,Chapter m1:mHolistic mCaring
MultiplemChoice
Identifymthemchoicemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
1. Accordingmto mthem2010 mU.S.mCensus,mapproximately mhowmmany mAmericansmaremoldermthan magem65?
1) 2%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
2. Whatmismthemaverage mlifemexpectancy mtoday?
1) 70.2 myears
2) 75 myears
3) 81.1 myearsmformwomen mand m76.3 myearsmformmen
4) Longermformmen mthan mformwomen
3. Which mstatementmismNOTmtruemaboutmholisticmnursing?
1) Holistic mnursingmfocusesmonmthemspecificmdisease mormdisordermamperson mhasminmordermto mtre
atmitmeffectively.
2) Holistic mnursingmaimsmtomtreatmthemwholemperson,mnotmjustmamspecificmdisease mormdisorder
mthe mperson mmay mhave.
3) Holistic mnursingmfocusesmon mthemindividualmpatientmand musesmmany mtechniques,msuch
masmempathetic mlistening, mmusic, mand mimagery, masmwellmasmspecific mclinicalmskills.
4) Holistic mnursingmweavesmthemtechnicalmskillsmofmnursingmwith mthemsocialmsciencemskillsmt
hatmenhancemcommunication mandmrapportmbetween mthemnursemandmthemperson mreceiving
mcare.
4. ThemSciencemof mHuman mCaringmtheory mwasmdeveloped mby
1) Florence mNightingale
2) ClaramBarton
3) Jean mWatson
4) Savage mand mMoney
5. Which mismNOTmemphasized min mThemSciencemof mHuman mCaring?
1) Providingmtranspersonalmcaring
2) Focusingmon mthemperson mwhilemyou maremwith mhimmormher
3) Ensuringmthatmallmnonessentialmtasks,msuch masmbathing,maremgiven maccordingmto mamst
rictmschedule
4) Reachingmoutmto mthempatient,mmakingmeyemcontact,mtouchingmif mappropriate,mspeakingmsoftly
6. Which mof mthemfollowingmismincluded masmambasicmconceptmof mholisticmnursing?
1) Usingmyourmdeveloped mclinicalmexpertise
2) Developingmamclosemrelationship mwith mthempatient’smfamily mmembersmand msignificantmothers
3) Rememberingmthempersonalmintuition mand mcreativity mof mpatientsmin myourmnursingmplan
4) Allmof mthemabove
7. Mostmelderly mpeoplemhavingmamheartmattack mhave
1) Pain mdiffused movermthementiremchestmarea
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, 2) No mpain
3) Crushingmsternalmpain
4) Pain mon mthemleftmsidemof mthemchestmand mpain mthatmradiatesmdown mthemleftmarm
8.m Compared mwith mthemdosesmof mmedication mgiven mto mamyoungmadult,mthemdosesmgiven mto man mold-
old mperson maremusually
1) Smaller
2) Larger,mbecause mthemold-old mperson mismprobably msicker
3) Themsame
4) Minimal,mbecause mthemperson mismvery mold mand mprobably mnearmdeath
9.m m Whatmcommunicationmtechniquemhasmbeenmdevelopedmspecifically mformdealingmwithmdementedmelderly mpersons?
1) Cognitive mtherapy
2) Validation mtherapy
3) Geriatric mDepression mScale
4) Mini-MentalmStatusmExamination m(MMSE)
m 10.m An m82-year-old mpatientmismdiagnosed mwith mlivermcancermand mhasmlong-
standingmcardiovascularmproblems.mThempatientmbeginsmscreamingmand mpushesmhismmealmtray maway.mWhat
mwould mbe man mappropriate mresponse?
1) Takemthemmealmtray mand mleavemthemroommwithoutmsayingmanything.
2) Tellmhimmto mstop mscreamingmin mamloud mvoice.
3) Calmly mask mhimmwhatmhemismupsetmaboutmand mlisten mcarefully mto mhim.
4) Callmyourmsupervisor.
m 11.m Themnursemismoverhead maddressingman m87-year-old mpatientmasm“honey.” mWhatmismthisman mexample mof?
