FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM 2026|2027 UPDATED QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%) | ALREADY GRADED A+
When the nurse cares for an older adult, if all of the following events have occurred recently, which one
likely represents the greatest stressor?
Death of a spouse
Change in living conditions
Planned retirement
Change in financial state - CORRECT ANSWER -Death of a spouse
When the nurse interacts with a client, which coping mechanism is being demonstrated when a client
refuses treatment because she believes her breast biopsy indicating cancer is incorrect?
Somatization
Regression
Displacement
Denial - CORRECT ANSWER -Denial
Repression - CORRECT ANSWER -Forgetting about the stressor
Suppression - CORRECT ANSWER -purposely avoiding thinking about a stressor
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,Denial - CORRECT ANSWER -Rejecting information
Rationalization - CORRECT ANSWER -Relieving oneself of personal accountability by attributing
responsibility to someone or something
Displacement - CORRECT ANSWER -Taking anger out on something or someone else who is less likely to
retaliate
Regression - CORRECT ANSWER -behaving in a manner that is characteristic of a much younger age
Projection - CORRECT ANSWER -attributing that which is unacceptable in oneself onto another
Somatization - CORRECT ANSWER -manifesting emotional stress through a physical disorder
compensation - CORRECT ANSWER -excelling at something to make up for a weakness of another kind
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, Sublimation - CORRECT ANSWER -channeling one's energies into an acceptable alternative
Reaction Information - CORRECT ANSWER -acting just the opposite of one's feelings
Primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -involves eliminating the potential for illness before it occurs. An
example is teaching principles of nutrition and methods to maintain normal weight and BP to adolescents.
Secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -includes screening for risk factors and providing a means for
early diagnosis of disease. An example is regularly measuring the BP of a client with a family history of
hypertension.
Tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -minimizes the consequences of a disorder through aggressive
rehabilitation or appropriate management of the disease. An example is frequently turning, positioning,
and exercising a client who has had a stroke to help restore functional ability.
Name three stress management techniques - CORRECT ANSWER --Endorphines
-Sensory Manipulation
-Adaptive Activies
Name three different adaptive activities - CORRECT ANSWER --Alternative Thinking Techniques
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WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%) | ALREADY GRADED A+
When the nurse cares for an older adult, if all of the following events have occurred recently, which one
likely represents the greatest stressor?
Death of a spouse
Change in living conditions
Planned retirement
Change in financial state - CORRECT ANSWER -Death of a spouse
When the nurse interacts with a client, which coping mechanism is being demonstrated when a client
refuses treatment because she believes her breast biopsy indicating cancer is incorrect?
Somatization
Regression
Displacement
Denial - CORRECT ANSWER -Denial
Repression - CORRECT ANSWER -Forgetting about the stressor
Suppression - CORRECT ANSWER -purposely avoiding thinking about a stressor
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,Denial - CORRECT ANSWER -Rejecting information
Rationalization - CORRECT ANSWER -Relieving oneself of personal accountability by attributing
responsibility to someone or something
Displacement - CORRECT ANSWER -Taking anger out on something or someone else who is less likely to
retaliate
Regression - CORRECT ANSWER -behaving in a manner that is characteristic of a much younger age
Projection - CORRECT ANSWER -attributing that which is unacceptable in oneself onto another
Somatization - CORRECT ANSWER -manifesting emotional stress through a physical disorder
compensation - CORRECT ANSWER -excelling at something to make up for a weakness of another kind
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, Sublimation - CORRECT ANSWER -channeling one's energies into an acceptable alternative
Reaction Information - CORRECT ANSWER -acting just the opposite of one's feelings
Primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -involves eliminating the potential for illness before it occurs. An
example is teaching principles of nutrition and methods to maintain normal weight and BP to adolescents.
Secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -includes screening for risk factors and providing a means for
early diagnosis of disease. An example is regularly measuring the BP of a client with a family history of
hypertension.
Tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -minimizes the consequences of a disorder through aggressive
rehabilitation or appropriate management of the disease. An example is frequently turning, positioning,
and exercising a client who has had a stroke to help restore functional ability.
Name three stress management techniques - CORRECT ANSWER --Endorphines
-Sensory Manipulation
-Adaptive Activies
Name three different adaptive activities - CORRECT ANSWER --Alternative Thinking Techniques
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