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m m m
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Identifymthemchoicemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
m 1.m Accordingmtomthem2010mU.S.mCensus,mapproximatelymhowmmanymAmericansmaremoldermthanmagem65?
1) 2%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
m 2.m Whatmismthemaveragemlifemexpectancymtoday?
1) 70.2myears
2) 75myears
3) 81.1myearsmformwomenmandm76.3myearsmformmen
4) Longermformmenmthanmformwomen
m 3.m WhichmstatementmismNOTmtruemaboutmholisticmnursing?
1) Holisticmnursingmfocusesmonmthemspecificmdiseasemormdisordermampersonmhasminmordermtomtre
atmitmeffectively.
2) Holisticmnursingmaimsmtomtreatmthemwholemperson,mnotmjustmamspecificmdiseasemormdisorder
mthem personmmaymhave.
3) Holisticmnursingmfocusesmonmthemindividualmpatientmandmusesmmanymtechniques,msuch
masmempatheticmlistening,mmusic,mandmimagery,masmwellmasmspecificmclinicalmskills.
4) Holisticmnursingmweavesmthemtechnicalmskillsmofmnursingmwithmthemsocialmsciencemskillsmt
hatmenhancemcommunicationmandmrapportmbetweenmthemnursemandmthempersonmreceivingm
care.
m 4.m ThemSciencemofmHumanmCaringmtheorymwasmdevelopedmby
1) FlorencemNightingale
2) ClaramBarton
3) JeanmWatson
4) SavagemandmMoney
m 5.m WhichmismNOTmemphasizedminmThemSciencemofmHumanmCaring?
1) Providingmtranspersonalmcaring
2) Focusingmonmthempersonmwhilemyoumaremwithmhimmormher
3) Ensuringmthatmallmnonessentialmtasks,msuchmasmbathing,maremgivenmaccordingmtomamst
rictmschedule
4) Reachingmoutmtomthempatient,mmakingmeyemcontact,mtouchingmifmappropriate,mspeakingmsoftly
m 6.m Whichmofmthemfollowingmismincludedmasmambasicmconceptmofmholisticmnursing?
1) Usingmyourmdevelopedmclinicalmexpertise
2) Developingmamclosemrelationshipmwithmthempatient’smfamilymmembersmandmsignificantmothers
3) Rememberingmthempersonalmintuitionmandmcreativitymofmpatientsminmyourmnursingmplan
4) Allmofmthemabove
m 7.m Mostmelderlympeoplemhavingmamheartmattackmhave
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, 2) Nompain
3) Crushingmsternalmpain
4) Painmonmthemleftmsidemofmthemchestmandmpainmthatmradiatesmdownmthemleftmarm
m 8.mComparedmwithmthemdosesmofmmedicationmgivenmtomamyoungmadult,mthemdosesmgivenmtomanmold-
oldmpersonmaremusually
1) Smaller
2) Larger,mbecausemthemold-oldmpersonmismprobablymsicker
3) Themsame
4) Minimal,mbecausemthempersonmismverymoldmandmprobablymnearmdeath
m 9.m Whatmcommunicationmtechniquemhasmbeenmdevelopedmspecificallymformdealingmwithmdementedmelderlympersons?
1) Cognitivemtherapy
2) Validationmtherapy
3) GeriatricmDepressionmScale
4) Mini-MentalmStatusmExaminationm(MMSE)
m mm 10.m Anm82-year-oldmpatientmismdiagnosedmwithmlivermcancermandmhasmlong-
standingmcardiovascularmproblems.mThempatientmbeginsmscreamingmandmpushesmhismmealmtraymaway.mWhat
mwouldmbemanmappropriatemresponse?
1) Takemthemmealmtraymandmleavemthemroommwithoutmsayingmanything.
2) Tellmhimmtomstopmscreamingminmamloudmvoice.
3) Calmlymaskmhimmwhatmhemismupsetmaboutmandmlistenmcarefullymtomhim.
4) Callmyourmsupervisor.
m mmm 11.m Themnursemismoverheadmaddressingmanm87-year-oldmpatientmasm“honey.”mWhatmismthismanmexamplemof?
