The nurse is educating a patient regarding reflexology. Information includes that reflexology is a therapy based on the theory that the entire body can be reached by applying pressure to specific areas. Where is pressure mainly applied?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports chronic pain. Which of the following actions by the nurse uses holistic nursing?

A nurse is educating a patient with a newly placed pacemaker about a variety of complementary and alternative therapies.

What type of therapy is contraindicated in patients with pacemakers?

The nurse recognizes that when a patient is unable to consume adequate nutrition by mouth, an alternative route such as a feeding ostomy may be used.

What is the proper term for feeding a patient by this method?

The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet.

What supplement will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid a deficiency?

A nurse is caring for a client immediately following a cardiac catheterization with a femoral artery approach. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is conducting a nutritional education seminar.

The nurse knows the client understands the teaching when they state:

A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about massage therapy. The nurse should include that which of the following is a possible adverse effect of massage therapy.

The nurse is providing information about high cholesterol levels.

What is the rationale for avoiding saturated fats?

A patient calls in to the emergency room and tells the nurse they are having chest pain. They are instructed to sit down and rest.

Their chest pain starts to go away with rest.

The nurse suspects which disorder?

A nurse is assessing a patient with congestive heart failure that has shortness of breath.

Patients with heart disease can have fluid accumulate in the lungs.

This is called.