Deck 12: Complementary and Alternative Pharmacology

Question 1

The nurse seeking recent information about efficacy of herbal therapies would search for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine on the website of which of the following agencies?

A) The U.S.Food and Drug Administration
B) The Drug Enforcement Agency
C) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D) The National Institutes of Health

Answer 1

The National Institutes of Health

Question 2

Which of the following should the nurse emphasize when teaching a client who takes three prescription medications about complementary and alternative therapies?

A) Values and beliefs concerning alternative therapies should take priority
B) The primary health care provider should be consulted
C) Multiple products are more beneficial than single-use products
D) These therapies are often easier and more effective than lifestyle changes

Answer 2

The primary health care provider should be consulted

Question 3

A client with osteoarthritis of the knees asks the nurse about herbal therapies that may help.The nurse explains that which of the following products has shown some evidence of being effective for this health problem?

A) Glucosamine/chondroitin
B) Gingko
C) Ginseng
D) Garlic

Answer 3

Glucosamine/chondroitin

Question 4

A client states that he has been using herbal therapy to treat mild depression.The nurse concludes that he is probably using which of the following herbal therapies?

A) Red yeast rice
B) Garlic
C) Feverfew
D) St.John's wort

Question 5

A client has a history of slowing worsening intermittent claudication of the right leg.The client has recently heard that an herbal therapy is available that may help and asks the nurse about this.Which of the following products would the nurse discuss with the client?

A) Glucosamine/chondroitin
B) Gingko
C) Ginseng
D) Garlic

Question 6

A client reports drinking herbal tea to help fall asleep.The nurse expects the client to report that the tea contains which of the following herbs?

A) Valerian
B) Astragalus
C) Feverfew
D) Ginseng

Question 7

A client interested in herbal remedies who has a family history of cancer asks the nurse about their benefits.The nurse explains that some mixed evidence exists that which herbal product may be effective as an antitumor agent,possibly because of its antioxidant properties?

A) Garlic
B) Feverfew
C) Green tea
D) Milk thistle

Question 8

A female client tells the clinic nurse that she has been taking ginger for the last few days.The nurse should ask whether the client is having which of the following symptoms?

A) Earache
B) Painful menstruation
C) Nausea
D) Problems with memory

Question 9

A client who uses herbal therapies presents at the physician's office with symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.The nurse asks during a medication history about recent use of which of the following herbal therapies?

A) Chaparral
B) Comfrey
C) Saw palmetto
D) Kava

Question 10

A client has been admitted to the emergency department after ingestion of ephedra (ma huang)despite its being withdrawn from the market.Which statement by the nurse indicates an understanding of the toxic effects of this herbal compound?

A) "Abnormal bleeding leading to hemorrhage often occurs."
B) "This contains sympathomimetic drugs that can cause hypertension and cardiac arrhythmias."
C) "It often causes peripheral neuropathy and nephrotoxicity."
D) "This contains a narcotic that can cause addiction and central nervous system impairment."