1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
m mm 12.m Themtermm“elite-old”mismusedmformpeople
1) 65mtom74myearsmold
2) 75mtom84myearsmold
3) 85mtom100myearsmold
4) Oldermthanm100myears
m mm 13.mmm Whichmismamkeymconceptminmholisticmnursing?
1) Followingmphysicianminstructionsmandmfollow-upmwithmthemphysician
2) Developingmamrelationshipmwithmfamilymmembersmofmthempatient
3) Usingmwhatmyoumhavemlearned—yourmclinicalmexperience
4) Allmofmthemabove
m mm 14.m Howmshouldmthemnursingminstructormexplainmthemtermm“gerontology”mtomamnewmclassmofmstudents?
1) Itmmeansmthemusemofmoldermmedicationsmtomtreatmillnesses.
2) ItmcomesmfrommamGreekmwordmthatmmeansm“relatedmtomoldmage.”
3) Itmfocusesmonmthemhousingmneedsmofmpeoplemwhomaremunderserved.
4) Itmismamwaymofmexplainingmhealthmproblemsmofmpeoplemovermagem50.
m mm 15.m Whichmtermmshouldmthemnursemusemwhenmexplainingmmedicalmcaremthatmanmoldermpatientmrequires?
1) Genetics
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, 2) Geriatrics
3) Gerontology
4) Gentrification
m
mm 16.mDuringmlunchmamnursingmcolleaguemstatesmthatmshemnevermwantsmtombemassignedmtomcaremformanmolder
mpatient.mWhatmbehaviormismthismnursemdemonstrating?
1) Ageism
2) Stereotyping
3) Ethnocentricity
4) Personalmpreference
m mm 17.m Howmshouldmamnursingminstructormexplainmthemtermm“babymboomers”mtomnewmstudents?
1) Peoplemwhomhavemlargemfamilies
2) Peoplemwhomadvocatemformthemcaremofminfants
3) Peoplemwhomhavemdecidedmnotmtomhavemlargemfamilies
4) Peoplembornmbetweenm1946mandm1965maftermWorldmWarmII
m mm 18.m Whatmexplainsmthemdeclineminmthemelderlymblackmpopulationmsincem1980?
1) Diabetes
2) Homicides
3) Hypertension
4) Heartmdisease
m mm 19.m Whymaremoldermpeoplemmoremlikelymtomparticipateminmexercisemprograms?
1) Theymhavemmoremtimemtomexercise.
2) Theymaremtryingmtomavoidmboredom.
3) Theyminitiatedmthemfitnessmmovement.
4) Theymwantmtomspendmtimemwithmtheirmgrandchildren.
m mm 20.m WhatminformationmwouldmbemhelpfulmwhenmexplainingmSocialmSecuritymtomamgroupmofmnewmnursingmstudents?
1) Itmismamfederalmandmstatemsupportedmprocessmthatmprovidesmhealthmcaremtomfinanci
allymdisadvantagedmpeople.
2) Itmismfederalmregulationmprovidingmhealthmcaremformindividualsmoldermthanmagem6
5mormindividualsmwhomarempermanentlymdisabled.
3) Itmismamfederalmbenefitmcheckmpaidmtompersonsmoldermthanmagem65mormpersonsmwithmdisabil
itiesmwhom aremunablemtomwork.
4) Itmismamfederalmbenefitmcheckmpaidmtomretiredmworkersmofmamspecificmage,mdisabledmworker
smofmanymage,mandmspousesmandmminormchildrenmofmdeceasedmworkers.
m mm 21.m Whatmshouldmbemusedmtomdescribemamnursingmphilosophymtomamnewmnursingmstudent?
1) Itmismampersonalmconcept.
2) Itmdefinesmgoalsmandmaspirations.
3) Itmoutlinesmstepsmtomamsuccessfulmcareer.
4) Itmrecognizesmthemimportancemofmeducation.
m mm 22.m Whichmbehaviormdemonstratesmthatmamnursemismdevelopingmamhealingmrelationshipmwithmampatient?
1) Answeringmamcallmlightmusingmthemintercommsystem
2) Tellingmampatientmthatmtheremismnomtimemtomtrymsomethingmnew
3) Sittingmdownminmthempatient’smroommtomdiscussmthemplanmofmcare
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m m m
MultiplemChoice
Identifymthemchoicemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
m 1.m Accordingmtomthem2010mU.S.mCensus,mapproximatelymhowmmanymAmericansmaremoldermthanmagem65?
