Anderson’s Caring for Older Adults
Holistically – 6th Edition
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TEST BANK
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Tamara R. Dahlkemper
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
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© Tamara R. Dahlkemper
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Anderson’s Caring for Older Adults Holistically – 6th Edition
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Tamara R. Dahlkemper
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Part I: Foundations of Care for the Older Adult
1. Holistic Caring
2. The Aging Experience
3. Supporting Life Transitions and Spirituality in the Elderly
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4. The Use of the Nursing Process and Nursing Diagnosis in the Care of the
Older Adult
5. Legal, Ethical, and Financial Considerations Regarding Older Adults
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6. Promoting Wellness
7. Safety (New!)
8. Nutrition for Older Adults
9. Culturally Specific Care
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10.Activity, Rest, and Sleep as Criteria for Health
11.End-of-Life Issues in Older Adults
12.Environments of Care
13.Management and Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical/Vocational
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Nurse
Part II: Clinical Practice
14. Infection
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15. Common Medical Diagnoses
16. Physiological Assessment
17. Common Clinical Problems: Physiological
18. Psychological Assessment
19. Common Clinical Problems: Psychological
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20. Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
21. Pharmacology and Its Significance for Older Adults
22. Laboratory Values and the Older Adult
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, Chapter 1: Holistic Caring
Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, approximately how many Americans are older than age 65?
1) 2%
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2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
____ 2. What is the average life expectancy today?
1) 70.2 years
2) 75 years
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3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
4) Longer for men than for women
____ 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 it
effectively.
2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder the
person may have.
3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, such as
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empathetic listening, music, and imagery, as well as specific clinical skills.
4) Holistic nursing weaves the technical skills of nursing with the social science skills that
enhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving care.
____ 4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
1) Florence Nightingale
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2) Clara Barton
3) Jean Watson
4) Savage and Money
____ 5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
1) Providing transpersonal caring
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2) Focusing on the person while you are with him or her
3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a strict
schedule
4) Reaching out to the patient, making eye contact, touching if appropriate, speaking softly
____ 6. Which of the following is included as a basic concept of holistic nursing?
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1) Using your developed clinical expertise
2) Developing a close relationship with the patient’s family members and significant others
3) Remembering the personal intuition and creativity of patients in your nursing plan
4) All of the above
____ 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
3) Crushing sternal pain
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-old person are
usually
1) Smaller
2) Larger, because the old-old person is probably sicker
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3) The same
4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death
____ 9. What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
1) Cognitive therapy
2) Validation therapy
3) Geriatric Depression Scale
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4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
____ 10. An 82-year-old patient is diagnosed with liver cancer and has long-standing cardiovascular problems. The
patient begins screaming and pushes his meal tray away. What would be an appropriate response?
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.
3) Calmly ask him what he is upset about and listen carefully to him.
4) Call your supervisor.
____ 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
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____ 12. The term “elite-old” is used for people
1) 65 to 74 years old
2) 75 to 84 years old
3) 85 to 100 years old
4) Older than 100 years
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____ 13. Which is a key concept in holistic nursing?
1) Following physician instructions and follow-up with the physician
2) Developing a relationship with family members of the patient
3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
4) All of the above
____ 14. 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.
2) It comes from a Greek word that means “related to old age.”
3) It focuses on the housing needs of people who are underserved.
4) It is a way of explaining health problems of people over age 50.
____ 15. Which term should the nurse use when explaining medical care that an older patient requires?
?
1) Genetics
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Holistically – 6th Edition
ST
UV
TEST BANK
IA
?_
Tamara R. Dahlkemper
AP
PR
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
OV
ED
© Tamara R. Dahlkemper
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
?
