NFDN 1001 STUDY GUIDE FINAL EXAM
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
⩥ What is the Metaparadigm? Answer: A conceptual framework
⩥ Where can the Metaparadigm be applied? Answer: Any setting with a
client
⩥ What is the first component in the Metaparadigm? (5) Answer: The
client: the recipient of care
- can include the client, their family and the community
- the clients health is dynamic and is influenced by internal and external
environments
- client has universal needs which form the basis of the nursing
assessment.
- client participates as fully as possible in the assessment of health status,
and the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care.
- client strengths are central to establishing priorities in nursing care.
⩥ Why do we involve the families in client care? (2) Answer: - because
they are the ones caring for the client
- they may be the ones making the decisions
, ⩥ Why is it important to involve the client in care decisions? (2)
Answer: - gives clients autonomy and independence
- their needs will guide your care
⩥ What is the second component in the Metaparadigm? (3) Answer:
Health: health and wellness are relative and contextual.
- health and wellness applies to the student, the teacher, the client, the
individual, family, community and to society as a whole.
- Clients are constantly reacting and interacting with their health
⩥ What is health? (2) Answer: - complete state of well being in body
state and mind
- internal and external
⩥ What is the third component in the Metaparadigm? (3) Answer:
Environment: internal & external
- All internal and external conditions, circumstances, and influences that
interact and affect health and wellness
- environment must be considered in planning care
- examples of environment could be immediate family, the community
or the population of the Earth
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
⩥ What is the Metaparadigm? Answer: A conceptual framework
⩥ Where can the Metaparadigm be applied? Answer: Any setting with a
client
⩥ What is the first component in the Metaparadigm? (5) Answer: The
client: the recipient of care
- can include the client, their family and the community
- the clients health is dynamic and is influenced by internal and external
environments
- client has universal needs which form the basis of the nursing
assessment.
- client participates as fully as possible in the assessment of health status,
and the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care.
- client strengths are central to establishing priorities in nursing care.
⩥ Why do we involve the families in client care? (2) Answer: - because
they are the ones caring for the client
- they may be the ones making the decisions
, ⩥ Why is it important to involve the client in care decisions? (2)
Answer: - gives clients autonomy and independence
- their needs will guide your care
⩥ What is the second component in the Metaparadigm? (3) Answer:
Health: health and wellness are relative and contextual.
- health and wellness applies to the student, the teacher, the client, the
individual, family, community and to society as a whole.
- Clients are constantly reacting and interacting with their health
⩥ What is health? (2) Answer: - complete state of well being in body
state and mind
- internal and external
⩥ What is the third component in the Metaparadigm? (3) Answer:
Environment: internal & external
- All internal and external conditions, circumstances, and influences that
interact and affect health and wellness
- environment must be considered in planning care
- examples of environment could be immediate family, the community
or the population of the Earth
