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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 x
2) 75 years x
3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
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4) Longer for men than for women x x x x x
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 eff
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ectively.
2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder the pe
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rson may have. x x
3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, such as e
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mpathetic 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 that e
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nhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving care.
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4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
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1) Florence Nightingale x
2) Clara Barton x
3) Jean Watson x
4) Savage and Money x x
5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
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1) Providing transpersonal caring x x
2) Focusing on the person while you are with him or her x x x x x x x x x x
3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a strict sc
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hedule
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 x x x x
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 x x x x x x x x x x x
4) All of the above x x x
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 x
3) Crushing sternal pain x x
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-
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old person are usually
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1) Smaller
2) Larger, because the old-old person is probably sicker x x x x x x x
3) The same x
4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death x x x x x x x x x x
9. What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
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1) Cognitive therapy x
2) Validation therapy x
3) Geriatric Depression Scale x x
4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) x x x
x 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. What woul
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d 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. x x
x 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
x 12. The term ―elite-old‖ is used for people
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1) 65 to 74 years old x x x x
2) 75 to 84 years old x x x x
3) 85 to 100 years old x x x x
4) Older than 100 years x x x
x 13. Which is a key concept in holistic nursing?
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1) Following physician instructions and follow-up with the physician x x x x x x x
2) Developing a relationship with family members of the patient x x x x x x x x
3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
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4) All of the above x x x
x 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.
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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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x 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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, 2) Geriatrics
3) Gerontology
4) Gentrification
x 16. During lunch a nursing colleague states that she never wants to be assigned to care for an older patient. What beh
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avior is this nurse demonstrating?
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1) Ageism
2) Stereotyping
3) Ethnocentricity
4) Personal preference x
x 17. How should a nursing instructor explain the term ―baby boomers‖ to new students?
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1) People who have large families x x x x
2) People who advocate for the care of infants
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3) People who have decided not to have large families
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4) People born between 1946 and 1965 after World War II
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x 18. What explains the decline in the elderly black population since 1980?
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1) Diabetes
2) Homicides
3) Hypertension
4) Heart disease x
x 19. Why are older people more likely to participate in exercise programs?
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1) They have more time to exercise.
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2) They are trying to avoid boredom.
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3) They initiated the fitness movement.
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4) They want to spend time with their grandchildren.
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x 20. What information would be helpful when explaining Social Security to a group of new nursing students?
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1) It is a federal and state supported process that provides health care to financially di
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sadvantaged people. x
2) It is federal regulation providing health care for individuals older than age 65 or in
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dividuals who are permanently disabled. x x x x
3) It is a federal benefit check paid to persons older than age 65 or persons with disabilities w
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ho are unable to work.
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4) It is a federal benefit check paid to retired workers of a specific age, disabled workers of an
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y age, and spouses and minor children of deceased workers.
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x 21. What should be used to describe a nursing philosophy to a new nursing student?
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1) It is a personal concept.
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2) It defines goals and aspirations.
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3) It outlines steps to a successful career.
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4) It recognizes the importance of education.
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x 22. Which behavior demonstrates that a nurse is developing a healing relationship with a patient?
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1) Answering a call light using the intercom system x x x x x x x
2) Telling a patient that there is no time to try something new
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3) Sitting down in the patient’s room to discuss the plan of care
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,Chapter 1: Holistic Caring
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Multiple Choice
x
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
x x x x x x x x x x x
1. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, approximately how many Americans are older than age 65?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1) 2%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
2. What is the average life expectancy today?
x x x x x x
1) 70.2 years x
2) 75 years x
3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
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4) Longer for men than for women x x x x x
3. Which statement is NOT true about holistic nursing?
x x x x x x x
1) Holistic nursing focuses on the specific disease or disorder a person has in order to treat it eff
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ectively.
2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder the pe
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
rson may have. x x
3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, such as e
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mpathetic listening, music, and imagery, as well as specific clinical skills.
x x x x x x x x x x
4) Holistic nursing weaves the technical skills of nursing with the social science skills that e
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
nhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving care.
