,Chapterg1:gHolisticgCaring
MultiplegChoice
Identifygthegchoicegthatgbestgcompletesgthegstatementgorganswersgthegquestion.
1. Accordinggtogtheg2010gU.S.gCensus,gapproximatelyghowgmanygAmericansgaregoldergthangageg65?
1) 2%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
2. Whatgisgthegaverageglifegexpectancygtoday?
1) 70.2gyears
2) 75gyears
3) 81.1gyearsgforgwomengandg76.3gyearsgforgmen
4) Longergforgmengthangforgwomen
3. WhichgstatementgisgNOTgtruegaboutgholisticgnursing?
1) Holisticgnursinggfocusesgongthegspecificgdiseasegorgdisordergagpersonghasgingordergtogtrea
tgitgeffectively.
2) Holisticgnursinggaimsgtogtreatgthegwholegperson,gnotgjustgagspecificgdiseasegorgdisordergt
hegpersongmayghave.
3) Holisticgnursinggfocusesgongthegindividualgpatientgandgusesgmanygtechniques,gsuchg
asgempatheticglistening,gmusic,gandgimagery,gasgwellgasgspecificgclinicalgskills.
4) Holisticgnursinggweavesgthegtechnicalgskillsgofgnursinggwithgthegsocialgsciencegskillsgth
atgenhancegcommunicationgandgrapportgbetweengthegnursegandgthegpersongreceivinggc
are.
4. ThegSciencegofgHumangCaringgtheorygwasgdevelopedgby
1) FlorencegNightingale
2) ClaragBarton
3) JeangWatson
4) SavagegandgMoney
5. WhichgisgNOTgemphasizedgingThegSciencegofgHumangCaring?
1) Providinggtranspersonalgcaring
2) Focusinggongthegpersongwhilegyougaregwithghimgorgher
3) Ensuringgthatgallgnonessentialgtasks,gsuchgasgbathing,gareggivengaccordinggtogagstri
ctgschedule
4) Reachinggoutgtogthegpatient,gmakinggeyegcontact,gtouchinggifgappropriate,gspeakinggsoftly
6. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgincludedgasgagbasicgconceptgofgholisticgnursing?
1) Usinggyourgdevelopedgclinicalgexpertise
2) Developinggagclosegrelationshipgwithgthegpatient’sgfamilygmembersgandgsignificantgothers
3) Rememberinggthegpersonalgintuitiongandgcreativitygofgpatientsgingyourgnursinggplan
4) Allgofgthegabove
7. Mostgelderlygpeopleghavinggagheartgattackghave
1) Paingdiffusedgovergthegentiregchestgarea
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, 2) Nogpain
3) Crushinggsternalgpain
4) Paingongthegleftgsidegofgthegchestgandgpaingthatgradiatesgdowngthegleftgarm
8.g Comparedgwithgthegdosesgofgmedicationggivengtogagyounggadult,gthegdosesggivengtogangold-
oldgpersongaregusually
1) Smaller
2) Larger,gbecausegthegold-oldgpersongisgprobablygsicker
3) Thegsame
4) Minimal,gbecausegthegpersongisgverygoldgandgprobablygneargdeath
9.g g Whatgcommunicationgtechniqueghasgbeengdevelopedgspecificallygforgdealinggwithgdementedgelderlygpersons?
1) Cognitivegtherapy
2) Validationgtherapy
3) GeriatricgDepressiongScale
4) Mini-MentalgStatusgExaminationg(MMSE)
g 10.g Ang82-year-oldgpatientgisgdiagnosedgwithglivergcancergandghasglong-
standinggcardiovasculargproblems.gThegpatientgbeginsgscreaminggandgpushesghisgmealgtraygaway.gWhatg
wouldgbegangappropriategresponse?
1) Takegthegmealgtraygandgleavegthegroomgwithoutgsayingganything.
2) Tellghimgtogstopgscreaminggingagloudgvoice.
3) Calmlygaskghimgwhatghegisgupsetgaboutgandglistengcarefullygtoghim.
4) Callgyourgsupervisor.
g 11.g Thegnursegisgoverheadgaddressinggang87-year-oldgpatientgasg“honey.”gWhatgisgthisgangexamplegof?
