NURS 370 Exam 1 Test Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 370
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NUR 370
Integrated health emphasizes the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient; focuses on the whole person; is informed by evidence; and makes use of appropriate therapeutic approaches, health care professionals, and disciplines to achieve optimal health
Integrative nursing A wa...
NURS 370 Exam 1 Test Questions and
Correct Answers
Integrated health ✅emphasizes the importance of the relationship between practitioner
and patient; focuses on the whole person; is informed by evidence; and makes use of
appropriate therapeutic approaches, health care professionals, and disciplines to
achieve optimal health
Integrative nursing ✅A way of being-knowing-doing that advances the health and
wellbeing of persons, families, and communities through caring healing relationships.
uses evidence to inform traditional and emerging interventions that support whole
person/system healing
Complementary approach ✅Are therapies used in addition to or together with
conventional treatment recommended by a persons health care provider
Alternative approach ✅Sometimes include the same interventions as complementary
but they become the primary treatment
integrative approach ✅Is patient-centered and is focused on the whole person well-
being and health. Uses evidence to inform traditional and emerging interventions that
support whole person and whole system healing
Principles of integrative nursing ✅1. Humans are whole systems inseparable from their
environments
2. humans beings have the innate capacity for health and wellbeing
3. nature has healing and restorative properties that contribute to health and wellbeing
4. Integrative nursing is person-centered and relationship based
5. integrative nursing practice is informed by evidence and uses full range of therapeutic
modalities
6. integrative nursing focuses on the health and wellbeing of caregivers as well as those
they serve
Meditation ✅any activity that limits stimulus input by directing attention to a single
unchanging or repetitive stimulus so the person is able to become more aware of self
ex- meditation reduces overall systolic and diastolic blood pressures and significantly
reduces hypertensive risk
Biofeedback ✅A mind-body technique that uses instruments to teach self-regulation
and voluntary self-control over specific physiological responses
, Imagery ✅or visualization- is a mind-body therapy that uses the conscious mind to
create mental imaged to stimulate physical change
ex- often evokes powerful psychophysiological responses such as alterations in gastric
secretions, body chemistry, blood flow, wound healing, and heart rate
Acupuncture ✅realigns the vital energy which flows like a river through the body in
channels called meridians. use of needles to unblock these channels
ex- is effective for a variety of health problems such as low back pain, myofascial pain
(e.g., temporomandibular joint disorder and trigeminal neuralgia), hot flashes, simple
and migraine headaches, osteoarthritis, plantar heel pain, and chronic shoulder pain
Therapeutic touch ✅affects the energy fields that surround and penetrate the human
body with the conscious intent to help heal.
ex- dementia, trauma, and anxiety during acute and chronic illnesses
Communication ✅A process of interaction between people which symbols are used to
create, exchange, and interpret messages about ideas, emotion and state of mind.
"the essence of human behavior"
Communication and nursing ✅engage in it everyday in there work environment
- help prevent errors
- helps in roles of advocacy
communication competence ✅means that the communication is both effective and
appropriate ( meaning it has been adapted to the pope and situation involve)
what is the scope of communication? ✅ranges from effective communication to no
communication.
what are the 3 primary categories of communication ✅linguistic - verbal exchange of
messages
paralinguistic- uses signals- eye contact, facial expressions
metacommunication- context of the message- situation saying "fine"
3 attributes of communication ✅process of complementary exchange- both sender and
receiver must participate
Context- effects how things can be perceived.
learned skill- it develops over time.
assertive communication ✅process which positive and negative ideas and feeling are
expressed in an open and direct way.
Therapeutic communication ✅defined as an interactive process between the nurse
and the client that helps the client overcome temporary stress
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