Holistic Certification Practice Test

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• Which term means a state of being that is open to not knowing?
• Leisure is defined as which of the following in the context of holistic care?
• What best defines centering?
• The nurse gathers physiological and behavioral data in which assessment domain?
• Which statement is a warning associated with aromatherapy?
• Who is considered the founder of Holistic Nursing?
• How is Holistic nursing universal?
• Barrett's theory of Power defines power as
• What is considered an alternative approach?
• Which term describes messenger molecules that transmit body-mind patterns across the body?
• Which concept means tending to the mind, body, and spirit through activities such as creative expression, physical exercise, time in nature, mindfulness, and healthy eating?
• Katherine Kolcaba's Theory of Comfort describes comfort as which of the following?
• What term is used for control groups in experimental studies where a pretend energy healing treatment is given?
• Holistic nursing care is unrestricted by considerations of which of the following?
• Which term refers to the self-organizing force in living systems?
• Values are best described as:
• Early Egyptians believed the vital life energies were regulated by a spiritual body and that temple healers sought to direct these forces by passes over the body. Who performed these passes?
• Which imagery uses external images like religious paintings or nature photography to energize desired emotions, qualities, outcomes, or goals?
• Global health aims to
• Which imagery involves the nurse's introduction of spontaneous, intuitive images or perceptions into the therapeutic intervention?
• Torsion physics examines energy interactions with spinning particles and offers an explanation for what phenomenon?
• What is Acupressure (Shiatsu)?
• Meridians in Eastern philosophies conduct what energy?
• Which statement best describes global health?
• Which storage recommendation is appropriate for essential oils?
• Which concept refers to expanding one's sense of consciousness to include a broader time perspective, often linking past and future with the present?
• Which quadrant addresses the relationship that must be established between client, nurse, and family, and recognizes culture?
• Autogenic training was developed by which researchers?
• Therapeutic Touch is described as what kind of therapy?
• How many steps are there in the holistic caring process?
• Rosemarie Rizzo Parse's theory emphasizes which aspects of health and becoming?
• Which best describes the relaxation response?
• What is essential about the nurse's view of spirituality in practice?
• Which practice originated from spiritual traditions and involves awareness, focus, and concentration with a passive yet awake attitude?
• What best captures the goal of holistic nursing assessment of spirituality?
• Which describes providing care and guidance in holistic practice?
• In Ayurveda, which term refers to vital energies that underlie the body's functioning?
• Which statement about botanical products is true?
• Which of the following is commonly considered a mind-body therapy?
• Which of the following is included in holistic nursing focus besides physical symptoms?
• Integral nursing can be described as which statement?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a movement therapy example?
• Crimean War in the 1850s is associated with which nurse's holistic leadership?
• What does the term psyche signify in holistic understanding?
• Which structures are part of the limbic system?
• If essential oils get into eyes, what should you do?
• The last hours of life, the actual death, and the care of the body after death.
• In a holistic plan, which statement best reflects patient empowerment for coping with pain?
• Dietary supplements typically include which nutrients?
• A spiritual concept referring to moving one's self into a wider sense of consciousness and understanding; the feeling that past and future enhance the present.
• Which term refers to the process by which organisms maintain stability through adaptive change?
• Healing is best described as which of the following?
• Which statement best captures the role of intentional listening and presence in patient care?
• Origins of Holistic Health?
• Holistic nursing focuses on healing the whole person as its goal. Which phrase best captures this definition?
• Which of the following is NOT a core value of holistic nursing?
• What is the holism theory?
• Integral theory identifies reality across how many perspectives?
• Which term describes the lifelong commitment to actualizing well-being and developing the Beingness of the nurse?
• Reflexology targets points on which parts of the body?
• Which statement best defines religion?
• Nursing ethics is best described as which of the following?
• In integral health, death is viewed as:
• Which technique is the best-known meridian technique?
• An electromagnetic field is defined as what?
• Which Barrett concept emphasizes intentional action and participation in change?
• An integral nurse is best described as:
• Which statement accurately defines Integral Nursing?
• What is holistic health?
• The Johns model of reflective practice, placed within Carper's ways of knowing, enables the nurse to
• Which practice is emphasized when listening to healing narratives?
• Energy healing involves using an external energy field to induce change in whose field?
• A Botanical is defined as what?