1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
m 12.m Themtermm“elite-old”mismused mformpeople
1) 65 mto m74 myearsmold
2) 75 mto m84 myearsmold
3) 85 mto m100 myearsmold
4) Oldermthan m100 myears
m 13.m m Which mismamkey mconceptmin mholistic mnursing?
1) Followingmphysician minstructionsmand mfollow-up mwith mthemphysician
2) Developingmamrelationship mwith mfamily mmembersmof mthempatient
3) Usingmwhatmyou mhavemlearned—yourmclinicalmexperience
4) Allmof mthemabove
m 14.m m Howmshould mthemnursingminstructormexplain mthemtermm“gerontology” mto mamnewmclassmof mstudents?
1) Itmmeansmthemusemof moldermmedicationsmto mtreatmillnesses.
2) ItmcomesmfrommamGreek mword mthatmmeansm“related mto mold mage.”
3) Itmfocusesmon mthemhousingmneedsmof mpeoplemwho maremunderserved.
4) Itmismamway mof mexplainingmhealth mproblemsmof mpeoplemovermagem50.
m 15.m m Which mtermmshould mthemnursemusemwhen mexplainingmmedicalmcaremthatman moldermpatientmrequires?
1) Genetics
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, 2) Geriatrics
3) Gerontology
4) Gentrification
m 16.m Duringmlunchmamnursingmcolleaguemstatesmthatmshemnevermwantsmto mbemassigned mtomcaremforman moldermpatient.m
Whatmbehaviormismthismnursemdemonstrating?
1) Ageism
2) Stereotyping
3) Ethnocentricity
4) Personalmpreference
m 17.m m Howmshould mamnursingminstructormexplain mthemtermm“baby mboomers” mto mnewmstudents?
1) People mwho mhavemlargemfamilies
2) People mwho madvocate mformthemcaremof minfants
3) People mwho mhavemdecided mnotmto mhavemlargemfamilies
4) People mborn mbetween m1946 mand m1965 maftermWorld mWarmII
m 18.m m Whatmexplainsmthemdecline min mthemelderly mblack mpopulation msincem1980?
1) Diabetes
2) Homicides
3) Hypertension
4) Heartmdisease
m 19.m m Why maremoldermpeople mmoremlikely mto mparticipate min mexercisemprograms?
1) They mhavemmoremtimemto mexercise.
2) They maremtryingmto mavoid mboredom.
3) They minitiated mthemfitnessmmovement.
4) They mwantmto mspend mtimemwith mtheirmgrandchildren.
m 20.m m Whatminformation mwould mbemhelpfulmwhenmexplainingmSocialmSecurity mto mamgroup mof mnewmnursingmstudents?
1) Itmismamfederalmand mstatemsupportedmprocessmthatmprovidesmhealthmcaremto mfinanci
ally mdisadvantaged mpeople.
2) Itmismfederalmregulation mprovidingmhealthmcaremformindividualsmoldermthanmagem65
mormindividuals mwho mare mpermanently mdisabled.
3) Itmismamfederalmbenefitmcheckmpaid mto mpersonsmoldermthanmagem65 mormpersonsmwith mdisabil
itiesmwho m aremunablemto mwork.
4) Itmismamfederalmbenefitmcheckmpaid mto mretiredmworkersmofmamspecificmage,mdisabled mworker
smof many mage,mand mspousesmand mminormchildren mof mdeceased mworkers.
m 21.m m Whatmshould mbemused mto mdescribe mamnursingmphilosophy mto mamnewmnursingmstudent?
1) Itmismampersonalmconcept.
2) Itmdefinesmgoalsmand maspirations.
3) Itmoutlinesmstepsmto mamsuccessfulmcareer.
4) Itmrecognizesmthemimportance mof meducation.
m 22.m m Which mbehaviormdemonstratesmthatmamnursemismdevelopingmamhealingmrelationship mwith mampatient?
