FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
SET
◉ health beliefs. Answer: a person's ideas, convictions, and attitudes
about health and illness
(individuals perception about susceptibility, serious of illness, and if
they will take preventative action)
◉ positive health behaviors. Answer: activities to maintain good
health and prevent illness
◉ negative health behaviors. Answer: practices potentially harmful
to health
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Answer: (level 1) Physiological
Needs
(level 2) Safety and Security
(level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection
(level 4) Self Esteem
(level 5) Self Actualization
,◉ holistic health model. Answer: promote health by considering
emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing.
◉ internal variables that influence health beliefs and practices.
Answer: developmental
intellectual background
perception off functioning
emotional factors
spiritual factors
◉ external variables that influence health beliefs and practices.
Answer: family practices
socioeconomic
cultural
◉ what is an example illness prevention?. Answer: immunization
program
◉ what are some examples of health promotion?. Answer: routine
exercise, good nutrition, adequate sleep
◉ what are some examples of wellness?. Answer: physical
awareness, stress management, self-responsibility
, ◉ primary prevention. Answer: True prevention that lowers the
chances that a disease will develop
◉ what are some examples of primary prevention?. Answer:
immunizations, physical activity, health education, nutrition,
cleanliness
◉ secondary prevention. Answer: individual has health
issues/illness, this helps to decrease the chance of worsened
conditions and to decrease complications from developing
◉ what are some examples of secondary prevention. Answer: -
screenings
-diagnostic tests
-medications
◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: when a deficit is
permanent/irreversible, so preventative cares used to prevent
further disability
◉ what are some examples of tertiary prevention?. Answer: Teach
disease management to a patient with diabetes
Referral of a patient to OT and PT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
SET
◉ health beliefs. Answer: a person's ideas, convictions, and attitudes
about health and illness
(individuals perception about susceptibility, serious of illness, and if
they will take preventative action)
◉ positive health behaviors. Answer: activities to maintain good
health and prevent illness
◉ negative health behaviors. Answer: practices potentially harmful
to health
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Answer: (level 1) Physiological
Needs
(level 2) Safety and Security
(level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection
(level 4) Self Esteem
(level 5) Self Actualization
,◉ holistic health model. Answer: promote health by considering
emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing.
◉ internal variables that influence health beliefs and practices.
Answer: developmental
intellectual background
perception off functioning
emotional factors
spiritual factors
◉ external variables that influence health beliefs and practices.
Answer: family practices
socioeconomic
cultural
◉ what is an example illness prevention?. Answer: immunization
program
◉ what are some examples of health promotion?. Answer: routine
exercise, good nutrition, adequate sleep
◉ what are some examples of wellness?. Answer: physical
awareness, stress management, self-responsibility
, ◉ primary prevention. Answer: True prevention that lowers the
chances that a disease will develop
◉ what are some examples of primary prevention?. Answer:
immunizations, physical activity, health education, nutrition,
cleanliness
◉ secondary prevention. Answer: individual has health
issues/illness, this helps to decrease the chance of worsened
conditions and to decrease complications from developing
◉ what are some examples of secondary prevention. Answer: -
screenings
-diagnostic tests
-medications
◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: when a deficit is
permanent/irreversible, so preventative cares used to prevent
further disability
◉ what are some examples of tertiary prevention?. Answer: Teach
disease management to a patient with diabetes
Referral of a patient to OT and PT