• Which term refers to soaking a botanical in water and alcohol solution to create a liquid concentrate?
• Which rationale best supports individualized, supportive nursing interventions for clients experiencing pain?
• What is reflexology?
• Which sequence lists the six steps of the holistic caring process?
• How can Holistic Nursing be defined?
• The expression of a sadness or sorrow resulting from a loss.
• Which is a commitment related to self-care?
• What is the fastest effect from aromatherapy?
• Which term describes the art of nursing that integrates ethical, empiric, intuitive, and personal knowing?
• Rosemarie Parse's Theory of Human Becoming in nursing emphasizes which concept?
• Which statement best describes a chakra?
• Which energy-based practice manipulates biofields by applying pressure?
• Which imagery best represents imagery that connects to expanded levels of consciousness, such as imagining one’s body as a mountain?
• Essential oils can be absorbed by the body in three ways. Which of the following is a recognized route of absorption?
• Which term describes the state that occurs when one experiences overwhelming stress or has inadequate coping skills?
• Which statement best describes holism in nursing practice?
• Energy practices appear to involve a meshing of consciousness and elements that physicists study, such as electromagnetic fields. This leads to which concept?
• Which is the unexpected reception of an image entering the stream of consciousness?
• Curing is defined as which of the following?
• Which of the following methods may evoke the relaxation response?
• Which property is listed for Frankincense (Boswellia carteri)?
• Which statement best contrasts chakra and energy meridian?
• Which term describes a plant or plant part valued for medicinal or therapeutic properties?
• For peppermint, which form is used for irritable bowel syndrome (antispasmodic)?
• Which imagery technique is designed to rehearse behaviors or prepare for activities or procedures?
• Rest, leisure, and Sabbath time are described as which of the following in holistic care?
• The term healing is best described by which definition?
• Which term denotes a point at which transformational change occurs in a complex system?
• Relaxation is the opposite of which autonomic state?
• Mystery is described as what?
• Which statement is NOT aligned with the concept of spiritual care as described?
• What is Holistic practice?
• Spirituality assessment and intervention require which essential elements?
• Which concept is a core essence of Being experienced as a point of stillness that connects to expanded levels of consciousness?
• Which energy practice is based on veritable energy forms such as electromagnetic fields?
• Which statement reflects a component of nursing intention?
• What is the role of energy healing practitioners?
• Which term best describes internal experiences of memories, dreams, fantasies, inner perceptions, and visions that bridge body, mind, and spirit?
• How is something considered holistic?
• Which concept is central to Jean Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Caring?
• Blue Gum eucalyptus: which statement is accurate?
• In pain management, which outcome best reflects empowerment through holistic nursing?
• Meditation is described as
• Which statement best describes acupuncture?
• Ayurveda posits a fundamental connection between individuals and larger systems; interdependence informs health. This interdependence is primarily between individuals and which entity?
• Which statement about phenol-rich essential oils is correct?
• The Four-Quadrant Perspective provides a framework for what in nursing?
• What describes the broad range of techniques with hands on or near the body to assist the recipient toward optimal function?
• What is the human energy system?
• In the practice of using touch therapeutically, which statement is accurate?
• A response to loss, characterized as dynamic, pervasive, individual, yet normative.
• Which term is the major anatomic modulating link connecting the brain/mind to autonomic, endocrine, immune, and neuropeptide systems?
• Which set lists the four perspectives of reality in the Theory of Integral Nursing?
• Which term describes the dying person's knowledge of death and attempts to describe this experience to others?
• Probiotics and botanicals commonly sold over the counter are examples of which CAM category?
• Lavender is fungistatic, not fungicidal. Which statement is accurate?
• Which statement best describes the relational goal of holistic practice?
• Which term describes the emergence of right relationship at one or more levels of the bodymindspirit system?
• What is therapeutic massage?
• Grace is described as experiences containing elements such as surprise, awe, mystery, and gratitude, and may be life-changing.
• Opiates share a chemical similarity with morphine and:
• Which statement reflects a commitment to integrate therapies?
• Which brain region is most associated with recognizing fear?
• Which quadrant represents the personal, internal world of the individual?
• Which of the following is considered a vibrational energy therapy?
• In nursing, which statement reflects the healing value of caregiver presence?
• Which statement is a commitment about ethics and healing?
• Which oil is noted as photosensitive in aromatherapy warnings?
