CRRN Review Exam 376 Questions with Verified Answers
Bandura - CORRECT ANSWER 1977, self-efficacy, framework to guide the assessment of the
... [Show More] individual's ability to promote health and reduce risk
Impairment - CORRECT ANSWER A loss or abnormality of a psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure and function. Impairment occurs at the organ level.
Handicap - CORRECT ANSWER A disadvantage for a given person resulting from impairment or disability that limits or prevents fulfillment of a role that is normal for that person. Handicap occurs a the societal level.
Kobasa - CORRECT ANSWER 1979, theory of hardiness based on research on stressful life events
Rotler, Seeman, and Liverant - CORRECT ANSWER 1962, described contingency relationship between behavior and wellness outcomes and internal and external locus of control
Levine - CORRECT ANSWER 1966, model with key concepts of principles of energy, structural integrity, personal integrity, and social integrity
functional limitation - CORRECT ANSWER refers to the loss of the ability to perform self-care tasks and is the result of an impairment
Disability - CORRECT ANSWER A restriction or lack (resulting from and impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being. Disability occurs at the level of the individual.
The rehab nurse's role in promoting wellness in pediatric populations includes: - CORRECT ANSWER Identifying unsuccessful completion of tasks, making a referral to a Child Life Specialist, and providing developmentally appropriate interventions.
Orem's self care theory - CORRECT ANSWER Identifies the multiple levels of a patient's capabilities and valuing patient control and input, self care is essential for health and well-being. Orem focuses on the individual's self care needs/demands and his or her ability to meet those needs (seesaw).
Anterior Cord Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Varying degrees of motor function and sensitivity to pain, while posterior column functions of proprioception, pressure and vibration are preserved.
Brown-Sequard syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Vertical injury to one-half of the spinal cord, causing loss of motor control on the side of the injury and loss of sensation on the opposite side.
What is the Assessment Instrument for Problem Focused Coping (APC)? - CORRECT ANSWER The APC is a self-report instrument that focuses on a person's own assessment of competence in coping with ADL's, personal problems, and level of satisfaction with ADL's.
State the PLISSIT Model for sexual counseling. - CORRECT ANSWER Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, Intensive Therapy
suggested interventions for client with bowel dysfunction problems related to sexual relationships - CORRECT ANSWER complete bowel regimen before sexual activity, avoid positions that place pressure on the bowels, cover ostomy, tape to the side or remove and use ostomy cap over the stoma
State the classification of drugs that can contribute to sexual dysfunction. - CORRECT ANSWER Antidepressants, antihypertensives, anticholinergics, anticonvulsants, histamine 2 blocking agents, lipid lowering agents, Digoxin, and opiods.
Imogene King - CORRECT ANSWER Individuals are in constant interaction with their environment and one another.
Locus of Control Theory - CORRECT ANSWER People who believe they are in control of their health are more likely to change their behavior than those who believe outside forces are in control.
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER Encouraged the use of one's own powers, believed nurses help clients obtain the best condition possible so nature can cure.
Anne Casey - CORRECT ANSWER Children and Families, age-specific nursing theory that is helpful when practicing rehabilitation across the lifespan
Lydia Hall - CORRECT ANSWER Care (hands on bodily care), Core (using the self in relationship to the patient), and Cure (applying medical knowledge), primary care nursing model.
What three stages of prevention are in Neuman's model? - CORRECT ANSWER Primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention; helps clients maximize their defenses.
Imogene King's model is about goal attainment. The goal of nursing is to: - CORRECT ANSWER Help individuals to maintain their health so they can function in their roles.
