Integrative Medicine and Holistic Nursing Quiz

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Which of the following is a benefit of meditation?

Enhancing physical strength

Preventing respiratory infections

Improving lung capacity

Decreasing muscle tension (correct)

What is the primary purpose of imagery in clinical applications?

To improve blood circulation

To prevent anxiety disorders

To control or relieve pain or stress (correct)

To enhance physical endurance

Which approach requires education in the context of integrative medicine?

Meditation

Biofeedback (correct)

Creative visualization

Breathing exercises

In the context of nursing, what does the integrative medicine approach emphasize?

A holistic approach to patient care Signup and view all the answers

What effect does meditation have on patients with asthma?

It improves breathing patterns Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the main pillars of the Canadian health care system?

Primary health care Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is considered a barrier to the provision of primary health care in Canada?

Insufficient healthcare providers Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant trend in the evolution of the Canadian healthcare system?

Integration of traditional and modern medicine Signup and view all the answers

Which level of health care is primarily concerned with immediate health needs?

Primary care Signup and view all the answers

What does integrative medicine primarily aim to address?

The patient as a whole, considering multiple dimensions of health Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a category of integrative health care?

Surgical interventions Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of holistic nursing practice?

Holistic approach to health and wellness Signup and view all the answers

Which example is considered a whole system of care in integrative health?

Homeopathy Signup and view all the answers

What effect can relaxation techniques have on the body?

Decrease muscle tension Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a nursing-accessible approach?

Imagery techniques Signup and view all the answers

What is considered a primary aim of integrative health care?

To promote whole-person care Signup and view all the answers

What standard did the Canadian Holistic Nurses Association develop?

Standards of practice for holistic nursing Signup and view all the answers

Which therapy is NOT considered an integrative health care approach?

Radiation therapy Signup and view all the answers

What is Medicare primarily known for in Canada?

Offering hospital and medical insurance Signup and view all the answers

Which principle of the Canada Health Act ensures coverage without discrimination?

Universality Signup and view all the answers

Who assists in the financing of healthcare services in Canada?

The federal government Signup and view all the answers

Which level of government develops and administers its own health care insurance plans?

Provincial and territorial governments Signup and view all the answers

What does the principle of Accessibility in the Canada Health Act emphasize?

Access regardless of ability to pay Signup and view all the answers

Which group receives health services directly from the federal government?

Veterans and their families Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Canada Health Act?

To establish a universal healthcare system across provinces Signup and view all the answers

How are most health professions regulated in Canada?

Through self-regulating bodies Signup and view all the answers

What is a key responsibility for the evolving role of nursing?

Serving in leadership positions to catalyze health system change Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best defines integrative health care?

A combination of practices from conventional, complementary, and alternative approaches Signup and view all the answers

What is one focus of integrative health care?

Identifying underlying causes of illness and imbalance in the body Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes complementary approaches from alternative approaches in healthcare?

Alternative approaches replace conventional medical treatments Signup and view all the answers

What is one way that nursing roles are expected to diversify?

By expanding and forging new nursing roles to meet health needs Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is true regarding the Aging Canadian Population?

It leads to increased demand for health care resources and services Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of allopathic medicine?

It is centered on the use of medications and surgeries Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the aims of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action concerning health care?

To ensure equitable health care access for Indigenous populations Signup and view all the answers

What is the foundation of Canada’s health care system?

Primary health care Signup and view all the answers

Which level of care focuses on health promotion?

Level 1 Signup and view all the answers

What is included in primary health care?

Health education and nutrition Signup and view all the answers

Which commission is associated with reforms in Canada's health care system?

Kirby Report Signup and view all the answers

What type of care does supportive care primarily provide?

Palliative care Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary focus of Level 2 care?

Disease and injury prevention Signup and view all the answers

What is one barrier to interprofessional primary care teams?

Individual-level barriers Signup and view all the answers

Which level of care includes rehabilitation services?

Level 4 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a setting for health care delivery?

Fitness centres Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of primary care?

Personal health services Signup and view all the answers

What role does advocacy play in health promotion?

Advocacy helps improve health public policy Signup and view all the answers

What is not a challenge to the health care system?

Interpersonal conflicts Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for short-term relief for family caregivers?

Respite care Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Canadian Health Care System Overview

The Canadian healthcare system, a key component of the social safety net, provides hospital and medical insurance.
Funding comes from general taxation.
Medicare is central to the system.

Learning Outcomes

Understanding the evolution, organization, and governance of Canada's healthcare system, including its principles and differences between its five levels.
Identifying pressures on the Canadian healthcare system, along with the healthcare needs of Canadians.
Exploring the conceptualization and evolution of integrative healthcare.
Recognizing the pillars and barriers of primary health care provision in Canada, as well as current trends and reforms.
Describing integrative treatments and the role of nurses in interprofessional collaboration within the integrative healthcare field.

The Canada Health Act (1984)

Key principles include: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and accessibility.
The Act's mandate is to operate on a non-profit basis, cover medically necessary services, avoid discrimination, and provide universal coverage across the country for insured residents.
Access must be reasonable, regardless of a resident's ability to pay.

