Test Bank for Caring for Older Adults Holistically, 7th
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, Chapter |1: |Holistic |Caring
Multiple |Choice
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Identify |the |choice |that |best |completes |the |statement |or |answers |the |question.
1. According |to |the |2010 |U.S. |Census, |approximately |how |many |Americans |are |older |than |age |65?
1) |2%
2) |5%
3) |13%
4) |20%
2. What |is |the |average |life |expectancy |today?
1) 70.2 |years
2) 75 |years
3) 81.1 |years |for |women |and |76.3 |years |for |men
4) Longer |for |men |than |for |women
3. Which |statement |is |NOT |true |about |holistic |nursing?
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 |the |person |may
|have.
3) Holistic |nursing |focuses |on |the |individual |patient |and |uses |many |techniques, |such |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 |that |enhance
|communication |and |rapport |between |the |nurse |and |the |person |receiving |care.
4. The |Science |of |Human |Caring |theory |was |developed |by
1) Florence |Nightingale
2) Clara |Barton
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,3) Jean |Watson
4) Savage |and |Money
5. Which |is |NOT |emphasized |in |The |Science |of |Human |Caring?
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 |strict |schedule
4) Reaching |out |to |the |patient, |making |eye |contact, |touching |if |appropriate, |speaking |softly
6. Which |of |the |following |is |included |as |a |basic |concept |of |holistic |nursing?
1) Using |your |developed |clinical |expertise
2) Developing |a |close |relationship |with |the |patient’s |family |members |and |significant |others
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
1) Pain |diffused |over |the |entire |chest |area
2) No |pain
3) Crushing |sternal |pain
4) Pain |on |the |left |side |of |the |chest |and |pain |that |radiates |down |the |left |arm
8. Compared |with |the |doses |of |medication |given |to |a |young |adult, |the |doses |given |to |an |old-old |person |are
|usually
1) Smaller
2) Larger, |because |the |old-old |person |is |probably |sicker
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?
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-standing |cardiovascular |problems.
|The |patient |begins |screaming |and |pushes |his |meal |tray |away. |What |would |be |an |appropriate |response?
1) Take |the |meal |tray |and |leave |the |room |without |saying |anything.
2) Tell |him |to |stop |screaming |in |a |loud |voice.
3) Calmly |ask |him |what |he |is |upset |about |and |listen |carefully |to |him.
4) Call |your |supervisor.
11. The |nurse |is |overhead |addressing |an |87-year-old |patient |as |―honey.‖ |What |is |this |an |example |of?
1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
12. The |term |―elite-old‖ |is |used |for |people
1) 65 |to |74 |years |old
2) 75 |to |84 |years |old
3) 85 |to |100 |years |old
4) Older |than |100 |years
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Edition (Tamara R. Dahlkemper, 2025) All Chapters Latest
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, Chapter |1: |Holistic |Caring
Multiple |Choice
|
Identify |the |choice |that |best |completes |the |statement |or |answers |the |question.
1. According |to |the |2010 |U.S. |Census, |approximately |how |many |Americans |are |older |than |age |65?
1) |2%
2) |5%
3) |13%
4) |20%
2. What |is |the |average |life |expectancy |today?
1) 70.2 |years
2) 75 |years
3) 81.1 |years |for |women |and |76.3 |years |for |men
4) Longer |for |men |than |for |women
3. Which |statement |is |NOT |true |about |holistic |nursing?
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 |the |person |may
|have.
3) Holistic |nursing |focuses |on |the |individual |patient |and |uses |many |techniques, |such |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 |that |enhance
|communication |and |rapport |between |the |nurse |and |the |person |receiving |care.
4. The |Science |of |Human |Caring |theory |was |developed |by
1) Florence |Nightingale
2) Clara |Barton
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,3) Jean |Watson
4) Savage |and |Money
5. Which |is |NOT |emphasized |in |The |Science |of |Human |Caring?
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 |strict |schedule
4) Reaching |out |to |the |patient, |making |eye |contact, |touching |if |appropriate, |speaking |softly
6. Which |of |the |following |is |included |as |a |basic |concept |of |holistic |nursing?
1) Using |your |developed |clinical |expertise
2) Developing |a |close |relationship |with |the |patient’s |family |members |and |significant |others
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
1) Pain |diffused |over |the |entire |chest |area
2) No |pain
3) Crushing |sternal |pain
4) Pain |on |the |left |side |of |the |chest |and |pain |that |radiates |down |the |left |arm
8. Compared |with |the |doses |of |medication |given |to |a |young |adult, |the |doses |given |to |an |old-old |person |are
|usually
1) Smaller
2) Larger, |because |the |old-old |person |is |probably |sicker
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?
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-standing |cardiovascular |problems.
|The |patient |begins |screaming |and |pushes |his |meal |tray |away. |What |would |be |an |appropriate |response?
1) Take |the |meal |tray |and |leave |the |room |without |saying |anything.
2) Tell |him |to |stop |screaming |in |a |loud |voice.
3) Calmly |ask |him |what |he |is |upset |about |and |listen |carefully |to |him.
4) Call |your |supervisor.
11. The |nurse |is |overhead |addressing |an |87-year-old |patient |as |―honey.‖ |What |is |this |an |example |of?
1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
12. The |term |―elite-old‖ |is |used |for |people
1) 65 |to |74 |years |old
2) 75 |to |84 |years |old
3) 85 |to |100 |years |old
4) Older |than |100 |years
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