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Comprehensive Test Bank: Caring for Older Adults
Holistically (7th Ed., Dahlkemper) – All Chapters
with Verified Answers & Rationales|GRADE A+
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Holistic Caring 3
Chapter 2: The Aging Experience 29
Chapter 3: Supporting Life Transitions and Spirituality in the Elderly 75
Chapter 4: The Use of the Nursing Process and Nursing Diagnosis in the Care of Older Adults 106
Chapter 5: Legal, Ethical, and Financial Considerations Regarding Older Adults 140
Chapter 6: Promoting Wellness 179
Chapter 7: Safety 221
Chapter 8: Nutrition for Older Adults 241
Chapter 9: Culturally Specific Care 269
Chapter 10: Activity, Rest, and Sleep as Criteria for Health 298
Chapter 11: End-of-Life Issues in Older Adults 320
Chapter 12: Environments of Care 350
Chapter 13: Management and Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse 384
Chapter 14: Infection 426
Chapter 15: Common Medical Diagnoses 456
Chapter 16: Physiological Assessment 504
Chapter 17: Common Clinical Problems: Physiological540
Chapter 18: Psychological Assessment577
Chapter 19: Common Clinical Problems: Psychological 611
Chapter 20: Rehabilitation and Restorative Care 658
Chapter 21: Pharmacology and Its Significance for Older Adults 698
Chapter 22: Laboratory Values and Older Adults 743
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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
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
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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
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.
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Comprehensive Test Bank: Caring for Older Adults
Holistically (7th Ed., Dahlkemper) – All Chapters
with Verified Answers & Rationales|GRADE A+
ASSURED
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,TESTBANKS BY NURSINGNERD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Holistic Caring 3
Chapter 2: The Aging Experience 29
Chapter 3: Supporting Life Transitions and Spirituality in the Elderly 75
Chapter 4: The Use of the Nursing Process and Nursing Diagnosis in the Care of Older Adults 106
Chapter 5: Legal, Ethical, and Financial Considerations Regarding Older Adults 140
Chapter 6: Promoting Wellness 179
Chapter 7: Safety 221
Chapter 8: Nutrition for Older Adults 241
Chapter 9: Culturally Specific Care 269
Chapter 10: Activity, Rest, and Sleep as Criteria for Health 298
Chapter 11: End-of-Life Issues in Older Adults 320
Chapter 12: Environments of Care 350
Chapter 13: Management and Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse 384
Chapter 14: Infection 426
Chapter 15: Common Medical Diagnoses 456
Chapter 16: Physiological Assessment 504
Chapter 17: Common Clinical Problems: Physiological540
Chapter 18: Psychological Assessment577
Chapter 19: Common Clinical Problems: Psychological 611
Chapter 20: Rehabilitation and Restorative Care 658
Chapter 21: Pharmacology and Its Significance for Older Adults 698
Chapter 22: Laboratory Values and Older Adults 743
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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
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
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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
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.
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