CARING FOR OLDER ADULTS HOLISTICALLY EIGHTH
EDITION – TEST BANK
BY TAMARA R. DAHLKEMPER (AUTHOR)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF CARE FOR THE OLDER ADULT
2. 1 HOLISTIC CARING
3. 2 THE AGING EXPERIENCE
4. 3 PROMOTING WELLNESS
5. 4 SUPPORTING LIFE TRANSITIONS AND SPIRITUALITY
6. 5 THE USE OF THE NURSING PROCESS AND NURSING DIAGNOSIS
7. 6 LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
8. 7 SAFETY
9. 8 NUTRITION
10. 9 PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE
11. 10 ENVIRONMENTS OF CARE
12. 11 MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP ROLE OF THE LICENSED PRACTICAL/VOCATIONAL NURSE
13. UNIT TWO: CLINICAL PRACTICE AND THE OLDER ADULT
14. 12 INFECTION
15. 13 COMMON MEDICAL DIAGNOSES
16. 14 PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
17. 15 COMMON CLINICAL CONDITIONS: PHYSIOLOGICAL
18. 16 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
19. 17 COMMON CLINICAL CONDITIONS: PSYCHOLOGICAL
20. 18 REHABILITATION AND RESTORATIVE CARE
21. 19 PHARMACOLOGY
22. 20 LABORATORY VALUES
,CARING FOR OLDER ADULTS
HOLISTICALLY EIGHTH EDITION
CHAPTER 1: HOLISTIC CARING
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
2. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY TODAY?
1) 70.2 YEARS
2) 75 YEARS
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 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
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
, 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?
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
2) NO PAIN
3) CRUSHING STERNAL PAIN
4) PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHEST AND PAIN THAT RADIATES DOWN THE LEFT ARM
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
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
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?
1) BENEFICENCE
2) PATERNALISM
3) CARING
4) MALFEASANCE
12. THE TERM “ELITE-OLD” IS USED FOR PEOPLE
1) 65 TO 74 YEARS OLD
EDITION – TEST BANK
BY TAMARA R. DAHLKEMPER (AUTHOR)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF CARE FOR THE OLDER ADULT
2. 1 HOLISTIC CARING
3. 2 THE AGING EXPERIENCE
4. 3 PROMOTING WELLNESS
5. 4 SUPPORTING LIFE TRANSITIONS AND SPIRITUALITY
6. 5 THE USE OF THE NURSING PROCESS AND NURSING DIAGNOSIS
7. 6 LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
8. 7 SAFETY
9. 8 NUTRITION
10. 9 PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE
11. 10 ENVIRONMENTS OF CARE
12. 11 MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP ROLE OF THE LICENSED PRACTICAL/VOCATIONAL NURSE
13. UNIT TWO: CLINICAL PRACTICE AND THE OLDER ADULT
14. 12 INFECTION
15. 13 COMMON MEDICAL DIAGNOSES
16. 14 PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
17. 15 COMMON CLINICAL CONDITIONS: PHYSIOLOGICAL
18. 16 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
19. 17 COMMON CLINICAL CONDITIONS: PSYCHOLOGICAL
20. 18 REHABILITATION AND RESTORATIVE CARE
21. 19 PHARMACOLOGY
22. 20 LABORATORY VALUES
,CARING FOR OLDER ADULTS
HOLISTICALLY EIGHTH EDITION
CHAPTER 1: HOLISTIC CARING
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
2. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY TODAY?
1) 70.2 YEARS
2) 75 YEARS
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 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
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
, 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?
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
2) NO PAIN
3) CRUSHING STERNAL PAIN
4) PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHEST AND PAIN THAT RADIATES DOWN THE LEFT ARM
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
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
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?
1) BENEFICENCE
2) PATERNALISM
3) CARING
4) MALFEASANCE
12. THE TERM “ELITE-OLD” IS USED FOR PEOPLE
1) 65 TO 74 YEARS OLD
