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

EXPLAIN

What is the most common cause of non-adherance to treatment plans?

Answer 5

Poor communication between patient and provider

Question 6

LIST

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

EXPLAIN

What is the NURSE model and what does it promote?

Answer 7

Naming
Understanding
Respecting
Supporting
Exploring

Promotes Empathy

Question 8

EXPLAIN

What is the WEMS model and what does it promote?

Answer 8

Waiting
Echoing
Mirroring
Summarizing

Promotes active listening

Question 9

DEFINE

creative non-adherence

Answer 9

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

may result from miscommunication, attempts to stretch medicine out or fear of side effects

Question 10

DEFINE

Placebo

Answer 10

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

Question 11

EXPLAIN

How do placebos work?

Answer 11

They work to stimulating the release of endogenous opioids, mimicking the brain activity of medicinal treatment as a therapeutic treatment