Complimentary and Alternative Medicines
Caring for a person's mind, body, and spirit from birth through death.
Holistic Nursing
When a drug reaches its site of action and produces an effect
Pharmacodynamic phase
Most common and most expensive site of care
Hospital
Small units that proteins are made up of-there are 20 of them!
Amino acids
Name 3 major minerals
Calcium
Phosphorus
Sodium
Potassium
Magnesium
Standard or mainstream medical care that involves doctors, nurses, prescriptions, surgeries, etc.
Western Medicine
Drugs that act through receptors to produce a response
Agonist
Bridge the gap between institutionalization and
independence. Residents are able to perform self-care, but require
assistance with meals, housekeeping, or medications.
Nurses have limited roles
Assisted living facilities
Amino acids that are produced by the body
List of fat-soluble vitamins
Vitamins ADEK
Most commonly used dietary supplement
Fish oil
Drugs that act through receptors to block a response
Antagonist
Services focus on health promotion, preventive services,
health education and screening for the early detection of healthcare
problems. Most of these services are offered in the community at physician’s
offices, clinics and diagnostic centers. Health promotion and illness
prevention are focuses of care
Primary Care
This score prioritizes protein sources by applying a score -
up to 100 - based on digestibility and amino acid variety. The higher the score, the more
digestible and diverse the amino acids in the food source
Protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS)
Water-soluble vitamins
C and all B vitamins
Name Two forms of complementary medicine
Acupuncture
Hypnosis
OMT
Acupressure
Animal assisted therapy
Relative strength of a drug's binding to receptors
Affinity
Originally started for persons over 65 years and older. Expanded to include
younger people with permanent disabilities or end-stage renal disease. Financing
comes from payroll taxes levied on employers and employees and from premiums
Medicare
Foods such as eggs, tuna fish, peanut butter,
almonds - contain most if not all of the essential amino acids
Complete Proteins
List 3 groups of people who need whole food vitamins
Pregnant women
elderly
chronically ill
Conscious control of the breath, rate, depth, and by body part-can be done alone or as part of a meditative practice
Decreases stress and anxiety and improves mood
Deep breathing exercises
Ratio of therapeutic dose compared to lethal dose
Therapeutic index
Form of negotiating that allows nurses to seek better wages and working
conditions as a group rather than individually.
Collective bargaining
Compounds that are produced in one tissue, are
released into circulation, and trigger an effect on a different organ.
Hormones
Food product that contains both Vitamin D and Calcium
Milk