1) 2%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
m 2.m Whatmismthemaveragemlifemexpectancymtoday?
1) 70.2myears
2) 75myears
3) 81.1myearsmformwomenmandm76.3myearsmformmen
4) Longermformmenmthanmformwomen
m 3.m WhichmstatementmismNOTmtruemaboutmholisticmnursing?
1) Holisticmnursingmfocusesmonmthemspecificmdiseasemormdisordermampersonmhasminmordermtomtre
atmitmeffectively.
2) Holisticmnursingmaimsmtomtreatmthemwholemperson,mnotmjustmamspecificmdiseasemormdisorder
mthem personmmaymhave.
3) Holisticmnursingmfocusesmonmthemindividualmpatientmandmusesmmanymtechniques,msuch
masmempatheticmlistening,mmusic,mandmimagery,masmwellmasmspecificmclinicalmskills.
4) Holisticmnursingmweavesmthemtechnicalmskillsmofmnursingmwithmthemsocialmsciencemskillsmt
hatmenhancemcommunicationmandmrapportmbetweenmthemnursemandmthempersonmreceivingm
care.
m 4.m ThemSciencemofmHumanmCaringmtheorymwasmdevelopedmby
1) FlorencemNightingale
2) ClaramBarton
3) JeanmWatson
4) SavagemandmMoney
m 5.m WhichmismNOTmemphasizedminmThemSciencemofmHumanmCaring?
1) Providingmtranspersonalmcaring
2) Focusingmonmthempersonmwhilemyoumaremwithmhimmormher
3) Ensuringmthatmallmnonessentialmtasks,msuchmasmbathing,maremgivenmaccordingmtomamst
rictmschedule
4) Reachingmoutmtomthempatient,mmakingmeyemcontact,mtouchingmifmappropriate,mspeakingmsoftly
m 6.m Whichmofmthemfollowingmismincludedmasmambasicmconceptmofmholisticmnursing?
1) Usingmyourmdevelopedmclinicalmexpertise
2) Developingmamclosemrelationshipmwithmthempatient’smfamilymmembersmandmsignificantmothers
3) Rememberingmthempersonalmintuitionmandmcreativitymofmpatientsminmyourmnursingmplan
4) Allmofmthemabove
m 7.m Mostmelderlympeoplemhavingmamheartmattackmhave
1) Painmdiffusedmovermthementiremchestmarea
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, 2) Nompain
3) Crushingmsternalmpain
4) Painmonmthemleftmsidemofmthemchestmandmpainmthatmradiatesmdownmthemleftmarm
m 8.mComparedmwithmthemdosesmofmmedicationmgivenmtomamyoungmadult,mthemdosesmgivenmtomanmold-
oldmpersonmaremusually
1) Smaller
2) Larger,mbecausemthemold-oldmpersonmismprobablymsicker
3) Themsame
4) Minimal,mbecausemthempersonmismverymoldmandmprobablymnearmdeath
m 9.m Whatmcommunicationmtechniquemhasmbeenmdevelopedmspecificallymformdealingmwithmdementedmelderlympersons?
1) Cognitivemtherapy
2) Validationmtherapy
3) GeriatricmDepressionmScale
4) Mini-MentalmStatusmExaminationm(MMSE)
m mm 10.m Anm82-year-oldmpatientmismdiagnosedmwithmlivermcancermandmhasmlong-
standingmcardiovascularmproblems.mThempatientmbeginsmscreamingmandmpushesmhismmealmtraymaway.mWhat
mwouldmbemanmappropriatemresponse?
1) Takemthemmealmtraymandmleavemthemroommwithoutmsayingmanything.
2) Tellmhimmtomstopmscreamingminmamloudmvoice.
3) Calmlymaskmhimmwhatmhemismupsetmaboutmandmlistenmcarefullymtomhim.
4) Callmyourmsupervisor.
m mmm 11.m Themnursemismoverheadmaddressingmanm87-year-oldmpatientmasm“honey.”mWhatmismthismanmexamplemof?
