Test Bank for Caring for Older Adults Holistically 8th Edition (F. A. Davis Company, 2025) by Tamara R. Dahlkemper, Isbn no; 9781719647588, all 22 Chapters Covered

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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 +z


2) 75 years +z


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




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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at it effectively. +z +z


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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care. +z




4. The Science of Human Caring theory was developed by
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1) Florence Nightingale +z


2) Clara Barton +z


3) Jean Watson +z


4) Savage and Money +z +z




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


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


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 +z +z +z +z


2) Developing a close relationship with the patient’s family members and significant others
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4) All of the above +z +z +z




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 +z


3) Crushing sternal pain +z +z


4) Pain on the left side of the chest and pain that radiates down the left arm
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8.+ zCompared 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.+z+z What communication technique has been developed specifically for dealing with demented elderly persons?
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1) Cognitive therapy +z


2) Validation therapy +z


3) Geriatric Depression Scale +z +z


4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) +z +z +z




+ z 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. +z +z




+ z 11. + z 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

+ z 12. + z 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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+ z 13. + z + z 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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+ z 14. + z + z 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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+ z 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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