WGU D441 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
1 of 88
Term
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
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Labored breathing Death of a spouse
viewing the client's health as a
balance of body, mind, and Denial
spirit
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2 of 88
Term
Name four roles that nurses perform in nurse-client relationships
, -caregiver
-educator acting just the opposite of
-collaborator one's feelings
-delegator
-Physiological needs
-Safety and Security
-Love and Belonging needs relatively stable state of physiologic
-Esteem & Self Esteem needs equilibrium
-Self Actualization needs
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3 of 88
Term
Describe three appropriate actions in the event of a medication error.
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1. the nurse checks the client's condition
2.report the mistake to the prescriber and the supervising nurse immediately
3. Document on incident report/sheet
-social is superficial, includes common courtesies and exchanges about general
topics
-therapeutic verbal communication is communicating to accomplish a particular
objective, interpersonal and purposeful
, organized sequence of problem-solving steps used to identify and manage the
health problems of clients
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
a set of nerves that helps the body return to a normal resting state; restores
equilibrium after danger is no longer apparent
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4 of 88
Definition
excelling at something to make up for a weakness of another kind
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compensation denial
projection suppression
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5 of 88
, Term
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in
the United States after the Civil War?
a. independence of nursing orders
b. lack of educational standards
c. hospital-based schools of nursing
d. lack of influence from nursing leaders
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viewing the client's health as a balance of body, mind, and spirit
Labored breathing
enacted originally to protect health information communicated from one insurance
company to another when a person changed employment
Recent revisions regulate methods for further ensuring the client's privacy in the
workplace and security of data
b. lack of education standards
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Definition
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
1 of 88
Term
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
Give this one a go later!
Labored breathing Death of a spouse
viewing the client's health as a
balance of body, mind, and Denial
spirit
Don't know?
2 of 88
Term
Name four roles that nurses perform in nurse-client relationships
, -caregiver
-educator acting just the opposite of
-collaborator one's feelings
-delegator
-Physiological needs
-Safety and Security
-Love and Belonging needs relatively stable state of physiologic
-Esteem & Self Esteem needs equilibrium
-Self Actualization needs
Don't know?
3 of 88
Term
Describe three appropriate actions in the event of a medication error.
Give this one a go later!
1. the nurse checks the client's condition
2.report the mistake to the prescriber and the supervising nurse immediately
3. Document on incident report/sheet
-social is superficial, includes common courtesies and exchanges about general
topics
-therapeutic verbal communication is communicating to accomplish a particular
objective, interpersonal and purposeful
, organized sequence of problem-solving steps used to identify and manage the
health problems of clients
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
a set of nerves that helps the body return to a normal resting state; restores
equilibrium after danger is no longer apparent
Don't know?
4 of 88
Definition
excelling at something to make up for a weakness of another kind
Give this one a go later!
compensation denial
projection suppression
Don't know?
5 of 88
, Term
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in
the United States after the Civil War?
a. independence of nursing orders
b. lack of educational standards
c. hospital-based schools of nursing
d. lack of influence from nursing leaders
Give this one a go later!
viewing the client's health as a balance of body, mind, and spirit
Labored breathing
enacted originally to protect health information communicated from one insurance
company to another when a person changed employment
Recent revisions regulate methods for further ensuring the client's privacy in the
workplace and security of data
b. lack of education standards
Don't know?
6 of 88
Definition
