Chapter 9

Question 1

DEFINE

Nurse Practitioner

Answer 1

A registered nurse who has additional education in health assessments, allowing them to order tests and prescribe drugs

Question 2

DEFINE

Physician Assistant

Answer 2

skilled health care providers who can perform a wide range of medical services under the supervision of a physician

Question 3

DEFINE

Holistic Healthcare

Answer 3

The idea that health is a positive state to be actively achieved; not simply the lack of disease

Question 4

LIST

What are some Complementry and Alternative Medicines?

Answer 4

• Chiropractic
• Massage therapy
• Homeopathy
• Acupuncture

Question 5

LIST

What are some behaviours that providers can do that contribute to poor communication?

Answer 5

• Not listening
• Use of Jargon/Complex terms
• Babytalking clients
• Elderspeak (infantilization of seniors)
• Stereotyping clients

Question 6

EXPLAIN

What is the NURSE model and what does it promote?

Answer 6

Naming
Understanding
Respecting
Supporting
Exploring

Promotes Empathy

Question 7

EXPLAIN

What is the WEMS model and what does it promote?

Answer 7

Waiting
Echoing
Mirroring
Summarizing

Promotes active listening

Question 8

DEFINE

creative non-adherence

Answer 8

This occurs when a patient does not simply fail to follow a treatment regime, but instead will modify or supplement their treatment programs

Question 9

DEFINE

Placebo

Answer 9

a medical procedure that produces an effect in a patient because of its intent and not its nature