TEST BANK For
Concepts For Nursing Practice 4th Edition Latest Version 2026
[A+] All Chapters Fully Covered
By Jean Foret Giddens Phd RN FAAN ANEF (Author)
,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
SECTION II: Health and Illness Concepts 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, Behavior
29. Stress and Coping
30. Mood and Affect
31. Anxiety
32. Cognition
33. Psychosis
34. Substance Misuse and Addiction
35. Interpersonal Violence
SECTION III: 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
, 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.
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.
REF: 6 OBJ: NCLEX® Client Needs Category: Health Promotion And Maintenance
2. The Nurse Preparing A Teaching Plan For A Preschooler Knows That,
According To Piaget, The Expected Stage Of Development For A Preschooler
Is
a. Concrete Operational.
b. Formal Operational.
c. Preoperational.
d. Sensorimotor.
ANSWER;C
The Expected Stage Of Development For A Preschooler (3 To 4 Years Old) Is Preoperational.
Concrete Operational Describes The Thinking Of A School-Age Child (7 To 11 Years Old).
Formal Operational Describes The Thinking Of An Individual After About 11 Years Of Age.
Sensorimotor Describes The Earliest Pattern Of Thinking From Birth To 2 Years Old.
REF: 5 OBJ: NCLEX® Client Needs Category: Health Promotion And Maintenance
3. The School Nurse Talking With A High School Class About The Difference
Between Growth And Development Would Best Describe Growth As
a. Processes By Which Early Cells Specialize.
b. Psychosocial And Cognitive Changes.
c. Qualitative Changes Associated With Aging.
d. Quantitative Changes In Size Or Weight.
ANSWER;D
Growth Is A Quantitative Change In Which An Increase In Cell Number And Size Results
In An Increase In Overall Size Or Weight Of The Body Or Any Of Its Parts. The Processes
By Which Early Cells Specialize Are Referred To As Differentiation. Psychosocial And
Cognitive Changes Are Referred To As Development. Qualitative Changes Associated
With Aging Are Referred To As Maturation.
Concepts For Nursing Practice 4th Edition Latest Version 2026
[A+] All Chapters Fully Covered
By Jean Foret Giddens Phd RN FAAN ANEF (Author)
,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
SECTION II: Health and Illness Concepts 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, Behavior
29. Stress and Coping
30. Mood and Affect
31. Anxiety
32. Cognition
33. Psychosis
34. Substance Misuse and Addiction
35. Interpersonal Violence
SECTION III: 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
, 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.
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.
REF: 6 OBJ: NCLEX® Client Needs Category: Health Promotion And Maintenance
2. The Nurse Preparing A Teaching Plan For A Preschooler Knows That,
According To Piaget, The Expected Stage Of Development For A Preschooler
Is
a. Concrete Operational.
b. Formal Operational.
c. Preoperational.
d. Sensorimotor.
ANSWER;C
The Expected Stage Of Development For A Preschooler (3 To 4 Years Old) Is Preoperational.
Concrete Operational Describes The Thinking Of A School-Age Child (7 To 11 Years Old).
Formal Operational Describes The Thinking Of An Individual After About 11 Years Of Age.
Sensorimotor Describes The Earliest Pattern Of Thinking From Birth To 2 Years Old.
REF: 5 OBJ: NCLEX® Client Needs Category: Health Promotion And Maintenance
3. The School Nurse Talking With A High School Class About The Difference
Between Growth And Development Would Best Describe Growth As
a. Processes By Which Early Cells Specialize.
b. Psychosocial And Cognitive Changes.
c. Qualitative Changes Associated With Aging.
d. Quantitative Changes In Size Or Weight.
ANSWER;D
Growth Is A Quantitative Change In Which An Increase In Cell Number And Size Results
In An Increase In Overall Size Or Weight Of The Body Or Any Of Its Parts. The Processes
By Which Early Cells Specialize Are Referred To As Differentiation. Psychosocial And
Cognitive Changes Are Referred To As Development. Qualitative Changes Associated
With Aging Are Referred To As Maturation.