1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
m mm 12.m Themtermm“elite-old”mismusedmformpeople
1) 65mtom74myearsmold
2) 75mtom84myearsmold
3) 85mtom100myearsmold
4) Oldermthanm100myears
m mm 13.mmm Whichmismamkeymconceptminmholisticmnursing?
1) Followingmphysicianminstructionsmandmfollow-upmwithmthemphysician
2) Developingmamrelationshipmwithmfamilymmembersmofmthempatient
3) Usingmwhatmyoumhavemlearned—yourmclinicalmexperience
4) Allmofmthemabove
m mm 14.m Howmshouldmthemnursingminstructormexplainmthemtermm“gerontology”mtomamnewmclassmofmstudents?
1) Itmmeansmthemusemofmoldermmedicationsmtomtreatmillnesses.
2) ItmcomesmfrommamGreekmwordmthatmmeansm“relatedmtomoldmage.”
3) Itmfocusesmonmthemhousingmneedsmofmpeoplemwhomaremunderserved.
4) Itmismamwaymofmexplainingmhealthmproblemsmofmpeoplemovermagem50.
m mm 15.m Whichmtermmshouldmthemnursemusemwhenmexplainingmmedicalmcaremthatmanmoldermpatientmrequires?
1) Genetics
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, 2) Geriatrics
3) Gerontology
4) Gentrification
m
mm 16.mDuringmlunchmamnursingmcolleaguemstatesmthatmshemnevermwantsmtombemassignedmtomcaremformanmolder
mpatient.mWhatmbehaviormismthismnursemdemonstrating?
1) Ageism
2) Stereotyping
3) Ethnocentricity
4) Personalmpreference
m mm 17.m Howmshouldmamnursingminstructormexplainmthemtermm“babymboomers”mtomnewmstudents?
1) Peoplemwhomhavemlargemfamilies
2) Peoplemwhomadvocatemformthemcaremofminfants
3) Peoplemwhomhavemdecidedmnotmtomhavemlargemfamilies
4) Peoplembornmbetweenm1946mandm1965maftermWorldmWarmII
m mm 18.m Whatmexplainsmthemdeclineminmthemelderlymblackmpopulationmsincem1980?
1) Diabetes
2) Homicides
3) Hypertension
4) Heartmdisease
m mm 19.m Whymaremoldermpeoplemmoremlikelymtomparticipateminmexercisemprograms?
1) Theymhavemmoremtimemtomexercise.
2) Theymaremtryingmtomavoidmboredom.
3) Theyminitiatedmthemfitnessmmovement.
4) Theymwantmtomspendmtimemwithmtheirmgrandchildren.
m mm 20.m WhatminformationmwouldmbemhelpfulmwhenmexplainingmSocialmSecuritymtomamgroupmofmnewmnursingmstudents?
1) Itmismamfederalmandmstatemsupportedmprocessmthatmprovidesmhealthmcaremtomfinanci
allymdisadvantagedmpeople.
2) Itmismfederalmregulationmprovidingmhealthmcaremformindividualsmoldermthanmagem6
5mormindividualsmwhomarempermanentlymdisabled.
3) Itmismamfederalmbenefitmcheckmpaidmtompersonsmoldermthanmagem65mormpersonsmwithmdisabil
itiesmwhom aremunablemtomwork.
4) Itmismamfederalmbenefitmcheckmpaidmtomretiredmworkersmofmamspecificmage,mdisabledmworker
smofmanymage,mandmspousesmandmminormchildrenmofmdeceasedmworkers.
m mm 21.m Whatmshouldmbemusedmtomdescribemamnursingmphilosophymtomamnewmnursingmstudent?
1) Itmismampersonalmconcept.
2) Itmdefinesmgoalsmandmaspirations.
3) Itmoutlinesmstepsmtomamsuccessfulmcareer.
4) Itmrecognizesmthemimportancemofmeducation.
m mm 22.m Whichmbehaviormdemonstratesmthatmamnursemismdevelopingmamhealingmrelationshipmwithmampatient?
1) Answeringmamcallmlightmusingmthemintercommsystem
2) Tellingmampatientmthatmtheremismnomtimemtomtrymsomethingmnew
3) Sittingmdownminmthempatient’smroommtomdiscussmthemplanmofmcare
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