At a follow-up visit, a patient recovering from a myocardial infarction tells the nurse: "I feel like my life is out of control ever since I had the heart
... [Show More] attack. I would like to sign up for yoga, but I don't think I'm strong enough to hold poses for long." What would be the nurse's best response?
A. "Right now you should concentrate on relaxing and taking your blood pressure medicine regularly, instead of worrying about doing yoga."
B. "There is a slower-paced yoga called Kripalu that focuses on coming into balance and relaxation that you could look into."
C. "Ashtanga yoga is a gentle paced yoga that would help with your breathing and blood pressure."
D. "Yoga is contraindicated for patients who have had a heart attack." Correct Answer b. Kripalu, or "gentle yoga," focuses on relaxation and coming into balance. Ashtanga focuses on synchronizing breath with a fast-paced series of postures. The nurse should not discourage the use of yoga in patients who are healthy enough to participate. Yoga is not contraindicated in patients with controlled high blood pressure.
A nurse is providing a lecture on CHAs to a group of patients in a rehabilitation facility. Which teaching point should the nurse include?
A. CHAs are safe interventions used to supplement traditional care.
B. Many patients use CHA as outpatients but do not wish to continue as inpatients.
C. Many nurses are expanding their clinical practice by incorporating CHA to meet the demands of patients.
D. Most complementary and alternative therapies are relatively new and their efficacy has not been established. Correct Answer c. Many nurses are expanding their clinical practice by incorporating CHA. Although CHA may seem totally safe, some therapies have led to harmful and, at times, lethal outcomes. Many patients use these types of therapies as outpatients and want to continue their use as inpatients. Although the use of most complementary and alternative therapies predates modern medicine, it was not until recently that nursing and medical schools began to teach about their use.
A nurse mentor is teaching a new nurse about the underlying beliefs of CHAs versus allopathic therapies. Which statements by the new nurse indicate that teaching was effective? Select all that apply.
A. "CHA proponents believe the mind, body, and spirit are integrated and together influence health and illness."
B. "CHA proponents believe that health is a balance of body systems: mental, social, and spiritual, as well as physical."
C. "Allopathy proponents believe that the main cause of illness is an imbalance or disharmony in the body systems." [Show Less]