The Nurse Is Preparing a Presentation on Alternative Therapies for a Community

question 27

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing a presentation on alternative therapies for a community group.The nurse should identify that herbal therapies are:

• A) Approved by the Food and Drug Administration,under the Food,Drug,and Cosmetic Act
• B) Sold as medicines in most stores because they lack major side effects
• C) Allowed to be packaged as dietary supplements if they are without health claims
• D) Consistent in their standards for concentrations of major ingredients and additives

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Definitions:

Aerobic Respiration

The metabolic process of breaking down substrates with oxygen to produce ATP, carbon dioxide, and water as by-products, occurring in mitochondria.

Isotonic Contraction

A type of muscle contraction in which the muscle changes length while the tension remains constant, usually resulting in movement.

Action Potential

A rapid increase and decrease in the electrical charge across a cell's membrane, allowing nerve cells to communicate.

Muscle Tension

The force generated by a muscle or group of muscles during contraction, resisting stretching or loading.