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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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3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
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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
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3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, su
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ch as empathetic listening, music, and imagery, as well as specific clinical ski
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4) Holistic nursing weaves the technical skills of nursing with the social science skill
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5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
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3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a
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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 of holistic nursing?
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1) Using your developed clinical expertise m5 m5 m5 m5


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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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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4) Pain on the left side of the chest and pain that radiates down the left arm
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8.m 5 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
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4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death
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m 5 10. 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. 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) 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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m 5 11. m 5 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
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m 5 12. m 5 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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m 5 13. m 5 m 5 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
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3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
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4) All of the above
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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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m 5 15. m 5 m 5 Which term should the nurse use when explaining medical care that an older patient requires?
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