TEST BANK CONCEPTS FOR NURSING
PRACTICE (4TH ED) BY JEAN GIDDENS 2026
,Test Bank for Concepts for Nursing Practice, 4th Edition – Jean Foret Giddens | Latest Update 2026
Book Number (ISBN-13): 9780323809825
ISBN-10: 0323809820
eBook ISBN-13: 9780323812085
Author: Jean Foret Giddens, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Publisher: Elsevier
Edition: 4th Edition (2025 Copyright)
Subject: Fundamentals of Nursing / Concept-Based Nursing
Course: Concepts for Nursing Practice
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I: Health Care Recipient Concepts
Theme: Attributes, Resources, and Preferences
1. Development
2. Functional Ability
3. Family Dynamics
4. Culture
5. Self-Management
Theme: Homeostasis and Regulation
6. Fluid and Electrolytes
7. Acid-Base Balance
8. Thermoregulation
9. Sleep
10. Cellular Regulation
11. Intracranial Regulation
12. Hormonal Regulation
13. Glucose Regulation
14. Nutrition
15. Elimination
16. Perfusion
17. Clotting (New)
18. Gas Exchange
Theme: Sexuality and Reproduction
19. Reproduction
20. Sexuality
Theme: Protection and Movement
21. Immunity
22. Inflammation
23. Infection
24. Mobility
25. Tissue Integrity
, 26. Sensory Perception
27. Pain
28. Fatigue
Theme: Mood, Cognition, and Behavior
29. Stress and Coping
30. Mood and Affect
31. Anxiety
32. Cognition
33. Psychosis
34. Substance Misuse and Addiction
35. Interpersonal Violence
SECTION II: Professional Nursing and Health Care Concepts
Theme: Personal Development
36. Professional Identity
37. Well-Being and Resilience (New)
38. Leadership
39. Evidence
40. Clinical Judgment
Theme: Holistic Care
41. Person-Centered Care (New)
42. Ethics
43. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (New)
Theme: Care Competencies
44. Communication
45. Collaboration
46. Safety
47. Health Care Quality
48. Technology and Informatics
49. Health Disparities and Health Equity
50. Care Coordination
51. Health Promotion
52. Patient Education
53. Palliative Care
54. Population Health
55. Public Health Emergencies (New)
Theme: Health Care Infrastructure
56. Spheres of Practice (New)
57. Health Systems
58. Health Care Economics
59. Health Policy
60. Health Care Law
, Concept 01: Development
Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new
nurse recognized the purpose of the HEADSS Adolescent Risk
Profile when the new nurse responds that it is used to assess for
needs related to
a. anticipatory guidance.
b. low-risk adolescents.
c. physical development.
d. sexual development.
✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔A
The HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile is a psychosocial assessment
screening tool which assesses home, education, activities, drugs,
sex, and suicide for the purpose of identifying high-risk adolescents
and the need for anticipatory guidance. It is used to identify high-
risk, not low-risk, adolescents. Physical development is assessed
with anthropometric data.
Sexual development is assessed using physical examination.
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and
Maintenance
PRACTICE (4TH ED) BY JEAN GIDDENS 2026
,Test Bank for Concepts for Nursing Practice, 4th Edition – Jean Foret Giddens | Latest Update 2026
Book Number (ISBN-13): 9780323809825
ISBN-10: 0323809820
eBook ISBN-13: 9780323812085
Author: Jean Foret Giddens, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Publisher: Elsevier
Edition: 4th Edition (2025 Copyright)
Subject: Fundamentals of Nursing / Concept-Based Nursing
Course: Concepts for Nursing Practice
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I: Health Care Recipient Concepts
Theme: Attributes, Resources, and Preferences
1. Development
2. Functional Ability
3. Family Dynamics
4. Culture
5. Self-Management
Theme: Homeostasis and Regulation
6. Fluid and Electrolytes
7. Acid-Base Balance
8. Thermoregulation
9. Sleep
10. Cellular Regulation
11. Intracranial Regulation
12. Hormonal Regulation
13. Glucose Regulation
14. Nutrition
15. Elimination
16. Perfusion
17. Clotting (New)
18. Gas Exchange
Theme: Sexuality and Reproduction
19. Reproduction
20. Sexuality
Theme: Protection and Movement
21. Immunity
22. Inflammation
23. Infection
24. Mobility
25. Tissue Integrity
, 26. Sensory Perception
27. Pain
28. Fatigue
Theme: Mood, Cognition, and Behavior
29. Stress and Coping
30. Mood and Affect
31. Anxiety
32. Cognition
33. Psychosis
34. Substance Misuse and Addiction
35. Interpersonal Violence
SECTION II: Professional Nursing and Health Care Concepts
Theme: Personal Development
36. Professional Identity
37. Well-Being and Resilience (New)
38. Leadership
39. Evidence
40. Clinical Judgment
Theme: Holistic Care
41. Person-Centered Care (New)
42. Ethics
43. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (New)
Theme: Care Competencies
44. Communication
45. Collaboration
46. Safety
47. Health Care Quality
48. Technology and Informatics
49. Health Disparities and Health Equity
50. Care Coordination
51. Health Promotion
52. Patient Education
53. Palliative Care
54. Population Health
55. Public Health Emergencies (New)
Theme: Health Care Infrastructure
56. Spheres of Practice (New)
57. Health Systems
58. Health Care Economics
59. Health Policy
60. Health Care Law
, Concept 01: Development
Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new
nurse recognized the purpose of the HEADSS Adolescent Risk
Profile when the new nurse responds that it is used to assess for
needs related to
a. anticipatory guidance.
b. low-risk adolescents.
c. physical development.
d. sexual development.
✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔A
The HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile is a psychosocial assessment
screening tool which assesses home, education, activities, drugs,
sex, and suicide for the purpose of identifying high-risk adolescents
and the need for anticipatory guidance. It is used to identify high-
risk, not low-risk, adolescents. Physical development is assessed
with anthropometric data.
Sexual development is assessed using physical examination.
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and
Maintenance
