TEST BANK
Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice
Deborah A. Shields, Karen M. Avino, Tracy L. Hoag, and Caroline E. Ortiz
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Global Holistic Nursing 1
Chapter 02 The Integral Relations of Holistic Nursing and Society Past Present and Future 4
Chapter 03 Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice 7
Chapter 04 The Theory of Integral Nursing 11
Chapter 05 Transpersonal Human Caring and Healing 14
Chapter 06 Holistic Ethics 17
Chapter 07 Spirituality and Health 20
Chapter 08 Nursing Theory in Holistic Nursing Practice 23
Chapter 09 Holistic Leadership 26
Chapter 10 Self Development: The Foundation of Holistic Self Care 29
Chapter 11 Integrative Self Assessment 32
Chapter 12 The Holistic Caring Process 35
Chapter 13 Energetic Interconnectedness 38
Chapter 14 Psychoneuroimmunology: The Science of Holistic Nursing 41
Chapter 15 Integrative and Complementary Health Approaches 44
Chapter 16 Aesthetics and Self Reflection in Holistic Nursing 47
Chapter 17 Peaceful Transitions at the End of Life 50
Chapter 18 Holistic Communication for Caring Healing Relationships 54
Chapter 19 Transcultural Engagement 57
Chapter 20 Planetary and Environmental Health 60
Chapter 21 Holistic Nursing Education: Self Reflection Growth Development and Lifelong
Learning 64
Chapter 22 Exploring Applying Creating and Disseminating Evidence to Enhance Holistic
Nursing Practi 67
Chapter 23 Opportunities and Challenges in Advanced Holistic Nursing 70
Chapter 24 Envisioning a Holistic Framework for Independent Practice 73
Chapter 25 Narrative Reflections of Advanced Holistic Nurses 76
Chapter 26 Nurse Coaching 79
Chapter 27 Holistic Mental Health 82
Chapter 28 Holistic Nursing s Role in Plant Medicine 85
Midterm Exam 88
Final Exam 102
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Test Bank - Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 9th Edition (Shields, 2026)
Chapter 01 - Global Holistic Nursing
Multiple Choice
1. A global citizen nurse is characterized by:
A) someone who must travel internationally for their nursing practice.
B) a nurse engaged with people beyond borders through a shift in consciousness to see nursing as
globally inclusive.
C) a nurse who is competent in and works exclusively in low- and middle-income countries.
D) a nurse with advanced degrees in international studies working across continents for a global
presence.
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
H1-head: The Global Health Mirrors Holistic Health
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Understanding
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
2. According to the WHO Constitution, health is defined as:
A) a state of partial physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
B) a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
C) a state of complete physical, existential, and sexual well-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity.
D) a state of complete cultural, spiritual, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
Ans: B
Complexity: Difficult
H1-head: The Global Health Mirrors Holistic Health
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Remembering
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
3. According to the World Health Organization, approximately how many nurses comprise the global
workforce?
A) 15 million
B) 22 million
C) 29 million
D) 35 million
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
H1-head: Globalization and Nurses as Global Citizens
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Remembering
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
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Test Bank - Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 9th Edition (Shields, 2026)
4. GAPFON stands for:
A) Global Association of Professional Organizations in Future Nursing and Midwifery.
B) Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery.
C) Global Alliance for Patient-Focused Outcomes in Nursing and Midwifery.
D) Global Academy for Progressive and Future-Oriented Nursing and Midwifery.
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
H1-head: Determinants of Health and Calls for Sustainable Development
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Remembering
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
5. Global citizenship is best defined as:
A) traveling from one's country of origin and not making a shift in consciousness to see nursing as
globally inclusive.
B) speaking multiple languages fluently and promoting trade and international business.
C) holding a worldview of inclusiveness with all humanity and identifying as belonging to a world
community.
D) holding an open and inclusive worldview and working for an international organization.
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
H1-head: The Global Health Mirrors Holistic Health
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Understanding
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
6. Planetary citizenship is best described as:
A) a structured educational approach for advancing environmental awareness in health care.
B) a way to invite healing into the fractured aspects of the human-animal-earth experience.
C) a structured approach to promote healing in the field of holistic care and Chinese medicine.
D) a coordinated initiative focused on establishing systems for unified global leadership.
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
H1-head: Determinants of Health and Calls for Sustainable Development
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Remembering
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
7. The ANA and AHNA's Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice core values provides an
important framework for:
A) international nursing licensure requirements.
B) holistic nurses' mission.
C) global health policy development.
D) nursing research methodologies.
