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,Copyright © 2016 F. A. Davis Company
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,Chapter 1: Holistic Caring
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, approximately how many Americans are older than age 65?
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1) 2%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
2. What is the average life expectancy today?
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1) 70.2 years +i
2) 75 years +i
3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
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4) Longer for men than for women +i +i +i +i +i
3. Which statement is NOT true about holistic nursing?
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1) Holistic nursing focuses on the specific disease or disorder a person has in order to treat
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it effectively. +i
2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder th
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e person may have. +i +i +i
3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, such a
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s empathetic listening, music, and imagery, as well as specific clinical skills.
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4) Holistic nursing weaves the technical skills of nursing with the social science skills tha
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t enhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving car
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e.
4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
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1) Florence Nightingale +i
2) Clara Barton +i
3) Jean Watson +i
4) Savage and Money +i +i
5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
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1) Providing transpersonal caring +i +i
2) Focusing on the person while you are with him or her +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a stric
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t schedule +i
4) Reaching out to the patient, making eye contact, touching if appropriate, speaking softly
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6. Which of the following is included as a basic concept of holistic nursing?
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1) Using your developed clinical expertise +i +i +i +i
2) Developing a close relationship with the patient’s family members and significant others
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3) Remembering the personal intuition and creativity of patients in your nursing plan +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
4) All of the above +i +i +i
7. Most elderly people having a heart attack have
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1) Pain diffused over the entire chest area
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, 2) No pain +i
3) Crushing sternal pain +i +i
4) Pain on the left side of the chest and pain that radiates down the left arm
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8.+ i Compared with the doses of medication given to a young adult, the doses given to an old-
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old person are usually
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1) Smaller
2) Larger, because the old-old person is probably sicker
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3) The same +i
4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death
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9.+i+i What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
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1) Cognitive therapy +i
2) Validation therapy +i
3) Geriatric Depression Scale +i +i
4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) +i +i +i
+ i 10. + i An 82-year-old patient is diagnosed with liver cancer and has long-
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standing cardiovascular problems. The patient begins screaming and pushes his meal tray away. What
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would be an appropriate response?
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1) Take the meal tray and leave the room without saying anything.
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2) Tell him to stop screaming in a loud voice.
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3) Calmly ask him what he is upset about and listen carefully to him.
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4) Call your supervisor. +i +i
+ i 11. + i The nurse is overhead addressing an 87-year-old patient as ―honey.‖ What is this an example of?
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1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
+ i 12. + i The term ―elite-old‖ is used for people
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1) 65 to 74 years old
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2) 75 to 84 years old
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3) 85 to 100 years old
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4) Older than 100 years +i +i +i
+ i 13. + i + i Which is a key concept in holistic nursing?
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1) Following physician instructions and follow-up with the physician
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2) Developing a relationship with family members of the patient +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
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4) All of the above +i +i +i
+ i 14. + i + i How should the nursing instructor explain the term ―gerontology‖ to a new class of students?
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1) It means the use of older medications to treat illnesses.
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2) It comes from a Greek word that means ―related to old age.‖
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3) It focuses on the housing needs of people who are underserved.
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4) It is a way of explaining health problems of people over age 50.
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+ i 15. Which term should the nurse use when explaining medical care that an older patient requires?
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1) Genetics
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,Copyright © 2016 F. A. Davis Company
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,Chapter 1: Holistic Caring
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, approximately how many Americans are older than age 65?
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1) 2%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
2. What is the average life expectancy today?
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1) 70.2 years +i
2) 75 years +i
3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
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4) Longer for men than for women +i +i +i +i +i
3. Which statement is NOT true about holistic nursing?
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1) Holistic nursing focuses on the specific disease or disorder a person has in order to treat
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it effectively. +i
2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder th
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e person may have. +i +i +i
3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, such a
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s empathetic listening, music, and imagery, as well as specific clinical skills.
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4) Holistic nursing weaves the technical skills of nursing with the social science skills tha
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t enhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving car
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e.
4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
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1) Florence Nightingale +i
2) Clara Barton +i
3) Jean Watson +i
4) Savage and Money +i +i
5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
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1) Providing transpersonal caring +i +i
2) Focusing on the person while you are with him or her +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a stric
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t schedule +i
4) Reaching out to the patient, making eye contact, touching if appropriate, speaking softly
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6. Which of the following is included as a basic concept of holistic nursing?
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1) Using your developed clinical expertise +i +i +i +i
2) Developing a close relationship with the patient’s family members and significant others
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3) Remembering the personal intuition and creativity of patients in your nursing plan +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
4) All of the above +i +i +i
7. Most elderly people having a heart attack have
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1) Pain diffused over the entire chest area
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, 2) No pain +i
3) Crushing sternal pain +i +i
4) Pain on the left side of the chest and pain that radiates down the left arm
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8.+ i Compared with the doses of medication given to a young adult, the doses given to an old-
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old person are usually
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1) Smaller
2) Larger, because the old-old person is probably sicker
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3) The same +i
4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death
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9.+i+i What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
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1) Cognitive therapy +i
2) Validation therapy +i
3) Geriatric Depression Scale +i +i
4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) +i +i +i
+ i 10. + i An 82-year-old patient is diagnosed with liver cancer and has long-
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standing cardiovascular problems. The patient begins screaming and pushes his meal tray away. What
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would be an appropriate response?
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1) Take the meal tray and leave the room without saying anything.
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2) Tell him to stop screaming in a loud voice.
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3) Calmly ask him what he is upset about and listen carefully to him.
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4) Call your supervisor. +i +i
+ i 11. + i The nurse is overhead addressing an 87-year-old patient as ―honey.‖ What is this an example of?
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1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
+ i 12. + i The term ―elite-old‖ is used for people
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1) 65 to 74 years old
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2) 75 to 84 years old
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3) 85 to 100 years old
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4) Older than 100 years +i +i +i
+ i 13. + i + i Which is a key concept in holistic nursing?
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1) Following physician instructions and follow-up with the physician
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2) Developing a relationship with family members of the patient +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
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4) All of the above +i +i +i
+ i 14. + i + i How should the nursing instructor explain the term ―gerontology‖ to a new class of students?
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1) It means the use of older medications to treat illnesses.
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2) It comes from a Greek word that means ―related to old age.‖
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3) It focuses on the housing needs of people who are underserved.
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4) It is a way of explaining health problems of people over age 50.
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+ i 15. Which term should the nurse use when explaining medical care that an older patient requires?
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1) Genetics
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