Test Bank for Caring for Older Adults Holistically 7th Edition by Tamara R. Dahlkemper||All Chapters Included|| Complete Guide With Feedback

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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, approximately7thow many Americans are older than age 65?
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1) 2%
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2) 5%
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3) 13%
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4) 20%
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2. What is the average life expectancy today?
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1) 70.2 years 6T




2) 75 years
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3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
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4) Longer for men than for women
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3. Which statement is NOT true about7tholistic nursing?
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1) Holistic nursing focuses on the specific disease or disorder a person7thas in order to treat it effectively
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2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder the perso
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n may7thave.
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3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, such as empat
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hetic 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 that enh
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ance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving care.
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4. The Science of7thuman Caring theory was developed by
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1) Florence Nightingale 6T




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,3) Jean Watson
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4) Savage and Money 6T 6T




5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of7thuman Caring?
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1) Providing transpersonal caring
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2) Focusing on the person while you are with7thim or7ther
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3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a strict schedule
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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 of7tholistic nursing?
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1) Using your developed clinical expertise
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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
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4) All of the above
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7. Most elderly people7thaving a7theart attack7thave
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1) Pain diffused over the entire chest area
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2) No pain
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4) Pain on the left side of the chest and pain that radiates down the left arm
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8. 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
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4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death
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, 9. What communication technique7thas been developed specifically for dealing with demented el
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derly persons?
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3) Geriatric Depression Scale6T 6T




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10. An 82-year-old patient is diagnosed with liver cancer and7thas long-
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standing cardiovascular problems. The patient begins screaming and pushes7this meal tray away. W
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hat 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) Tell7thim to stop screaming in a loud voice.
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3) Calmly ask7thim what7the is upset about and listen carefully to7thim.
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4) Call your supervisor.
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11. 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



12. 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
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