Dorothea Orem - CORRECT ANSWER self-care theory includes three related parts, theory of self care, theory of self care deficit, theory of nursing system
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) - CORRECT ANSWER 1974, holistic perspective to the care of the patient with disabilities and chronic health problems
Rehabilitation Act - CORRECT ANSWER 1973, encouraged employment of people with disabilities, prohibited unfair treatment of people with disabilities in activities supported by federal funds, bans housing discrimination in public accommodations, prohibits unfairness in federally funded schools
Americans with Disabilities Act - CORRECT ANSWER 1990, requires public buildings and transportation to be accessible, prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the workplace, describes the traits of a person with a disability, S "Titles" in the Act
DRG's - CORRECT ANSWER Diagnostic Related Groups, 1990's hospital reimbursement changed, 75% rule, 75% of inpatient population must meet at least one of 10 medical conditions, now called 60% rule with 13 medical conditions
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 - CORRECT ANSWER SNF's and LTF's, Resource Utilization Groups (RUG's), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, decreased inpatient census, case management on rise
World Health Organization - CORRECT ANSWER 1980, developed international classification of impairment, disability, and handicap, translated into 13 different languages
PPS - CORRECT ANSWER Prospective Payment System, required by Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - CORRECT ANSWER bundled payments for select diagnoses, demonstration projects being planned, not yet implemented
Goal of Rehabilitation - CORRECT ANSWER restoring, maintaining, and promoting maximal health
Rehabilitation Team Models - CORRECT ANSWER medical, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary
Medical model - CORRECT ANSWER Physician centered, not consistent with rehabilitation philosophy or goals, uncommon.
Multidisciplinary model - CORRECT ANSWER Professionals work in parallel, client goals, very little overlap between disciplines, vertical communication, leader controls team conferences, department managers usually attend team conferences, effective when unstable team members (i.e., there are different team members for different clients).
Interdisciplinary model - CORRECT ANSWER Matrix-like, lateral communication, when team membership is stable (i.e., inpatient rehab unit), group decisions, group trust is crucial, conflict resolution is an important skill used by team, team goal setting important.
Transdisciplinary model - CORRECT ANSWER Newer team model, client has PCP, requires flexibility and receptiveness of team members because individual roles are less distinct, ideal when client is stable and in need of LTC.
Members of Rehab Team - CORRECT ANSWER Client and family, nurses, physiatrists, other MD's, PT's, OT's, SLPT's, psychologists, recreational therapists, vocational therapists, orthotists, chaplains, insurance case managers or reps, employers, teachers, audiologists, nutritionists, and home health professionals.
Team Function - CORRECT ANSWER Necessary components include, trust, knowledge, shared responsibility, mutual respect, communication, cooperation and coordination, optimism, and commitment from each member.
PPM - CORRECT ANSWER Professional Practice Models, middle range theories
Martha Rogers - CORRECT ANSWER No disconnect between patient and universe (liked color purple), change is fundamental to life, humans continue to grow and never repeat pattern (e.g., a person goes on vacation at the same time every year with the same conditions, according to Rogers, the vacation is a different experience built on previous vacations)
Ethical Model 1 - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Collect, analyze, and interpret data. 2. State the dilemma clearly. 3. Consider choices for action. 4. Consider and weigh choices. 5. Analyze advantages and disadvantages of each choice. 6. Make decision from choices.
Ethical Model 2 - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Ask "is it legal?" If answer is yes, then stop. If no, go on to items 2 and 3. 2. Ask "is it balanced?" This will help answer issues of fairness versus giving advantages to one or more parties. 3. Ask "How will the decision make me feel?" This will help answer issues of personal standards of morality (e.g., nurse in a romantic relationship with a patient).
Normative - CORRECT ANSWER Study of what is right and wrong, examines ethical theories such as autonomy, beneficence, justice, and nonmalificence.
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER Right to Choose
Nonmaleficence - CORRECT ANSWER Do no harm
Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER Doing good
Advocacy - CORRECT ANSWER Standing for the patient
Veracity - CORRECT ANSWER Truth telling
Moral Principles 1 - CORRECT ANSWER autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, advocacy, veracity
Moral Principles 2 - CORRECT ANSWER fiduciary responsibility, ethics of care, reciprocity, fidelity, sanction for life
Patient Self Determination Act - CORRECT ANSWER 1991, ensures rights to persons self documented preferences and treatments
Patient's Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER 1973, 12 patient entitlements
Patient Safety - CORRECT ANSWER Freedom from accidental injury resulting from either a medical error or preventable adverse event.
STEEP - CORRECT ANSWER Safe, Timely, Efficient, Effective, Equitable, Patient centered
EBP - CORRECT ANSWER Evidence Based Practice, effort to integrate best research evidence with client's expertise, values (preferences), and need to provide high quality, cost effective care. EBP is a way of getting info about most up to date practice into hands of the clinicians. Promotes use of best current evidence in important day to day patient care.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - CORRECT ANSWER Nurses should: Practice to the full extent of their education and training. Achieve higher level of education through a system that promotes seamless academic progression, goal of 80% BSN's by 2020. Be full partners with physicians and other health professionals. Require a better data collection infrastructure.