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Anderson’s Caring for Older Adults Holistically – 6th Edition
ST
Tamara R. Dahlkemper
UV
Part I: Foundations of Care for the Older Adult
1. Holistic Caring
2. The Aging Experience
3. Supporting Life Transitions and Spirituality in the Elderly
IA
4. The Use of the Nursing Process and Nursing Diagnosis in the Care of the
Older Adult
5. Legal, Ethical, and Financial Considerations Regarding Older Adults
?_
6. Promoting Wellness
7. Safety (New!)
8. Nutrition for Older Adults
9. Culturally Specific Care
AP
10.Activity, Rest, and Sleep as Criteria for Health
11.End-of-Life Issues in Older Adults
12.Environments of Care
13.Management and Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical/Vocational
PR
Nurse
Part II: Clinical Practice
14. Infection
OV
15. Common Medical Diagnoses
16. Physiological Assessment
17. Common Clinical Problems: Physiological
18. Psychological Assessment
19. Common Clinical Problems: Psychological
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20. Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
21. Pharmacology and Its Significance for Older Adults
22. Laboratory Values and the Older Adult
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Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, Chapter 1: Holistic Caring
Multiple Choice
ST
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, approximately how many Americans are older than age 65?
1) 2%
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2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
____ 2. What is the average life expectancy today?
1) 70.2 years
2) 75 years
IA
3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
4) Longer for men than for women
____ 3. Which statement is NOT true about holistic nursing?
?_
1) Holistic nursing focuses on the specific disease or disorder a person has in order to treat it
effectively.
2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder the
person may have.
3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, such as
AP
empathetic listening, music, and imagery, as well as specific clinical skills.
4) Holistic nursing weaves the technical skills of nursing with the social science skills that
enhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving care.
____ 4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
1) Florence Nightingale
PR
2) Clara Barton
3) Jean Watson
4) Savage and Money
____ 5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
1) Providing transpersonal caring
OV
2) Focusing on the person while you are with him or her
3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a strict
schedule
4) Reaching out to the patient, making eye contact, touching if appropriate, speaking softly
____ 6. Which of the following is included as a basic concept of holistic nursing?
ED
1) Using your developed clinical expertise
2) Developing a close relationship with the patient’s family members and significant others
3) Remembering the personal intuition and creativity of patients in your nursing plan
4) All of the above
____ 7. Most elderly people having a heart attack have
?
1) Pain diffused over the entire chest area
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, 2) No pain
3) Crushing sternal pain
4) Pain on the left side of the chest and pain that radiates down the left arm
ST
____ 8. Compared with the doses of medication given to a young adult, the doses given to an old-old person are
usually
1) Smaller
2) Larger, because the old-old person is probably sicker
UV
3) The same
4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death
____ 9. What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
1) Cognitive therapy
2) Validation therapy
3) Geriatric Depression Scale
IA
4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
____ 10. An 82-year-old patient is diagnosed with liver cancer and has long-standing cardiovascular problems. The
patient begins screaming and pushes his meal tray away. What would be an appropriate response?
1) Take the meal tray and leave the room without saying anything.
?_
2) Tell him to stop screaming in a loud voice.
3) Calmly ask him what he is upset about and listen carefully to him.
4) Call your supervisor.
____ 11. The nurse is overhead addressing an 87-year-old patient as “honey.” What is this an example of?
AP
1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
PR
____ 12. The term “elite-old” is used for people
1) 65 to 74 years old
2) 75 to 84 years old
3) 85 to 100 years old
4) Older than 100 years
OV
____ 13. Which is a key concept in holistic nursing?
1) Following physician instructions and follow-up with the physician
2) Developing a relationship with family members of the patient
3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
4) All of the above
____ 14. How should the nursing instructor explain the term “gerontology” to a new class of students?
ED
1) It means the use of older medications to treat illnesses.
2) It comes from a Greek word that means “related to old age.”
3) It focuses on the housing needs of people who are underserved.
4) It is a way of explaining health problems of people over age 50.
____ 15. Which term should the nurse use when explaining medical care that an older patient requires?
?
1) Genetics
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