x x x x x x x x x x x
4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
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1) Florence Nightingale x
2) Clara Barton x
3) Jean Watson x
4) Savage and Money x x
5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
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1) Providing transpersonal caring x x
2) Focusing on the person while you are with him or her x x x x x x x x x x
3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a strict sc
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
hedule
4) Reaching out to the patient, making eye contact, touching if appropriate, speaking softly
x x x x x x x x x x x x
6. Which of the following is included as a basic concept of holistic nursing?
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1) Using your developed clinical expertise x x x x
2) Developing a close relationship with the patient’s family members and significant others
x x x x x x x x x x x
3) Remembering the personal intuition and creativity of patients in your nursing plan x x x x x x x x x x x
4) All of the above x x x
7. Most elderly people having a heart attack have
x x x x x x x
1) Pain diffused over the entire chest area
x x x x x x
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, 2) No pain x
3) Crushing sternal pain x x
4) Pain on the left side of the chest and pain that radiates down the left arm
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
8. Compared with the doses of medication given to a young adult, the doses given to an old-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
old person are usually
x x x
1) Smaller
2) Larger, because the old-old person is probably sicker x x x x x x x
3) The same x
4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death x x x x x x x x x x
9. What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
xx x x x x x x x x x x x x
1) Cognitive therapy x
2) Validation therapy x
3) Geriatric Depression Scale x x
4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) x x x
x 10. An 82-year-old patient is diagnosed with liver cancer and has long-
x x x x x x x x x x x
standing cardiovascular problems. The patient begins screaming and pushes his meal tray away. What woul
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
d be an appropriate response?
x x x x
1) Take the meal tray and leave the room without saying anything.
x x x x x x x x x x
2) Tell him to stop screaming in a loud voice.
x x x x x x x x
3) Calmly ask him what he is upset about and listen carefully to him.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
4) Call your supervisor. x x
x 11. The nurse is overhead addressing an 87-year-old patient as ―honey.‖ What is this an example of?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
x 12. The term ―elite-old‖ is used for people
x x x x x x x
1) 65 to 74 years old x x x x
2) 75 to 84 years old x x x x
3) 85 to 100 years old x x x x
4) Older than 100 years x x x
x 13. Which is a key concept in holistic nursing?
x x x x x x x x x
1) Following physician instructions and follow-up with the physician x x x x x x x
2) Developing a relationship with family members of the patient x x x x x x x x
3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
x x x x x x
4) All of the above x x x
x 14. How should the nursing instructor explain the term ―gerontology‖ to a new class of students?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1) It means the use of older medications to treat illnesses.
x x x x x x x x x
2) It comes from a Greek word that means ―related to old age.‖
x x x x x x x x x x x
3) It focuses on the housing needs of people who are underserved.
x x x x x x x x x x
4) It is a way of explaining health problems of people over age 50.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
x 15. Which term should the nurse use when explaining medical care that an older patient requires?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1) Genetics
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, 2) Geriatrics
3) Gerontology
4) Gentrification
x 16. During lunch a nursing colleague states that she never wants to be assigned to care for an older patient. What beh
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
avior is this nurse demonstrating?
x x x x
1) Ageism
2) Stereotyping
3) Ethnocentricity
4) Personal preference x
x 17. How should a nursing instructor explain the term ―baby boomers‖ to new students?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1) People who have large families x x x x
2) People who advocate for the care of infants
x x x x x x x
3) People who have decided not to have large families
x x x x x x x x
4) People born between 1946 and 1965 after World War II
x x x x x x x x x
x 18. What explains the decline in the elderly black population since 1980?
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1) Diabetes
2) Homicides
3) Hypertension
4) Heart disease x
x 19. Why are older people more likely to participate in exercise programs?
x x x x x x x x x x x x
1) They have more time to exercise.
x x x x x
2) They are trying to avoid boredom.
x x x x x
3) They initiated the fitness movement.
x x x x
4) They want to spend time with their grandchildren.
x x x x x x x
x 20. What information would be helpful when explaining Social Security to a group of new nursing students?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1) It is a federal and state supported process that provides health care to financially di
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
sadvantaged people. x
2) It is federal regulation providing health care for individuals older than age 65 or in
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
dividuals who are permanently disabled. x x x x
3) It is a federal benefit check paid to persons older than age 65 or persons with disabilities w
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ho are unable to work.
x x x x
4) It is a federal benefit check paid to retired workers of a specific age, disabled workers of an
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
y age, and spouses and minor children of deceased workers.
x x x x x x x x x
x 21. What should be used to describe a nursing philosophy to a new nursing student?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1) It is a personal concept.
x x x x
2) It defines goals and aspirations.
x x x x
3) It outlines steps to a successful career.
x x x x x x
4) It recognizes the importance of education.
x x x x x
x 22. Which behavior demonstrates that a nurse is developing a healing relationship with a patient?
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1) Answering a call light using the intercom system x x x x x x x
2) Telling a patient that there is no time to try something new
x x x x x x x x x x x
3) Sitting down in the patient’s room to discuss the plan of care
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