,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
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
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, 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.
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
13. Which is a key concept in holistic nursing?
1) Following physician instructions and follow-up with the physician
2) Developing a relationship with family members of the patient
3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
4) All of the above
14. How should the nursing instructor explain the term “gerontology” to a new class of students?
1) It means the use of older medications to treat illnesses.
2) It comes from a Greek word that means “related to old age.”
3) It focuses on the housing needs of people who are underserved.
4) It is a way of explaining health problems of people over age 50.
15. Which term should the nurse use when explaining medical care that an older patient requires?
1) Genetics
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, 2) Geriatrics
3) Gerontology
4) Gentrification
16. During lunch a nursing colleague states that she never wants to be assigned to care for an older patient. What
behavior is this nurse demonstrating?
1) Ageism
2) Stereotyping
3) Ethnocentricity
4) Personal preference
17. How should a nursing instructor explain the term “baby boomers” to new students?
1) People who have large families
2) People who advocate for the care of infants
3) People who have decided not to have large families
4) People born between 1946 and 1965 after World War II
18. What explains the decline in the elderly black population since 1980?
1) Diabetes
2) Homicides
3) Hypertension
4) Heart disease
19. Why are older people more likely to participate in exercise programs?
1) They have more time to exercise.
2) They are trying to avoid boredom.
3) They initiated the fitness movement.
4) They want to spend time with their grandchildren.
20. What information would be helpful when explaining Social Security to a group of new nursing students?
1) It is a federal and state supported process that provides health care to financially
disadvantaged people.
2) It is federal regulation providing health care for individuals older than age 65 or
individuals who are permanently disabled.
3) It is a federal benefit check paid to persons older than age 65 or persons with disabilities
who are unable to work.
4) It is a federal benefit check paid to retired workers of a specific age, disabled workers of
any age, and spouses and minor children of deceased workers.
21. What should be used to describe a nursing philosophy to a new nursing student?
1) It is a personal concept.
2) It defines goals and aspirations.
3) It outlines steps to a successful career.
4) It recognizes the importance of education.
22. Which behavior demonstrates that a nurse is developing a healing relationship with a patient?
1) Answering a call light using the intercom system
2) Telling a patient that there is no time to try something new
3) Sitting down in the patient’s room to discuss the plan of care
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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
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
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, 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.
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
13. Which is a key concept in holistic nursing?
1) Following physician instructions and follow-up with the physician
2) Developing a relationship with family members of the patient
3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
4) All of the above
14. How should the nursing instructor explain the term “gerontology” to a new class of students?
1) It means the use of older medications to treat illnesses.
2) It comes from a Greek word that means “related to old age.”
3) It focuses on the housing needs of people who are underserved.
4) It is a way of explaining health problems of people over age 50.
15. Which term should the nurse use when explaining medical care that an older patient requires?
1) Genetics
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, 2) Geriatrics
3) Gerontology
4) Gentrification
16. During lunch a nursing colleague states that she never wants to be assigned to care for an older patient. What
behavior is this nurse demonstrating?
1) Ageism
2) Stereotyping
3) Ethnocentricity
4) Personal preference
17. How should a nursing instructor explain the term “baby boomers” to new students?
1) People who have large families
2) People who advocate for the care of infants
3) People who have decided not to have large families
4) People born between 1946 and 1965 after World War II
18. What explains the decline in the elderly black population since 1980?
1) Diabetes
2) Homicides
3) Hypertension
4) Heart disease
19. Why are older people more likely to participate in exercise programs?
1) They have more time to exercise.
2) They are trying to avoid boredom.
3) They initiated the fitness movement.
4) They want to spend time with their grandchildren.
20. What information would be helpful when explaining Social Security to a group of new nursing students?
1) It is a federal and state supported process that provides health care to financially
disadvantaged people.
2) It is federal regulation providing health care for individuals older than age 65 or
individuals who are permanently disabled.
3) It is a federal benefit check paid to persons older than age 65 or persons with disabilities
who are unable to work.
4) It is a federal benefit check paid to retired workers of a specific age, disabled workers of
any age, and spouses and minor children of deceased workers.
21. What should be used to describe a nursing philosophy to a new nursing student?
1) It is a personal concept.
2) It defines goals and aspirations.
3) It outlines steps to a successful career.
4) It recognizes the importance of education.
22. Which behavior demonstrates that a nurse is developing a healing relationship with a patient?
1) Answering a call light using the intercom system
2) Telling a patient that there is no time to try something new
3) Sitting down in the patient’s room to discuss the plan of care
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