1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
g 12.g Thegtermg“elite-old”gisgusedgforgpeople
1) 65gtog74gyearsgold
2) 75gtog84gyearsgold
3) 85gtog100gyearsgold
4) Oldergthang100gyears
g 13.g g Whichgisgagkeygconceptgingholisticgnursing?
1) Followinggphysicianginstructionsgandgfollow-upgwithgthegphysician
2) Developinggagrelationshipgwithgfamilygmembersgofgthegpatient
3) Usinggwhatgyoughaveglearned—yourgclinicalgexperience
4) Allgofgthegabove
g 14.g g Howgshouldgthegnursingginstructorgexplaingthegtermg“gerontology”gtogagnewgclassgofgstudents?
1) Itgmeansgthegusegofgoldergmedicationsgtogtreatgillnesses.
2) ItgcomesgfromgagGreekgwordgthatgmeansg“relatedgtogoldgage.”
3) Itgfocusesgongtheghousinggneedsgofgpeoplegwhogaregunderserved.
4) Itgisgagwaygofgexplainingghealthgproblemsgofgpeoplegovergageg50.
g 15.g g Whichgtermgshouldgthegnursegusegwhengexplaininggmedicalgcaregthatgangoldergpatientgrequires?
1) Genetics
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, 2) Geriatrics
3) Gerontology
4) Gentrification
g 16.g Duringglunchgagnursinggcolleaguegstatesgthatgshegnevergwantsgtogbegassignedgtogcaregforgangoldergpatient.gW
hatgbehaviorgisgthisgnursegdemonstrating?
1) Ageism
2) Stereotyping
3) Ethnocentricity
4) Personalgpreference
g 17.g g Howgshouldgagnursingginstructorgexplaingthegtermg“babygboomers”gtognewgstudents?
1) Peoplegwhoghaveglargegfamilies
2) Peoplegwhogadvocategforgthegcaregofginfants
3) Peoplegwhoghavegdecidedgnotgtoghaveglargegfamilies
4) Peoplegborngbetweeng1946gandg1965gaftergWorldgWargII
g 18.g g Whatgexplainsgthegdeclinegingthegelderlygblackgpopulationgsinceg1980?
1) Diabetes
2) Homicides
3) Hypertension
4) Heartgdisease
g 19.g g Whygaregoldergpeoplegmoreglikelygtogparticipategingexercisegprograms?
1) Theyghavegmoregtimegtogexercise.
2) Theygaregtryinggtogavoidgboredom.
3) Theyginitiatedgthegfitnessgmovement.
4) Theygwantgtogspendgtimegwithgtheirggrandchildren.
g 20.g g WhatginformationgwouldgbeghelpfulgwhengexplaininggSocialgSecuritygtogaggroupgofgnewgnursinggstudents?
1) Itgisgagfederalgandgstategsupportedgprocessgthatgprovidesghealthgcaregtogfinancial
lygdisadvantagedgpeople.
2) Itgisgfederalgregulationgprovidingghealthgcaregforgindividualsgoldergthangageg65g
orgindividualsgwhogaregpermanentlygdisabled.
3) Itgisgagfederalgbenefitgcheckgpaidgtogpersonsgoldergthangageg65gorgpersonsgwithgdisabilit
iesgwhog aregunablegtogwork.
4) Itgisgagfederalgbenefitgcheckgpaidgtogretiredgworkersgofgagspecificgage,gdisabledgworkers
gofganygage,gandgspousesgandgminorgchildrengofgdeceasedgworkers.
g 21.g g Whatgshouldgbegusedgtogdescribegagnursinggphilosophygtogagnewgnursinggstudent?
1) Itgisgagpersonalgconcept.
2) Itgdefinesggoalsgandgaspirations.
3) Itgoutlinesgstepsgtogagsuccessfulgcareer.
4) Itgrecognizesgthegimportancegofgeducation.
g 22.g g Whichgbehaviorgdemonstratesgthatgagnursegisgdevelopinggaghealinggrelationshipgwithgagpatient?
1) Answeringgagcallglightgusinggthegintercomgsystem
2) Tellinggagpatientgthatgtheregisgnogtimegtogtrygsomethinggnew
3) Sittinggdowngingthegpatient’sgroomgtogdiscussgthegplangofgcare
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MultiplegChoice
Identifygthegchoicegthatgbestgcompletesgthegstatementgorganswersgthegquestion.
