Test Bank - Caring for Older Adults Holistically, 8th Edition (Dahlkemper, 2025), Chapter 1-20 | All Chapters

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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 nf


2) 75 years nf


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




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
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2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder th
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3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, such a
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s 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 tha
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t enhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving car
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4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
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1) Florence Nightingale nf


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3) Jean Watson nf


4) Savage and Money nf nf




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


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


3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a stric
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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 nf nf nf nf


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 nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf


4) All of the above nf nf nf




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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3) Crushing sternal pain nf nf


4) Pain on the left side of the chest and pain that radiates down the left arm
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8.n fCompared 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 sickernf nf nf nf nf nf nf


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4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf




9.nfnf What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
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1) Cognitive therapy nf


2) Validation therapy nf


3) Geriatric Depression Scale nf nf


4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) nf nf nf




n f 10. n 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. nf nf




n f 11. n f 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

n f 12. n f 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 nf nf nf




n f 13. Which is a key concept in holistic nursing?
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1) Following physician instructions and follow-up with the physician nf nf nf nf nf nf nf


2) Developing a relationship with family members of the patient nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf


3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
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4) All of the above nf nf nf




n f 14. n f n f 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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n f 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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