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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 [+
2) 75 years [+
3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
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4) Longer for men than for women [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
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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it effectively. + [+
2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder t
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he person may have. [+ [+ [+
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 th
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at enhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving c
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are.
4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
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1) Florence Nightingale [+
2) Clara Barton [+
3) Jean Watson [+
4) Savage and Money [+ [+
5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
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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 stri
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ct schedule [+
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 [+ [+ [+ [+
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 [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
4) All of the above [+ [+ [+
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 [+
3) Crushing sternal pain [+ [+
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
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3) The same [+
4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death
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9.[+[+ What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
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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-
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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. [+ [+
[ + 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
[ + 12. [ + 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 [+ [+ [+
[ + 13. [ + [ + 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 [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
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4) All of the above[+ [+ [+
[ + 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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[ + 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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,Copyright © 2016 F. A. Davis Compan
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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 [+
2) 75 years [+
3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
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4) Longer for men than for women [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
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 effectively. + [+
2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder t
[+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
he person may have. [+ [+ [+
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.
[+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
4) Holistic nursing weaves the technical skills of nursing with the social science skills th
[+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
at enhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving c
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are.
4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
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1) Florence Nightingale [+
2) Clara Barton [+
3) Jean Watson [+
4) Savage and Money [+ [+
5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
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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 stri
[+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
ct schedule [+
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 [+ [+ [+ [+
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 [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
4) All of the above [+ [+ [+
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 [+
3) Crushing sternal pain [+ [+
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
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3) The same [+
4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death
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9.[+[+ What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
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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-
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standing cardiovascular problems. The patient begins screaming and pushes his meal tray away. What
[+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
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. [+ [+
[ + 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
[ + 12. [ + 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 [+ [+ [+
[ + 13. [ + [ + 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 [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+ [+
3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
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4) All of the above[+ [+ [+
[ + 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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[ + 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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