Acupuncture is a complementary therapy that uses fine needles placed in acupoints. What is the ...

Acupuncture is a complementary therapy that uses fine needles placed in acupoints. What is the believed purpose of these acupoints?
 
  a. Close the gate for pain transmission
  b. Align the internal organs
  c. Open meridians to release qi
  d. Stimulate the centering of qi

Question 2

The nurse obtains information from a patient about the site, severity, and duration of the pain. What type of data is this considered?
 
  a. Patient data
  b. Objective data
  c. Focused data
  d. Subjective data

Question 3

During a follow-up visit with a patient recently started on Coumadin, the home health nurse is concerned after seeing an herbal remedy that enhances the effect of anticoagulants by the patient's bedside. What is this herbal remedy?
 
  a. Cayenne
  b. Aloe vera
  c. Asian ginseng
  d. Kava

Question 4

The nurse is assessing pain reported by a Latino male patient. What is important for the nurse take into consideration when observing objective data?
 
  a. Latino men are suspicious of female caregivers.
  b. Latino men have a cultural bias against use of narcotics.
  c. Latino men believe pain is necessary for cure.
  d. Latino men feel it is unmanly to admit to pain.

Question 5

What will placing an herb in alcohol or vinegar make?
 
  a. A suspension
  b. An emulsion
  c. An infusion
  d. A tincture

Question 6

Confusion and misinformation relative to herbal medicine can make patients reluctant to disclose their herbal use to health care providers. What should be the nurse's approach?
 
  a. Instructive
  b. Nonjudgmental
  c. Inquisitive
  d. Determined

Question 7

A young athlete asks the nurse why he felt little pain when he broke his leg during a game. What does the nurse describe as having an effect on this patient's perception of pain?
 
  a. Hormones
  b. Enzymes
  c. Adrenaline
  d. Endorphins