1) Answeringmamcallmlightmusingmthemintercom msystem
2) Tellingmampatientmthatmtheremismno mtimemto mtry msomethingmnew
3) Sittingmdown min mthempatient’smroommto mdiscussmthemplan mof mcare
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MultiplemChoice
Identifymthemchoicemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
1. Accordingmto mthem2010 mU.S.mCensus,mapproximately mhowmmany mAmericansmaremoldermthan magem65?
1) 2%
2) 5%
3) 13%
4) 20%
2. Whatmismthemaverage mlifemexpectancy mtoday?
1) 70.2 myears
2) 75 myears
3) 81.1 myearsmformwomen mand m76.3 myearsmformmen
4) Longermformmen mthan mformwomen
3. Which mstatementmismNOTmtruemaboutmholisticmnursing?
1) Holistic mnursingmfocusesmonmthemspecificmdisease mormdisordermamperson mhasminmordermto mtre
atmitmeffectively.
2) Holistic mnursingmaimsmtomtreatmthemwholemperson,mnotmjustmamspecificmdisease mormdisorder
mthe mperson mmay mhave.
3) Holistic mnursingmfocusesmon mthemindividualmpatientmand musesmmany mtechniques,msuch
masmempathetic mlistening, mmusic, mand mimagery, masmwellmasmspecific mclinicalmskills.
4) Holistic mnursingmweavesmthemtechnicalmskillsmofmnursingmwith mthemsocialmsciencemskillsmt
hatmenhancemcommunication mandmrapportmbetween mthemnursemandmthemperson mreceiving
mcare.
4. ThemSciencemof mHuman mCaringmtheory mwasmdeveloped mby
1) Florence mNightingale
2) ClaramBarton
3) Jean mWatson
4) Savage mand mMoney
5. Which mismNOTmemphasized min mThemSciencemof mHuman mCaring?
1) Providingmtranspersonalmcaring
2) Focusingmon mthemperson mwhilemyou maremwith mhimmormher
3) Ensuringmthatmallmnonessentialmtasks,msuch masmbathing,maremgiven maccordingmto mamst
rictmschedule
4) Reachingmoutmto mthempatient,mmakingmeyemcontact,mtouchingmif mappropriate,mspeakingmsoftly
6. Which mof mthemfollowingmismincluded masmambasicmconceptmof mholisticmnursing?
1) Usingmyourmdeveloped mclinicalmexpertise
2) Developingmamclosemrelationship mwith mthempatient’smfamily mmembersmand msignificantmothers
3) Rememberingmthempersonalmintuition mand mcreativity mof mpatientsmin myourmnursingmplan
4) Allmof mthemabove
7. Mostmelderly mpeoplemhavingmamheartmattack mhave
1) Pain mdiffused movermthementiremchestmarea
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, 2) No mpain
3) Crushingmsternalmpain
4) Pain mon mthemleftmsidemof mthemchestmand mpain mthatmradiatesmdown mthemleftmarm
8.m Compared mwith mthemdosesmof mmedication mgiven mto mamyoungmadult,mthemdosesmgiven mto man mold-
old mperson maremusually
1) Smaller
2) Larger,mbecause mthemold-old mperson mismprobably msicker
3) Themsame
4) Minimal,mbecause mthemperson mismvery mold mand mprobably mnearmdeath
9.m m Whatmcommunicationmtechniquemhasmbeenmdevelopedmspecifically mformdealingmwithmdementedmelderly mpersons?
1) Cognitive mtherapy
2) Validation mtherapy
3) Geriatric mDepression mScale
4) Mini-MentalmStatusmExamination m(MMSE)
m 10.m An m82-year-old mpatientmismdiagnosed mwith mlivermcancermand mhasmlong-
standingmcardiovascularmproblems.mThempatientmbeginsmscreamingmand mpushesmhismmealmtray maway.mWhat
mwould mbe man mappropriate mresponse?
1) Takemthemmealmtray mand mleavemthemroommwithoutmsayingmanything.
2) Tellmhimmto mstop mscreamingmin mamloud mvoice.
3) Calmly mask mhimmwhatmhemismupsetmaboutmand mlisten mcarefully mto mhim.
4) Callmyourmsupervisor.
m 11.m Themnursemismoverhead maddressingman m87-year-old mpatientmasm“honey.” mWhatmismthisman mexample mof?