1. Accordinggtogtheg2010gU.S.gCensus,gapproximatelyghowgmanygAmericansgaregoldergthangageg65?
1) 2%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
2. Whatgisgthegaverageglifegexpectancygtoday?
1) 70.2gyears
2) 75gyears
3) 81.1gyearsgforgwomengandg76.3gyearsgforgmen
4) Longergforgmengthangforgwomen
3. WhichgstatementgisgNOTgtruegaboutgholisticgnursing?
1) Holisticgnursinggfocusesgongthegspecificgdiseasegorgdisordergagpersonghasgingordergtogtrea
tgitgeffectively.
2) Holisticgnursinggaimsgtogtreatgthegwholegperson,gnotgjustgagspecificgdiseasegorgdisordergt
hegpersongmayghave.
3) Holisticgnursinggfocusesgongthegindividualgpatientgandgusesgmanygtechniques,gsuchg
asgempatheticglistening,gmusic,gandgimagery,gasgwellgasgspecificgclinicalgskills.
4) Holisticgnursinggweavesgthegtechnicalgskillsgofgnursinggwithgthegsocialgsciencegskillsgth
atgenhancegcommunicationgandgrapportgbetweengthegnursegandgthegpersongreceivinggc
are.
4. ThegSciencegofgHumangCaringgtheorygwasgdevelopedgby
1) FlorencegNightingale
2) ClaragBarton
3) JeangWatson
4) SavagegandgMoney
5. WhichgisgNOTgemphasizedgingThegSciencegofgHumangCaring?
1) Providinggtranspersonalgcaring
2) Focusinggongthegpersongwhilegyougaregwithghimgorgher
3) Ensuringgthatgallgnonessentialgtasks,gsuchgasgbathing,gareggivengaccordinggtogagstri
ctgschedule
4) Reachinggoutgtogthegpatient,gmakinggeyegcontact,gtouchinggifgappropriate,gspeakinggsoftly
6. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgincludedgasgagbasicgconceptgofgholisticgnursing?
1) Usinggyourgdevelopedgclinicalgexpertise
2) Developinggagclosegrelationshipgwithgthegpatient’sgfamilygmembersgandgsignificantgothers
3) Rememberinggthegpersonalgintuitiongandgcreativitygofgpatientsgingyourgnursinggplan
4) Allgofgthegabove
7. Mostgelderlygpeopleghavinggagheartgattackghave
1) Paingdiffusedgovergthegentiregchestgarea
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y
, 2) Nogpain
3) Crushinggsternalgpain
4) Paingongthegleftgsidegofgthegchestgandgpaingthatgradiatesgdowngthegleftgarm
8.g Comparedgwithgthegdosesgofgmedicationggivengtogagyounggadult,gthegdosesggivengtogangold-
oldgpersongaregusually
1) Smaller
2) Larger,gbecausegthegold-oldgpersongisgprobablygsicker
3) Thegsame
4) Minimal,gbecausegthegpersongisgverygoldgandgprobablygneargdeath
9.g g Whatgcommunicationgtechniqueghasgbeengdevelopedgspecificallygforgdealinggwithgdementedgelderlygpersons?
1) Cognitivegtherapy
2) Validationgtherapy
3) GeriatricgDepressiongScale
4) Mini-MentalgStatusgExaminationg(MMSE)
g 10.g Ang82-year-oldgpatientgisgdiagnosedgwithglivergcancergandghasglong-
standinggcardiovasculargproblems.gThegpatientgbeginsgscreaminggandgpushesghisgmealgtraygaway.gWhatg
wouldgbegangappropriategresponse?
1) Takegthegmealgtraygandgleavegthegroomgwithoutgsayingganything.
2) Tellghimgtogstopgscreaminggingagloudgvoice.
3) Calmlygaskghimgwhatghegisgupsetgaboutgandglistengcarefullygtoghim.
4) Callgyourgsupervisor.
g 11.g Thegnursegisgoverheadgaddressinggang87-year-oldgpatientgasg“honey.”gWhatgisgthisgangexamplegof?
