FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING THEORY
CONCEPTS 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ list the 5 levels of Maslows hierarchy. Answer: physiologic needs,
safety and security needs, love and belonging needs, self-esteem
needs, self-actualization.
◉ list the needs most basic in the hierarchy. Answer: oxygen, water,
food, elimination, temperature, sexuality, physical activity, rest
◉ list activities that nurses can so to meet the patients love and
belonging needs. Answer: understanding and acceptance of others
in both giving and receiving love, and the feeling of belonging to
groups such as families, peers, friends, a neighborhood, and a
community.
◉ list activities that nurses can do to meet the patients self-esteem
needs. Answer: respecting their values and beliefs, encouraging
patients to set attainable goals, and facilitating support from family
or significant others.
◉ list activities that nurses can do to meet the patients self-
actualization needs. Answer: focuses on the persons strengths and
,possibilities rather than on problems. provide sense of direction,
hope, and providing teaching that is aimed at maximizing potentials.
◉ nuclear family structure. Answer: composed of two parents and
their children. can be biological parents and children, adaptive
parents and children, surrogate parents and children, or stepparents
and children.
◉ extended family structure. Answer: aunt, uncles, grandparents
who live in close geographic proximity.
◉ Blended family structure. Answer: formed when parents bring
unrelated children from previous relationships together to form a
new family.
◉ single parent family structure. Answer: may be separated,
divorced, widowed, or never married. many are headed by women.
they often have special problems and needs: financial, role shifts,
becoming remarried, having new relationships
◉ cohabitation family structure. Answer: individuals who choose to
live together. reasons include: relationships, financial need, changing
values.
, ◉ list and describe functions, stages, developmental tasks and risk
factors of the family. Answer: Lifestyle: dependent on drugs, alcohol,
no dental care, teenage pregnancy, sexual infections
Psychosocial: conflict between members, childcare, not enough
money to provide safe housing or food
environmental: lack of knowledge, work or social pressures, air and
water contaminated
developmental: older adults, babies, unmarried teenage mothers
Biologic: Birth defects, mental retardation, genetics
◉ describe the nurse's role in providing family-centered nursing
care. Answer: providing teaching that is honest, open, and
respectful;using therapeutic communication skills; applying
knowledge of family dynamics; and making referrals to community
healthcare and financial resources to support realistic hope. its
important to involve family members in planning and implementing
care.
◉ Define community. Answer: specific population or group of people
living in the same geographic area under similar regulations and
having common values, interests, and needs
◉ list 4 community factors that affect the health of individuals.
Answer: social support systems, community health care structure,
economic resources, environmental factors
CONCEPTS 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ list the 5 levels of Maslows hierarchy. Answer: physiologic needs,
safety and security needs, love and belonging needs, self-esteem
needs, self-actualization.
◉ list the needs most basic in the hierarchy. Answer: oxygen, water,
food, elimination, temperature, sexuality, physical activity, rest
◉ list activities that nurses can so to meet the patients love and
belonging needs. Answer: understanding and acceptance of others
in both giving and receiving love, and the feeling of belonging to
groups such as families, peers, friends, a neighborhood, and a
community.
◉ list activities that nurses can do to meet the patients self-esteem
needs. Answer: respecting their values and beliefs, encouraging
patients to set attainable goals, and facilitating support from family
or significant others.
◉ list activities that nurses can do to meet the patients self-
actualization needs. Answer: focuses on the persons strengths and
,possibilities rather than on problems. provide sense of direction,
hope, and providing teaching that is aimed at maximizing potentials.
◉ nuclear family structure. Answer: composed of two parents and
their children. can be biological parents and children, adaptive
parents and children, surrogate parents and children, or stepparents
and children.
◉ extended family structure. Answer: aunt, uncles, grandparents
who live in close geographic proximity.
◉ Blended family structure. Answer: formed when parents bring
unrelated children from previous relationships together to form a
new family.
◉ single parent family structure. Answer: may be separated,
divorced, widowed, or never married. many are headed by women.
they often have special problems and needs: financial, role shifts,
becoming remarried, having new relationships
◉ cohabitation family structure. Answer: individuals who choose to
live together. reasons include: relationships, financial need, changing
values.
, ◉ list and describe functions, stages, developmental tasks and risk
factors of the family. Answer: Lifestyle: dependent on drugs, alcohol,
no dental care, teenage pregnancy, sexual infections
Psychosocial: conflict between members, childcare, not enough
money to provide safe housing or food
environmental: lack of knowledge, work or social pressures, air and
water contaminated
developmental: older adults, babies, unmarried teenage mothers
Biologic: Birth defects, mental retardation, genetics
◉ describe the nurse's role in providing family-centered nursing
care. Answer: providing teaching that is honest, open, and
respectful;using therapeutic communication skills; applying
knowledge of family dynamics; and making referrals to community
healthcare and financial resources to support realistic hope. its
important to involve family members in planning and implementing
care.
◉ Define community. Answer: specific population or group of people
living in the same geographic area under similar regulations and
having common values, interests, and needs
◉ list 4 community factors that affect the health of individuals.
Answer: social support systems, community health care structure,
economic resources, environmental factors