• An integralist is best described as which of the following?
• Integrative nursing is defined as which of the following?
• The Internal Healing Environment is grounded in which of the following?
• Decent care is defined as, best described by which option?
• Which of the following is an example of sound therapy?
• End-state imagery comprises which of the following?
• Which quadrant focuses on system factors influencing caregiving and the documentation of care?
• Which term is the ability of the nervous system to respond to intrinsic and/or extrinsic stimuli by reorganizing its structure, function, and connections?
• Holistic ethics is best summarized as the unity and integral wholeness of all people and nature, guiding action from what core principle?
• In holistic nursing, true presence involves which of the following?
• Peppermint is taken orally for IBS in what form?
• Erickson and colleagues describe the circular nursing process model as:
• Which term describes the major anatomical modulating link between brain/mind and the autonomic, endocrine, immune, and neuropeptide systems?
• What best defines a mantra?
• Which term is the study of how genes produce their effect on the phenotype of the organism?
• How do nurses enter partnerships with their patients?
• Which statement best describes spirituality?
• Hypnosis is defined as
• Which theorist developed the Science of Unitry Human Beings (Unitary Human Beings) and the energy field framework?
• What is an essential oil?
• Which concept involves deliberately creating an intention for your time in nature to serve as a mirror for inner awareness and insight and therefore can be healing?
• Nightingale's concerns encompassed which of the following?
• Relaxation is defined by which autonomic state?
• Ayurveda sees the body as composed of five elements. How many elements are identified?
• How is an extract produced?
• A desire accompanied by an expectation of fulfillment that goes beyond just wishing is called what?
• What does holistic health consider in a person?
• Which term describes the outward expression of sadness or sorrow following a loss?
• Holistic Nursing is defined as?
• What term describes preparing an infusion by adding boiling water to dried or fresh botanicals and steeping them?
• Which holistic nursing theorist described health as expanding consciousness?
• Which term refers to messenger molecules produced at various sites to transmit body-mind patterns of communication?
• Which ancient philosopher warned against treating only one part of the body?
• Which herbal product has been banned by the FDA from diet preparations due to cardiovascular side effects?
• In spiritual caregiving, identification of spiritual needs does not necessarily indicate pathology. Which option best captures this view?
• Movement therapies are used to promote physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Which of the following is an example of a movement therapy?
• What is the M Technique?
• What does hypokinetic mean in relation to the relaxation response?
• Much of medical care and pharmacological recommendations are guided by which of the following?
• What does the AHNA believe about the relationship with patients?
• Body-mind imagery is defined as which?
• How many major chakras are most commonly identified?
• Which imagery connects one to expanded levels of consciousness, such as imagining the body as a mountain?
• What is Therapeutic touch?
• What is a Holistic Nurse?
• Psychoneuroimmunology is best described as which of the following?
• Which term refers to the nurse introducing spontaneous intuitive images into therapy?
• The holistic caring process gives attention to physiologic priorities as well as which intangibles?
• In holistic terms, psyche refers to the relationship between soul or spirit and which other aspect?
• In mindfulness practice, what is observed and noted?
• Which statement best captures the active, expressive nature of spirituality?
• Ayurveda literally translates to which phrase?
• Self-Regulation Theory describes a person's ability to
• Which approach teaches relaxation through alternating tension and relaxation of muscles to sense subtle levels of tension?
• Manipulative and body-based practices primarily focus on which body structures and systems?
• Which is a commitment of the holistic nursing care process?
• Who is associated with the Theory of Environmental Adaptation and emphasizes the health properties of the environment, including cleanliness, fresh air, light, warmth, and order?
• The life energy described across cultures is often referred to as which term in Traditional Chinese Medicine?
• Herbs are a subset of botanicals.
• Healing is best described as which of the following?
• Which imagery type is designed to explore relationships with others or with a self-part, such as the judging part, often connected to the heart?
• In which theory is health defined as expanding consciousness and humans described as open systems?
• Which practice is described as taking a medicine walk similar to walking a labyrinth?
• Which of the following is NOT typically included in therapies frequently incorporated into holistic nursing practice?
• Biofeedback is best described as
• Which description best captures psychoneuroimmunology?
• Therapeutic Touch is considered to have been introduced in which year?
• Which statement reflects allergy risk with ragweed and chamomile?
