Fundamentals of Nursing Q 566

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A Chinese-American client experiencing cough with clear white phlegm, which is believed to be a yin disorder, is likely to treat it with:

  

     A. Foods considered being yin.

     B. Foods considered being yang.

     C. Aromatherapy.

     D. Touch therapy.

    

    

Correct Answer: B. Foods considered to be yang.

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In the yin and yang theory, health is believed to exist when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance. Yin foods are cold and yang foods are hot. One eats cold foods when hot has a hot illness and one eats hot foods when one has a cold illness.

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Option A: Foods considered yin include dark leafy greens like spinach, lotus root, radish, dandelion greens, cucumbers, bamboo shoots, seaweed, watermelon, green tea, chamomile tea, mint tea, clams, crab, and tofu.

Option C: Aromatherapy is a holistic healing treatment that uses natural plant extracts to promote health and well-being. Sometimes it’s called essential oil therapy. Aromatherapy uses aromatic essential oils medicinally to improve the health of the body, mind, and spirit. It enhances both physical and emotional health.

Option D: In touch therapy, practitioners use their hands to manipulate and direct the flow of energy — known as the biofield — throughout the body in order to promote healing and restore the body’s ability to heal itself.

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