1) Beneficence
2) Paternalism
3) Caring
4) Malfeasance
m 12.m Themtermm“elite-old”mismused mformpeople
1) 65 mto m74 myearsmold
2) 75 mto m84 myearsmold
3) 85 mto m100 myearsmold
4) Oldermthan m100 myears
m 13.m m Which mismamkey mconceptmin mholistic mnursing?
1) Followingmphysician minstructionsmand mfollow-up mwith mthemphysician
2) Developingmamrelationship mwith mfamily mmembersmof mthempatient
3) Usingmwhatmyou mhavemlearned—yourmclinicalmexperience
4) Allmof mthemabove
m 14.m m Howmshould mthemnursingminstructormexplain mthemtermm“gerontology” mto mamnewmclassmof mstudents?
1) Itmmeansmthemusemof moldermmedicationsmto mtreatmillnesses.
2) ItmcomesmfrommamGreek mword mthatmmeansm“related mto mold mage.”
3) Itmfocusesmon mthemhousingmneedsmof mpeoplemwho maremunderserved.
4) Itmismamway mof mexplainingmhealth mproblemsmof mpeoplemovermagem50.
m 15.m m Which mtermmshould mthemnursemusemwhen mexplainingmmedicalmcaremthatman moldermpatientmrequires?
1) Genetics
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, 2) Geriatrics
3) Gerontology
4) Gentrification
m 16.m Duringmlunchmamnursingmcolleaguemstatesmthatmshemnevermwantsmto mbemassigned mtomcaremforman moldermpatient.m
Whatmbehaviormismthismnursemdemonstrating?
1) Ageism
2) Stereotyping
3) Ethnocentricity
4) Personalmpreference
m 17.m m Howmshould mamnursingminstructormexplain mthemtermm“baby mboomers” mto mnewmstudents?
1) People mwho mhavemlargemfamilies
2) People mwho madvocate mformthemcaremof minfants
3) People mwho mhavemdecided mnotmto mhavemlargemfamilies
4) People mborn mbetween m1946 mand m1965 maftermWorld mWarmII
m 18.m m Whatmexplainsmthemdecline min mthemelderly mblack mpopulation msincem1980?
1) Diabetes
2) Homicides
3) Hypertension
4) Heartmdisease
m 19.m m Why maremoldermpeople mmoremlikely mto mparticipate min mexercisemprograms?
1) They mhavemmoremtimemto mexercise.
2) They maremtryingmto mavoid mboredom.
3) They minitiated mthemfitnessmmovement.
4) They mwantmto mspend mtimemwith mtheirmgrandchildren.
m 20.m m Whatminformation mwould mbemhelpfulmwhenmexplainingmSocialmSecurity mto mamgroup mof mnewmnursingmstudents?
1) Itmismamfederalmand mstatemsupportedmprocessmthatmprovidesmhealthmcaremto mfinanci
ally mdisadvantaged mpeople.
2) Itmismfederalmregulation mprovidingmhealthmcaremformindividualsmoldermthanmagem65
mormindividuals mwho mare mpermanently mdisabled.
3) Itmismamfederalmbenefitmcheckmpaid mto mpersonsmoldermthanmagem65 mormpersonsmwith mdisabil
itiesmwho m aremunablemto mwork.
4) Itmismamfederalmbenefitmcheckmpaid mto mretiredmworkersmofmamspecificmage,mdisabled mworker
smof many mage,mand mspousesmand mminormchildren mof mdeceased mworkers.
m 21.m m Whatmshould mbemused mto mdescribe mamnursingmphilosophy mto mamnewmnursingmstudent?
1) Itmismampersonalmconcept.
2) Itmdefinesmgoalsmand maspirations.
3) Itmoutlinesmstepsmto mamsuccessfulmcareer.
4) Itmrecognizesmthemimportance mof meducation.
m 22.m m Which mbehaviormdemonstratesmthatmamnursemismdevelopingmamhealingmrelationship mwith mampatient?
1) Answeringmamcallmlightmusingmthemintercom msystem
2) Tellingmampatientmthatmtheremismno mtimemto mtry msomethingmnew
3) Sittingmdown min mthempatient’smroommto mdiscussmthemplan mof mcare
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