1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
g 12.g Thegtermg“elite-old”gisgusedgforgpeople
1) 65gtog74gyearsgold
2) 75gtog84gyearsgold
3) 85gtog100gyearsgold
4) Oldergthang100gyears
g 13.g g Whichgisgagkeygconceptgingholisticgnursing?
1) Followinggphysicianginstructionsgandgfollow-upgwithgthegphysician
2) Developinggagrelationshipgwithgfamilygmembersgofgthegpatient
3) Usinggwhatgyoughaveglearned—yourgclinicalgexperience
4) Allgofgthegabove
g 14.g g Howgshouldgthegnursingginstructorgexplaingthegtermg“gerontology”gtogagnewgclassgofgstudents?
1) Itgmeansgthegusegofgoldergmedicationsgtogtreatgillnesses.
2) ItgcomesgfromgagGreekgwordgthatgmeansg“relatedgtogoldgage.”
3) Itgfocusesgongtheghousinggneedsgofgpeoplegwhogaregunderserved.
4) Itgisgagwaygofgexplainingghealthgproblemsgofgpeoplegovergageg50.
g 15.g g Whichgtermgshouldgthegnursegusegwhengexplaininggmedicalgcaregthatgangoldergpatientgrequires?
1) Genetics
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y
, 2) Geriatrics
3) Gerontology
4) Gentrification
g 16.g Duringglunchgagnursinggcolleaguegstatesgthatgshegnevergwantsgtogbegassignedgtogcaregforgangoldergpatient.gW
hatgbehaviorgisgthisgnursegdemonstrating?
1) Ageism
2) Stereotyping
3) Ethnocentricity
4) Personalgpreference
g 17.g g Howgshouldgagnursingginstructorgexplaingthegtermg“babygboomers”gtognewgstudents?
1) Peoplegwhoghaveglargegfamilies
2) Peoplegwhogadvocategforgthegcaregofginfants
3) Peoplegwhoghavegdecidedgnotgtoghaveglargegfamilies
4) Peoplegborngbetweeng1946gandg1965gaftergWorldgWargII
g 18.g g Whatgexplainsgthegdeclinegingthegelderlygblackgpopulationgsinceg1980?
1) Diabetes
2) Homicides
3) Hypertension
4) Heartgdisease
g 19.g g Whygaregoldergpeoplegmoreglikelygtogparticipategingexercisegprograms?
1) Theyghavegmoregtimegtogexercise.
2) Theygaregtryinggtogavoidgboredom.
3) Theyginitiatedgthegfitnessgmovement.
4) Theygwantgtogspendgtimegwithgtheirggrandchildren.
g 20.g g WhatginformationgwouldgbeghelpfulgwhengexplaininggSocialgSecuritygtogaggroupgofgnewgnursinggstudents?
1) Itgisgagfederalgandgstategsupportedgprocessgthatgprovidesghealthgcaregtogfinancial
lygdisadvantagedgpeople.
2) Itgisgfederalgregulationgprovidingghealthgcaregforgindividualsgoldergthangageg65g
orgindividualsgwhogaregpermanentlygdisabled.
3) Itgisgagfederalgbenefitgcheckgpaidgtogpersonsgoldergthangageg65gorgpersonsgwithgdisabilit
iesgwhog aregunablegtogwork.
4) Itgisgagfederalgbenefitgcheckgpaidgtogretiredgworkersgofgagspecificgage,gdisabledgworkers
gofganygage,gandgspousesgandgminorgchildrengofgdeceasedgworkers.
g 21.g g Whatgshouldgbegusedgtogdescribegagnursinggphilosophygtogagnewgnursinggstudent?
1) Itgisgagpersonalgconcept.
2) Itgdefinesggoalsgandgaspirations.
3) Itgoutlinesgstepsgtogagsuccessfulgcareer.
4) Itgrecognizesgthegimportancegofgeducation.
g 22.g g Whichgbehaviorgdemonstratesgthatgagnursegisgdevelopinggaghealinggrelationshipgwithgagpatient?
1) Answeringgagcallglightgusinggthegintercomgsystem
2) Tellinggagpatientgthatgtheregisgnogtimegtogtrygsomethinggnew
3) Sittinggdowngingthegpatient’sgroomgtogdiscussgthegplangofgcare
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