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

1)

2%

2)

5%

3)

13%

4)

20%

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

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.

1)

Florence Nightingale

2)

Clara Barton

3)

Jean Watson

4)

Savage and Money

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

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

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

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

1)

Cognitive therapy

2)

Validation therapy

3)

Geriatric Depression Scale

4)

Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)

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.

1)

Beneficence

2)

Paternalism

3)

Caring

4)

Malfeasance

1)

65 to 74 years old

2)

75 to 84 years old

3)

85 to 100 years old

4)

Older than 100 years

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

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.