Health Beliefs and Practices

How does acupuncture differ from acupressure?

This therapy uses the imagination to affect physical health.

Which concept IS NOT related to holism.

Select a major assumption of Transcultural Care.

Select a characteristic of cultural values.

This term means the person must adapt to another culture in order to survive.

What does the nurse use to identify interventions congruent with cultural health traditions?

Select an internal variable that influences health beliefs and practices.

The nurse uses which tactic when interviewing a Spanish speaking patient with an interpreter?

The culturally skilled nurse is able to identify cultural factors that influence behavior.

Describe a meridian.

Select a characteristic of wellness.

In this stage of behavior change, plans are made to accomplish the change.

In this stage of behavior change, the problem is no longer a temptation or threat.

Select a ritual that IS NOT used for cleansing the body of negative thoughts.

Health and wellness is on a static continuum.

Select a definition of illness behavior.

Describe the differences between ethnicity and race.

Choose the statement that IS NOT true about risk factors.

Choose the most appropriate complementary therapy for excessive worry and work stress.

Choose a characteristic NOT associated with health promotion.

Select a definition of illness.

Which health belief system believes in qi energy and ying/yang?

Select a disease/disorder that does not typically respond to acupressure and acupuncture.

This stage of behavior change lasts until the temptation to return to prior behavior dissipates

Select a characteristic of the stages of behavior change.

Select an external variable that influences health beliefs and practices.

Select an intervention that IS NOT used in chiropractic medicine.

Choose an action that is NEVER used by the culturally sensitive nurse for all patients.

Choose a definition of race.

Which of the following procedures is used for manual healing?

What is a long term outcome of relaxation therapy?

Culture is defined as a system of shared values, beliefs, and practices.

Which term indicate the nurse has an appreciation for cultural customs and traditions.

Categories of risk factors include age, environment, lifestyle ADLs, and relationships.

Which internal variable affects illness and behavior?

Choose a characteristic NOT associated with disease prevention.

Which statement is true about chronic illness?

Which function is performed by a holistic nurse?

Which belief about disease and illness is predominant in Western cultures?

How does aroma therapy provide its therapeutic effects?

Choose the best definition of folk health.

What is a basic fundamental principle of chiropractic care?

When defining health, which statement is included?

Which health belief system is disease oriented with a focus on procedures and drugs.

Choose a characteristic of the person with an internal locus of control.

A cultural assessment DOES NOT include the following guideline.

Herbal medicine effectively complements Western medicine with no contraindications.

Select a characteristic of cultural encounter.

Which action is an example of culturally congruent care?