the purpose of treating diseases and alleviating human suffering. Biologic therapy involves the use of naturally produced substances by microorganisms or within the body. The client is using medications as well as an alternative therapy, which is why complementary therapy is the best choice.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Biologics are agents naturally produced in animal cells, by microorganisms, or by the body itself.
Rationale 2: Pharmacotherapeutic s is the application of drugs for the purpose of treating disease and the treatment of suffering.
Rationale 3: Alternative therapies include natural plant extracts, herbs, vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements, and additional techniques outside the realm of conventional therapeutics.
Rationale 4: Therapeutics is concerned with the prevention of disease and treatment of sufferings.
Global Rationale: Pharmacotherapeutic s is the application of drugs for the purpose of treating disease and the treatment of suffering.