• Which of the following are examples of ancient whole medical systems?
• The integral healing process includes which components?
• Which of the following best represents the dimensions of love described in holistic practice?
• Clinical imagery is best described as which?
• Stress is defined as which of the following?
• Which of the following best represents the fundamental responsibilities of the nurse as described in the Code of Ethics for Holistic Nurses?
• What does light therapy say about well-being?
• Which of the following is one of the five aims of intervention in Modeling and Role-modeling?
• In many traditions, the biofield is described as what?
• What does Reiki mean?
• What is a primary aim of spirituality assessment and intervention in holistic nursing?
• What term is created by soaking a botanical in a water and alcohol solution and sold as liquid concentrates?
• In the four-quadrant framework, which data type corresponds to internal processes as expressed by the client?
• Which term describes a state of openness to not knowing?
• Which statement accurately describes chemotype?
• Which outcome statement supports the use of humor and laughter in managing chronic pain?
• Which statement correctly describes the three phases of the medicine walk?
• Love, in the context of spirituality, is described as what?
• In a study of women with a history of childhood sexual abuse, the nurse finds a significant correlation between abuse severity and suicide attempts. What should the holistic nurse do first?
• Which statement best defines Aesthetics in nursing?
• Transpersonal caring is most often associated with which nurse theorist's view of nursing as the art and science of human caring?
• Autogenic training was developed by which researchers, and what does it teach?
• Which statement about phytomedicines is true?
• In holistic nursing, the client is an active participant in health care and should be included in all nursing care planning decisions. This describes the client as what?
• When designing a client care plan, which of the following is LEAST important to consider?
• The dying person's knowledge of death and attempts to describe this experience to healthcare providers, family, and friends.
• Which of the following is a responsibility of a holistic nurse?
• Which therapy is commonly categorized under manipulative and body-based practices?
• Which concept involves deliberately creating an intention for time in nature to serve as a mirror for inner awareness and insight, and can be healing?
• In Holistic Nursing, which practices are integral to the nurse's life?
• Which concept denotes the absence of someone or something with real or symbolic meaning?
• Which term describes a beverage preparation made by infusing boiling water with dried or fresh botanicals?
• Rogers's unitary energy theory posits that the energy system continually exchanges energy with others and unifies with what?
• Which statement lists the four dimensions of love described in holistic perspectives?
• Nonlocality describes the apparent ability of objects to instantaneously know about one another's state due to what phenomenon?
• Which term is associated with altering gene expression without changing the DNA sequence?
• Which core value emphasizes the caregiver's own well-being?
• Traumatic stress response occurs when
• Mindfulness practice in holistic nursing involves which of the following?
• What is holistic health based on?
• Which statement about Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for herbal products is correct?
• Which term refers to inner awareness of our thoughts, feelings, judgments, beliefs, and perceptions?
• Healing in holistic nursing is described as which of the following?
• Self-forgiveness is best described as which of the following?
• Spiritual care is based on the recognition that people express spirituality through relationships with which of the following?
• Which imagery is designed to explore relationships with other people or with a part of oneself, including the judgmental part, or with a symptom or body part?
• In holistic nursing, curing is defined as what?
• Values are defined as concepts or ideals that give meaning to life and provide a framework for decisions. Which option correctly reflects this?
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) was originally developed by
• Which term describes the use of different frequencies of light for balance and healing?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the four perspectives of reality in the Theory of Integral Nursing?
• What is the primary goal of holistic nursing in relation to spirituality?
• Tea Tree oil – which statement is true?
• Which statement best reflects listening in healing ways?
• Which imagery involves inner images that represent a person's deeper knowledge, occurring as metaphors or symbols?
• Spirituality expressed through relationships with the Sacred Source, others, Nature, and self implies care that is oriented toward which of the following?
• Which term describes the bidirectional interrelationships of thoughts and feelings with neurohormonal messengers of the nervous, endocrine, immune, and neuropeptide systems that support body-mind connections?
• Which of the following is a core value of holistic nursing?
• Identify the term that denotes the capacity to transform knowledge, imagination, and aesthetics creatively through actions that address the anticipated and actual needs of another.
• Nursing ethics is best understood as:
• Relaxation training provides rest as beneficial as a nap. Which option reflects this benefit?
• Modeling and Role-modeling was developed by which group of theorists?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the six steps in the holistic nursing practice process?