NDNQI - CORRECT ANSWER National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, first largest nursing quality indicator
CCQM - CORRECT ANSWER Cross-Cutting Quality Measures, aligned in order to be used across different settings or populations
Behavioral Learning Theories - CORRECT ANSWER Pavlov, Skinner
Pavlov - CORRECT ANSWER dog salivation, classic, conditioning (i.e., motherly tone of voice)
Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER reward reinforcement
Lewin - CORRECT ANSWER adult learning theory, motivation to learn
Health Promotion Model - CORRECT ANSWER Dr. Nola Pender, people seek to regulate own behavior, health professionals play an influential role throughout their client's lifespan. Personal belief in own capacity to control life events is tenet of the theory.
Rehabilitation nursing is viewed as a specialty practice guided by what three things? - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophy, theory, and research.
Which nursing model shows that individuals are in constant interaction with their environment and one another? - CORRECT ANSWER Imogene King's open system model.
Lydia Hall's theory shows three interrelated parts. What are they? - CORRECT ANSWER Care, core, and cure.
How is Martha Rogers' Adaptation Model used in rehabilitation therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER By transmitting nursing knowledge, therapeutic touch, and hands on education teaching the client to adapt and live as they wish.
Describe the nursing process behind Orem's theory of self-care deficits. - CORRECT ANSWER Orem's theory presents a method to determine the self-care deficits of a patient and then defines the nurse or caregiver's role in helping the patient meet his or her self-care demands.
What theory believes that an individual's behavior controls his or her outcomes? - CORRECT ANSWER The Locus of Control Theory. People who believe they are in control of their health are more likely to change their behavior than those who believe outside forces are in control.
Describe the importance of ethics to rehabilitation nursing. - CORRECT ANSWER As in every area of nursing, ethics can be used to guide decision making related to moral dilemmas encountered in rehabilitation nursing. It provides a framework for approaching difficult moral situations.
Ethical Subjectivism - CORRECT ANSWER Individuals create their own morality and there is no absolute moral truths. There is only individual opinion.
Ethical Objectivism - CORRECT ANSWER States that there are universal or objective moral truths and it is not up to the individual to determine moral truths.
Situation Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER Acknowledges the unique characteristics of each individual and promotes making the best decision given the specific circumstances. Rehabilitation nurses sometimes must consider the unique aspects of a situation prior to making a decision.
What is the significance of a living will? - CORRECT ANSWER A living will is a legal document that allows a person to make his or her wishes regarding medical care, illness, or conditions that result in incompetence known before he or she becomes hospitalized or ill. Rehabilitation nurses should determine whether patients possess a living will and advocate for fulfillment of the patients' wishes as expressed in the living will.
Describe the difference between nonmaleficence and beneficence. - CORRECT ANSWER Nonmaleficence is the concept of doing no harm, and beneficence is the concept of doing good for another. Rehabilitation nurses have a legal and moral obligation to do no harm and to do good towards patients.
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER The ethical principle that individual actions are independent of the actions and will of others. It is a belief that it is the right of a person to make decisions for himself or herself. Rehab nurses must recognize that patients have the freedom to make decisions regarding the care of their bodies and their own actions. Rehab nurses may need to advocate for their patients when they make autonomous decisions that conflict with the recommendations of the healthcare team.
Ethical Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER When a person or group is forced to choose between two equally difficult actions because they are both right, they are both wrong, or both contain uncertainty.
Virtue Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER Places less emphasis on learning specific rules and more emphasis on developing good character that leads to making proper decisions.
Duty Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER Describes the obligation of individuals towards a higher power, oneself, and to others; it focuses on avoiding wrong doing and treating everyone as equals.
What is the importance of an ethics committee? - CORRECT ANSWER An ethics committee is an interdisciplinary group of healthcare professionals who address ethical dilemmas that occur in a particular setting. It usually includes members of the community and people with formal ethics educations.
