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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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1) 70.2 years U/


2) 75 years U/


3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
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4) Longer for men than for women U/ U/ U/ U/ U/




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 tre
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2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder
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the person may have.
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3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, such
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as empathetic 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 t
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hat enhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving
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4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
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1) Florence Nightingale U/


2) Clara Barton U/


3) Jean Watson U/


4) Savage and Money U/ U/




5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
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1) Providing transpersonal caring U/ U/


2) Focusing on the person while you are with him or her U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/


3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a st
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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 U/ U/ U/ U/


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 U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/


4) All of the above U/ U/ U/




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.U /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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4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death
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9.U/U/ What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
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1) Cognitive therapy U/


2) Validation therapy U/


3) Geriatric Depression Scale U/ U/


4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) U/ U/ U/




U / 10. U 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. What
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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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4) Call your supervisor. U/ U/




U / 11. U / 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

U / 12. U / 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 U/ U/ U/




U / 13. U / U / 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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U / 14. U / U / 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.
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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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U / 15. Which term should the nurse use when explaining medical care that an older patient requires?
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1) Genetics
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