• Chakras are described as what?
• In Chinese philosophy, health and well-being result from balancing which two complementary forces?
• Which energy therapy manipulates biofields by placing the hands in or through these fields?
• Holistic nurses use both doing and being therapies. Which option best describes this?
• What is considered a complementary approach?
• Which term refers to the self-organizing process in living systems?
• Which theorist is associated with the unitary human beings concept and energy field framework?
• The absence (or anticipated absence) of someone or something of real or symbolic meaning.
• In counseling an overweight client, which suggestion aligns with holistic nursing principles?
• Which technique uses external images to evoke internal imagery experiences that energize desired emotions or goals?
• Stress-related illnesses account for what percentage of illnesses in modern life?
• What is Reiki?
• In the four-quadrant map, which statement describes the Upper-Right Quadrant?
• Self-hypnosis is defined as which?
• What did Florence Nightingale teach?
• Kolcaba's Theory of Comfort describes comfort as a holistic phenomenon. Which option expresses this idea most accurately?
• Morals are defined as standards of right and wrong learned through which process?
• Personal ethics refers to which of the following?
• Martha Rogers's nursing theory describes a unitary energy system that continually exchanges energy and information with others and unifies with what?
• Which term is defined as the adaptation process to maintain homeostasis and well-being?
• Acupuncture is considered to be part of mind-body medicine, but it is also categorized as part of which other domain?
• Which statement reflects energy healing practitioners' beliefs?
• Traditional healers rely on methods based on indigenous theories. Which of the following is an example of a traditional healer-based method?
• What is an energy meridian?
• The life force energy is called by different names worldwide; which of the following is NOT a term used for life force?
• Which option best explains the current understanding of psychophysiological responses in holism?
• What term describes the lifelong commitment to and process of actualizing one's potential for well-being, focusing on developing the Beingness of the nurse through self-awareness and commitment to higher purpose?
• The holistic caring process involves collection and evaluation of information from which mode?
• The twofold role of the holistic Registered Nurse in clinical settings involves which of the following?
• Entanglement implies space is what?
• Who introduced the word holism?
• Electromagnetic radiation is
• Correct biologic imagery involves which?
• Dossey's Theory of Integral Nursing incorporates Carper's ways of knowing to do what?
• Which of the following is NOT a phase of the medicine walk?
• What is grounding?
• Internal Healing Environment grounding is best described as which statement?
• Clinical intuition has been described as a:
• Which statement best defines psychoneuroimmunology?
• Which of the following pairs represents the social-level values in Decent care?
• Which of the following is an example of entrainment?
• Holism entered modern vocabulary in which decade?
• Qi is distributed through the body along a network of what structures?
• Mind-body medicine includes which technique?
• Which statement best captures the concept of care of the spirit in holistic nursing practice?
• Holistic nursing focuses on care interventions that promote healing and which other aspect?
• Guided imagery is defined as which?
• What is intention?
• Which property of lavender is described as skin regenerative for burns and wound healing when applied topically?
• Relationship-centered care is best described as which of the following?
• Which of the following is NOT one of Carper's patterns of knowing?
• Which theory is associated with caring relationships and the caring ethic as foundational to health care?
• Which term refers to the final stage of physical life that fits into a broader awareness, giving meaning to both death and life?
• Biofeedback is typically paired with what other practice?
• In integral health, the jewel metaphor suggests growth influences health beliefs; the jewel may appear as a 'bright gem' or what depending on personal growth?
• The integral view of healing posits that a unitary whole person interacts with which?
• What best describes integrative health care?
• Which statement about Holistic nurses' therapies is NOT accurate?
• In a scenario where a patient with a history of cancer plans to stop medical treatment and try an herbal preparation, which action is most appropriate for the holistic nurse to take?
• In Traditional Chinese Medicine, obstructed or imbalanced qi flow leads to what?
• Relaxation training clinical benefits includes which of the following?
• In traditional Chinese view, the body, mind, and spirit are considered to be what?
• Which statement best reflects holism as described by AHNA?
• What is learned memory?
• Which statement best describes the role of the amygdala in emotion?
• What is clinical aromatherapy?
• The quadrant that gathers data on system factors that may enhance or impinge upon client health is which?
• What is true about acupuncture's visible anatomy?
• What are the primary benefits of therapeutic massage?