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
H1-head: Determinants of Health and Calls for Sustainable Development
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Remembering
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Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice
Deborah A. Shields, Karen M. Avino, Tracy L. Hoag, and Caroline E. Ortiz
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Global Holistic Nursing 1
Chapter 02 The Integral Relations of Holistic Nursing and Society Past Present and Future 4
Chapter 03 Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice 7
Chapter 04 The Theory of Integral Nursing 11
Chapter 05 Transpersonal Human Caring and Healing 14
Chapter 06 Holistic Ethics 17
Chapter 07 Spirituality and Health 20
Chapter 08 Nursing Theory in Holistic Nursing Practice 23
Chapter 09 Holistic Leadership 26
Chapter 10 Self Development: The Foundation of Holistic Self Care 29
Chapter 11 Integrative Self Assessment 32
Chapter 12 The Holistic Caring Process 35
Chapter 13 Energetic Interconnectedness 38
Chapter 14 Psychoneuroimmunology: The Science of Holistic Nursing 41
Chapter 15 Integrative and Complementary Health Approaches 44
Chapter 16 Aesthetics and Self Reflection in Holistic Nursing 47
Chapter 17 Peaceful Transitions at the End of Life 50
Chapter 18 Holistic Communication for Caring Healing Relationships 54
Chapter 19 Transcultural Engagement 57
Chapter 20 Planetary and Environmental Health 60
Chapter 21 Holistic Nursing Education: Self Reflection Growth Development and Lifelong
Learning 64
Chapter 22 Exploring Applying Creating and Disseminating Evidence to Enhance Holistic
Nursing Practi 67
Chapter 23 Opportunities and Challenges in Advanced Holistic Nursing 70
Chapter 24 Envisioning a Holistic Framework for Independent Practice 73
Chapter 25 Narrative Reflections of Advanced Holistic Nurses 76
Chapter 26 Nurse Coaching 79
Chapter 27 Holistic Mental Health 82
Chapter 28 Holistic Nursing s Role in Plant Medicine 85
Midterm Exam 88
Final Exam 102
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Test Bank - Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 9th Edition (Shields, 2026)
Chapter 01 - Global Holistic Nursing
Multiple Choice
1. A global citizen nurse is characterized by:
A) someone who must travel internationally for their nursing practice.
B) a nurse engaged with people beyond borders through a shift in consciousness to see nursing as
globally inclusive.
C) a nurse who is competent in and works exclusively in low- and middle-income countries.
D) a nurse with advanced degrees in international studies working across continents for a global
presence.
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
H1-head: The Global Health Mirrors Holistic Health
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Understanding
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
2. According to the WHO Constitution, health is defined as:
A) a state of partial physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
B) a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
C) a state of complete physical, existential, and sexual well-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity.
D) a state of complete cultural, spiritual, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
Ans: B
Complexity: Difficult
H1-head: The Global Health Mirrors Holistic Health
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Remembering
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
3. According to the World Health Organization, approximately how many nurses comprise the global
workforce?
A) 15 million
B) 22 million
C) 29 million
D) 35 million
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
H1-head: Globalization and Nurses as Global Citizens
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Remembering
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
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Test Bank - Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 9th Edition (Shields, 2026)
4. GAPFON stands for:
A) Global Association of Professional Organizations in Future Nursing and Midwifery.
B) Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery.
C) Global Alliance for Patient-Focused Outcomes in Nursing and Midwifery.
D) Global Academy for Progressive and Future-Oriented Nursing and Midwifery.
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
H1-head: Determinants of Health and Calls for Sustainable Development
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Remembering
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
5. Global citizenship is best defined as:
A) traveling from one's country of origin and not making a shift in consciousness to see nursing as
globally inclusive.
B) speaking multiple languages fluently and promoting trade and international business.
C) holding a worldview of inclusiveness with all humanity and identifying as belonging to a world
community.
D) holding an open and inclusive worldview and working for an international organization.
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
H1-head: The Global Health Mirrors Holistic Health
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Understanding
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
6. Planetary citizenship is best described as:
A) a structured educational approach for advancing environmental awareness in health care.
B) a way to invite healing into the fractured aspects of the human-animal-earth experience.
C) a structured approach to promote healing in the field of holistic care and Chinese medicine.
D) a coordinated initiative focused on establishing systems for unified global leadership.
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
H1-head: Determinants of Health and Calls for Sustainable Development
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Remembering
Title: Global Holistic Nursing
7. The ANA and AHNA's Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice core values provides an
important framework for:
A) international nursing licensure requirements.
B) holistic nurses' mission.
C) global health policy development.
D) nursing research methodologies.
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
H1-head: Determinants of Health and Calls for Sustainable Development
Subject: Chapter 1
Taxonomy: Remembering
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