Describe the significance of The Code of Ethics for Nurses. - CORRECT ANSWER It was established by the ANA, provides a framework for nurses to use in ethical analysis and decision making. Composed of nine provisions, it establishes the ethical standard for the profession.
Utilitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER A form of ethics that assumes that the end justifies the means. This is the belief that the best course of action is that which results in the most good for the most people and has the most utility or usefulness.
ADA, Title IV - CORRECT ANSWER Requires telephone companies to establish telecommunication relay services for callers with hearing and speech disabilities. It also requires closed captioning of federally funded public service announcements.
The Rehabilitation Act - CORRECT ANSWER Passed in 1973, included guidelines for nondiscrimination in employment, and promoted community access by reducing or eliminating physical barriers. This act demonstrated increased public awareness of the needs of people with disabilities.
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER Federal health insurance program for the elderly or disabled under the authority of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), began with enactment of Title 18 of the Social Security Act of 1965, managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), people 65 and older qualify for it, people younger than 65 with permanent disabilities are eligible after receiving Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), for 24 months, people with ESRD or Lou Gehrig's are eligible as soon as they begin receiving SSDI, without a 24 month wait.
ADA, Title I - CORRECT ANSWER Enacted in 1992, prohibits discrimination in the workplace against people with disabilities.
WeeFIM - CORRECT ANSWER Tool derived from FIM for monitoring rehabilitation outcomes in pediatric patients, designed for children ages 6 months to 7 years and older, can be used by members of any discipline, and measures actual performance across various settings. The 0-3 Module is designed to measure precursors to function in children ages 0-3 years who have a variety of disabilities.
TJC - CORRECT ANSWER The Joint Commission, one of the primary accreditation agencies for rehabilitation providers, may serve as an authority on behalf of CMS, enforces standards that meet federal conditions of participation. Mission is to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating healthcare organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value.
Worker's Compensation - CORRECT ANSWER A government sponsored and employee financed system for compensating employees who incur an injury or illness in connection with their employment. Benefits provided include medical care, disability payments, rehabilitation services, survivor benefits, and funeral expenses.
Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER Health insurance program for individuals and families with low incomes and resources. It began with the enactment of Title 19 of the Social Security Act of 1965. It is managed by each state through a state agency with oversight from CMS and financed by a federal-state partnership in which the federal government matches stated Medicaid spending. People qualify if they meet the financial criteria and belong to one of the groups that are "categorically" eligible for the program.
ADA, Title II - CORRECT ANSWER Prohibits discrimination in transportation provided by state and local government entities such as buses, railways, subways, and other forms of ground transportation.
FIM Instrument - CORRECT ANSWER Functional Independence Measure, tool for monitoring rehabilitation outcomes, looks at the severity of disability and need for assistance, designed to promote a uniform language among rehab team and describe the severity of disability, is included as part of the inpatient rehabilitation facility patient assessment instrument (IRF-PAI), which includes demographic, diagnostic, financial, and functional info about rehab clients, includes 18 items and uses a seven level scale in which one equals total assistance and seven equals total independence.
Rehabilitation Act, Section 504 - CORRECT ANSWER Requires that all buildings and facilities that are designed, constructed, or altered with federal funds or leased by a federal agency comply with federal standards and accommodate physical disability.
MDS Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Minimum Data Set, mandated by CMS for use in long-term, subacute, or postacute settings, serves as the data collection instrument for PPS's, involves client info being sent to the fiscal intermediaries for reimbursement and MDS information being sent to the state survey and certification agencies.
CARF - CORRECT ANSWER Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, mission is to promote quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the people served.
How does self-efficacy model impact rehabilitation nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER The self-efficacy model influences how much effort a client puts in rehabilitation therapy by helping clients maintain a positive attitude toward rehabilitation and confidence to attain new goals.
Who should score a patient on the FIM instrument to determine level of mobility? - CORRECT ANSWER All interdisciplinary team members should score a patient's mobility using the FIM instrument.
The nursing assessment of functional mobility traditionally includes which four major areas? - CORRECT ANSWER Bed mobility, transfers, wheelchair mobility, and ambulation.
When should equipment and supplies to meet a client's needs be assessed? - CORRECT ANSWER The need for equipment and supplies to assist a client's re-entry into the community should be evaluated prior to discharge from the acute rehabilitation setting. The nurse should assess and monitor the client's supply and equipment needs while in the community.