Roles of the Federal and Provincial/Territorial Governments

Federal government: Sets and administers national healthcare principles, assists with healthcare financing via transfer payments to provinces and territories, and provides specific services for groups like Indigenous peoples, veterans, and others.
Provincial/territorial governments: Develop and manage their own healthcare insurance plans, manage and finance healthcare services (in alignment with the CHA), determine the location and organization of hospitals/facilities, and reimburse related costs often based on co-payments.

Professional Jurisdiction

Most health professions in Canada are self-regulated, managing standards, competencies, codes of ethics, and disciplinary actions for their members.
Some professions are regulated by governmental or other regulatory mechanisms.

Trends and Reforms

Relevant reports like the Kirby Report (2002) and the Romanow Commission (2002).
Trends in regionalization and recentralization of health authorities.
Emerging medical technologies and a 10-Year Plan to strengthen healthcare.

Primary Health Care

The foundation of Canada's healthcare system, providing continuity of care.
A model for improving health, supporting essential health services, and emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention.
Includes services like primary care, health education, maternal and child care, family planning, immunizations, and disease control.
Composed of four pillars: teamwork, access, information, and healthy living.
Interprofessional primary care (IPC) faces barriers at individual, practice, and system levels.

Settings for Health Care Delivery

Institutional sector: Includes hospitals, long-term care facilities, psychiatric facilities, and rehabilitation centers.
Community sector: Includes public health, physician offices, community health centers/clinics, assisted living, home care, adult day support programs, community organizations, occupational health, hospice and palliative care services, and parish nursing.

Levels of Care

Five levels of care: Health promotion, disease and injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation, and supportive care.

Level 1: Health Promotion

Enables individuals to gain greater control over their health and improve it.
Wellness programs are offered, and health education, along with self-esteem promotion in children/teens, are prioritized.
Includes health policy advocacy and the Ottawa Charter.

Level 2: Disease and Injury Prevention

Reduces risk factors and focuses on disease and injury prevention.
This stage includes clinical treatments, immunizations, behavioural support groups, and environmental actions.

Level 3: Diagnosis and Treatment

The existing health issues of individuals are acknowledged and managed.
Primary care is the point of initial contact within the healthcare system.
Secondary care (specialist services) and Tertiary care (advanced technical support) are also part of this level.

Level 4: Rehabilitation

Addresses quality of life concerns for those facing life-altering conditions resulting from multiple factors, including physical/mental illness or injuries and addictions.
Rehabilitation methods like physiotherapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy and social services are incorporated.

Level 5: Supportive Care

Providing ongoing support to patients with persistent conditions or those facing long-term disabilities.
This includes long-term care facilities, support programs, and home care, as well as palliative care for those facing life-threatening illnesses and respite care for caregivers.

Challenges to the Healthcare System

Current major concerns include sustainability, political economics of health, climate change, differences between primary care, and primary care spending, human resource limitations, resource planning, aging population concerns, and calls to action by groups like the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Nursing's Future in the Emerging Healthcare System

Nurses will play an expanding and developing role, needing to adapt to the evolving healthcare system by offering leadership roles to encourage change, recognizing unique patient needs and using their knowledge to develop innovative and effective solutions for the identified healthcare system challenges.

Integrative Care

A combination of complementary and conventional treatments that address the root cause of a condition.
Covers a variety of approaches and methods.

Categories and Examples of Integrative Health Care

Natural products: Include herbal medicines, homeopathy and other natural remedies.
Mind-body-spirit interventions: Meditation, creative visualization, yoga, and other similar practices.
Manipulative and body-based methods: Massage therapy, chiropractic care.
Energy therapies: Acupuncture, Reiki, and other similar practices that use energy to enhance healing.
Other integrative health care approaches: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, naturopathic medicine, and whole systems of care.

Integrative Health Care and Holistic Nursing

Value "whole-people and whole-system interconnectedness" in the practice of Holistic Nursing and acknowledge mind, body, spirit, and relational factors as essential for optimal healing environments.

Nursing Role in Interprofessional Collaboration

The integrative approach works with the holistic nursing perspective.
Consistent with provincial and territorial legislation for complementary approaches, nurses provide patient advice and education.
Assessing viewpoints and the use of therapies are critical nursing duties.

Nursing-Accessible Approaches

Includes diverse techniques such as presence, imagery, meditation, therapeutic touch, and more.
These techniques are easily learned, provided for patients, and designed to address physical responses to stress and associated symptoms.

Relaxation Therapy

Relaxation therapy techniques focus on lowering heart rate, blood pressure, and muscle tension, improving well-being, and reducing symptom distress. Methods like meditation, breathing exercises, and imagery are part of this approach.

Meditation and Breathing, and Imagery

Activities focusing on one simple stimulus to help reduce environmental and internally generated distractions, improving calmness and stress reduction.
Imaginative and creative exercises focused on visualising positive health, managing pain, coping with stress and achieving relaxation.

Integrative Medicine Approaches

Biofeedback, therapeutic touch, healing touch, chiropractic, traditional Chinese medicine, naturopathy, acupuncture, cupping, and massage therapy are approaches that require education.

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Test your knowledge on integrative medicine and holistic nursing with this quiz. Explore the benefits of meditation, imagery in clinical applications, and the Canadian healthcare system. Understand the barriers and trends in primary health care and the role of holistic practices.