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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for Caring for Older Adults Holistically 8th Edition (F. A. Davis
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Company, 2025) by Tamara R. Dahlkemper, Isbn no;
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9781719647588, all 22 Chapters Covered
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, Chapter 1: Holistic Caring g g g




g Multiple Choice g




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%
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2) 5%
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3) 13%
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4) 20%
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2. What is the average life expectancy today?
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1) 70.2 years g




2) 75 years
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3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for men
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4) Longer for men than for women
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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.
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2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease or disorder the person may
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have.
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3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques, such as empathetic
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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 enhance
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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 g




2) Clara Barton g




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,3) Jean Watsong




4) Savage and Money g g




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




2) Focusing on the person while you are with him or her
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3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given according to a strict schedule
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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
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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
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4) All of the above
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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
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3) Crushing sternal pain g g




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-old person are
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usually
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1) Smaller

2) Larger, because the old-old person is probably sicker
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3) The same
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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
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persons?
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1) Cognitive therapy g




2) Validation therapy g




3) Geriatric Depression Scale g g




4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) g g g




10. An 82-year-old patient is diagnosed with liver cancer and has long-standing cardiovascular problems.
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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.
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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
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