What are the characteristics of NREM sleep? - CORRECT ANSWER Quiet sleep with a fully regulating brain and fully movable but inactive body.
When establishing a bladder program, what are the main factors to assess? - CORRECT ANSWER Premorbid level of function, past voiding habits, use of assistive devices, fluid intake (volume and pattern), age, activity level, prior history of bladder problems, mobility impairments, sensory and motor status, neuromuscular status, impaired communication, and medications.
Discuss nursing interventions for bowel management programs. - CORRECT ANSWER Assess premorbid bowel evaucation routine and adapt the bowel program to accommodate the previous routine. Increase fluid, bulk, and fiber intake. Monitor bowel sounds and abdominal distention, and avoid gas-forming foods. Position client upright using a toilet or commode rather than a bedpan, and allow adequate time for complete evacuation. Provide appropriate medications, such as softeners, laxatives, suppositories, or enemas. Encourage loose clothing and good hygiene after a bowel movement.
Sensory Paralytic - CORRECT ANSWER Related to afferent nerve root loss or damage and occurs subsequent to DM or tabes dorsalis. It produces diminished or absent ability to distinguish the need or time of defecation but rarely produces incontinence because the motor function of the rectum is still intact.
Motor Paralytic - CORRECT ANSWER Related to efferent nerve root loss or damage. It occurs subsequent to poliomyelitis, intervertebral disc disease, tumor, or trauma. It results in the inability to assist with defecation and is associated with incontinence only if there is widespread disease due to the innervation of the intestines.
Discuss educational topics for clients with overflow incontinence. - CORRECT ANSWER Allow sufficient time for voiding, check PVR's, and double voiding, Crede maneuver, intermittent cathing procedures (preferred over indwelling catheters), and referrals for pharmacological or surgical interventions.
What is treatment for Autonomic Dysreflexia? - CORRECT ANSWER Reduce the associated stimulus (i.e., empty bladder) and lower BP by raising the HOB and administering appropriate antihypertensive med. People at risk, especially pediatric clients, should wear a medical alert bracelet and carry an autonomic dysreflexia card and supplies with them in their belongings.
Acute Constipation - CORRECT ANSWER The recent onset of symptoms, a large amount of stool in the rectal ampulla, colon, or rectum.
Chronic Constipation - CORRECT ANSWER Involves symptoms lasting longer than 3 months, with enlargement of the descending colon and dependency on laxatives, cathartics, or enemas.
Severe Constipation - CORRECT ANSWER Causes sympathetic systemic problems (e.g., sweating, nausea, irritability, acute abdominal discomfort, and elevated BP).
What are some changes that occur in older adults that affect bowel function? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Changes occur in the striated and smooth muscle strength. 2. Less activity. 3. Less consumption of roughage and poorer dentition. 4. Self-limiting hydration due to concerns of urinary incontinence or nocturia. 5. Comorbidities begin, along with increased medication use.
Discuss educational topics for clients with functional incontinence. - CORRECT ANSWER Provide prompted voiding or individualized voiding schedule. Ensure adequate fluid intake. Refer to OT and PT as indicated. Modify environments to be conducive to maintaining independence with incontinence.
Discuss educational topics for clients with stress incontinence. - CORRECT ANSWER Teach pelvic floor muscle (Kegel) exercises, provide toileting assistance and bladder training, and refer to other team members for pharmacological or surgical therapy.
What nursing interventions can be incorporated in the care plan of a stroke client with a nursing diagnosis of impaired communication? - CORRECT ANSWER Determine the communication method; ensure that hearing aids and glasses are available if needed; use symbols and communication boards; provide a supportive environment; be patient and calm; include the family when possible; may use music and pet therapy; speak slowly and distinctly; use short, simple sentences; maintain eye contact; establish "yes-no" reliability; cueing; provide opportunities for success; offer praise.
Which member of the rehabilitation team will have a goal of improving initiation of conversation in a client who has suffered a left hemispheric stroke?
A. Occupational therapist
B. Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
C. Therapeutic Recreation therapist - CORRECT ANSWER B. Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP). A specialist in evaluation and treatment of communication and swallowing problems.
