Test Bank for Caring for Older Adults Holistically 6th Edition by Tamara R. Dahlkemper

,Chapter 1: Holistic Caring
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that
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1. According to v x v x the v x 2010 v x U.S. v x Census, v x approximately how v x v x many Americans v x v x are v x older v x than v x


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1) 2% v x v x


2) 5% v x v x


3) 13% v x v x


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2. What is the average life expectancy today?
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1) 70.2 years v x


2) 75 years v x


3) 81.1 years for women and 76.3 years for
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4) Longer for men than for women v x v x v x v x v x




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
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has in or der to treat it effectively.
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2) Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole person, not just a specific disease
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or disorder the person may have.
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3) Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many
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technique s, such as empathetic listening, music, and imagery, as well
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as specific c linical skills. v x v x vx v x


4) Holistic nursing weaves the technical skills of nursing with the social scie
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nce skills that enhance communication and rapport between the nurs
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person receiving care. v x v x




4. The Science of Human v x v x v x v x Caring v x theory v x was v x developed v x by
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5. Which is NOT emphasized in The Science of Human Caring?
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1) Providing transpersonal caring v x v x


2) Focusing on the person while you are with him or her v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x


3) Ensuring that all nonessential tasks, such as bathing, are given
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according to a strict schedule
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4) Reaching out to the patient, making eye contact, touching if appropriate,
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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 v x v x v x v x


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 v x v x v x


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,7. Most v x elderly v x people v x having v x a v x heart v x attack have
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1) Pain v x diffused v x over v x the v x entire v x chest v x area




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, 2) No pain v x


3) Crushing sternal pain v x v x


4) Pain on the left side v x v x v x v x v x of v x the v x chest v x and v x pain v x that v x radiates v x down v x the v x left v x arm


8. Compared with the doses of medication given to a young adult,
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ses given to an old-old person are usually
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1) Smaller
2) Larger, because the old-old person is probably sicker
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3) The same v x


4) Minimal, because the person is very old and probably near death
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9. What communication technique has been developed
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1) Cognitive therapy v x


2) Validation therapy v x


3) Geriatric Depression Scale v x v x


4) Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) v x v x v x




10. An 82-year-old patient is diagnosed with liver cancer and has long-
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standing cardiovascular problems. The patient begins screaming and pushes his
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y. 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
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old patient v x a “honey.” What is this v x v x v x v x an v x example v x of?
s Beneficence
1)
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance

12. The term “elite-old” is v x v x v x v x used v x for v x people
1) 6 to 74 years old
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2) 7 to 84 years old
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3) 8 to 100 years ol
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4) Older than 100 years
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13. Which is a key concept in holistic nursing?
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1) Following physician instructions and follow-up with the physician
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2) Developing a relationship with family members of the patient
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3) Using what you have learned—your clinical experience
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4) All of the above v x v x v x

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