Alternative Medicine

Question 1

What are biologically based CAM therapies?

Answer 1

Supplements

Herbal medicine

Question 2

What are energy therapy CAM?

Answer 2

Reiki

Therapeutic touch

Question 3

What are manipulative and body-based methods of CAM?

Answer 3

Chiropractic medicine

Question 4

What are mind-body intervention methods of CAM?

Answer 4

Acupuncture
Guided imagery
Tai chi
Yoga
Meditation
Biofeedback

Question 5

What is a whole medicine system of CAM?

Answer 5

Traditional Chinese medicine

Question 6

What are movement therapies of CAM?

Answer 6

Pilates

Question 7

What therapies are nursing-accessible?

Answer 7

General in nature

Using natural processes (breathing, thinking, concentration, presence, movement)

Question 8

What is a limitation of imagery/visualization?

Answer 8

May increase anxiety if used to treat PTSD

Question 9

What are the 6 training-specific therapies?

Answer 9

Biofeedback
Acupuncture
Therapeutic touch
Chiropractic therapy
Traditional Chinese medicine
Natural products and herbal therapies

Question 10

What is relaxation therapy?

Answer 10

Individuals monitoring themselves for indicators of tension, then consciously letting go and releasing body tension

Question 11

What is progressive relaxation?

Answer 11

Active relaxation

One muscle group at a time

Question 12

What is passive relaxation?

Answer 12

Still the mind, abdominal breathing and imagery

Question 13

What are clinical applications of relaxation therapy?

Answer 13

Lowers HR and BP

Decreases muscle tension

Question 14

How can yoga help?

Answer 14

Reduces pain and anxiety

Improves well being

Question 15

How do meditation and breathing help?

Answer 15

Lowers oxygen consumption
RR and HR
Reduces anxiety
Can lower BP

Question 16

What is biofeedback?

Answer 16

A mind-body technique that uses instruments to teach self-regulation and voluntary self-control over specific physiological responses

Question 17

What is acupuncture?

Answer 17

Insertion of needles into acupoints for qi (vital energy) to flow through

Question 18

For what is acupuncture effective?

Answer 18

Low back pain
Myofascial pain
Headaches
Osteoarthritis
Plantar heel pain
Chronic shoulder pain

Question 19

For what types of patients is acupuncture contraindicated?

Answer 19

Bleeding disorders
Skin infections
No semi-permanent needles in patients with valvular heart disease

Question 20

What is therapeutic touch?

Answer 20

When the practitioner places open palms on or close to the patient’s body

Question 21

What are the 5 phases of therapeutic touch?

Answer 21

Centering
Assessing
Unruffling
Treating
Evaluating

Question 22

For what types of patients is therapeutic touch contraindicated?

Answer 22

Pts sensitive to touch
Abused/psychiatric patients
Pregnancy women, neonates, pts with CV and neurological instabilities, dying pts can be sensitive

Question 23

What is chiropractic therapy?

Answer 23

Joint manipulation, physical therapies, lifestyle counseling

Restoration of structural and functional imbalances

Question 24

For what types of patients is chiropractic therapy contraindicated?

Answer 24

Pts with bone infections
Fractures
Dislocations
Osteoporosis

Question 25

What is traditional Chinese medicine?

Answer 25

Whole system of healing viewing health as “life in balance”

Can include: herbs, exercise, diet, acupuncture, moxibustion, medication

Question 26

What is the nursing role in CAM therapies?

Answer 26

Encourage dialogue about CAM
Responsibility to understand the benefits of therapies that encourage active patient participation
Multiple practitioner approach: integrative
Holistic in nature
Work closely with patient.