Receptive (Wernicke's) dysphasia - CORRECT ANSWER This occurs with lesions in the posterior, superior temporal dominant lobe (superior temporal gyrus), and this area is responsible for reception and interpretation of speech. The client is able to produce verbal language, but the language content is meaningless; able to speak fluently; but words may be incorrect or inappropriate in context; unable to detect his or her own errors.
What are the societal barriers for community re-entry? - CORRECT ANSWER Societal barriers include reimbursement issues, ineligibility for services, cultural or attitudinal prejudices, and social stigmas that prevent a client's re-entry into a community.
What are the main categories of barriers for community re-entry? - CORRECT ANSWER The main categories of barriers are societal, internal, transportation, housing, and financial.
Briefly discuss some interventions that would be implemented with a client who has Amyotrophic Lateral Scelrosis (ALS) with impaired communication. - CORRECT ANSWER Impaired communication with ALS is related to impairment of muscles of speech. Provide communication tools such as language boards, paper and pen if the client can still write, or a computer if the client can type. Designate a system of blinking to spell out words when the client can no longer point at the language board. Encourage patience from family members to ensure that the client is allowed to fully communicate needs.
Describe Expressive (Broca's) dysphasia. - CORRECT ANSWER This occurs with lesions in the posterior part of the dominant frontal lobe (precentral gyrus), usually on the left hemisphere, and is responsible for the motor aspects of speech. This damage results in the inability to form or difficulty forming or finding words, difficulty writing, and impaired ability to read letters, numbers, or written material.
What communication techniques can be used to facilitate the formation of a positive nurse-client relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER Therapeutic communication facilitates the formation of a positive nurse-client relationship. Specific communication techniques may facilitate the development of therapeutic interaction; some techniques are verbal, while others are nonverbal. Nonverbal communication techniques include listening, silence, touch, and conveying acceptance. Verbal techniques include closed and open-ended questions, restating, paraphrasing, clarifying, focusing, reflecting, stating observations, offering info, and summarizing.
Briefly discuss nonverbal communication. - CORRECT ANSWER Nonverbal communication is the transmission of message without the use of words. These include but are not limited to vocal tone, eye contact, physical appearance, gestures, and posture. Nonverbal communication is very powerful, and if the nonverbal cues are not consistent or congruent with the verbal message, it will most likely be the nonverbal message that is received. For example, frequently looking at your watch while interviewing or providing care to a client may convey to the client that you are in a hurry and really do not have time to listen to what he or she has to say.
What are the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices for mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER The CAM practices for mental health involve mindfulness practices such as breathing techniques, meditation, yoga, and living in the present moment. They also include acupuncture to identify and treat the underlying cause or imbalance that is contributing to the depression, and taking supplements such as St. John's Wort, S-adenosylmethionine (SAME-e), and omega 3 fatty acids.
Name some of the most common vitamin supplements. - CORRECT ANSWER The most common vitamin supplements include multivitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B-complex, and calcium.
Which of these does holistic nursing not take into account?
A. Mind.
B. Spirit.
C. Willpower. - CORRECT ANSWER C, Willpower. Holistic nursing takes the whole person into account, including mind, body, and spirit.
To provide patient-focused care, rehabilitation nurses have a responsibility to do what in relation to holistic nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER Rehabilitation nurses should be well versed in CAM practices, have an understanding of research findings and limitations related to CAM use, and be open to listening, understanding, and integrating the culturally held beliefs of patients into the plan of care.
What is the purpose of energetic touch? - CORRECT ANSWER Energetic touch is based on the interaction of the human energy fields between the provider and client with the purpose of removing blockages in the energy field to promote healing.
What are the different forms of energetic healing through touch? - CORRECT ANSWER The different forms of energetic touch practices used by nurses include therapeutic touch, healing touch, and comfort touch.
Describe the healing touch technique. - CORRECT ANSWER During the healing touch technique, the practitioner works with the human energetic field with hands in the energy field of the client for certain techniques and in contact with the recipient's body for other techniques.
Which nursing diagnosis in the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) Definitions and Classifications supports the mainstreaming of therapeutic touch? - CORRECT ANSWER A disturbed energy field diagnosis supports the mainstreaming of therapeutic touch. [Show Less]