WGU D439 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Action Stage.
Answer: Actively engaged in strategies to change behavior
◍ The health promotion model focuses on 3 areas:.
Answer: 1. The individual characteristics and experiences2.
Behavior-specific knowledge and affect3. Behavioral outcomes
◍ Contemplation Stage.
Answer: Considering to change within the next 6 months
◍ Acute Illness.
Answer: Usually has a short duration and is severe; symptoms appear
abruptly, are intense, and often subside after a relatively short period
◍ Standard precautions.
Answer: hand hygiene, ppe when appropriate, gloves, discarding sharps, and
coughing etiquette
◍ Wellness education includes:.
Answer: strategies that are designed to help persons achieve new
understanding and control over their lives
◍ External Variables influencing Health and Health Beliefs and Practices:.
Answer: 1. Family Practices2. Psychosocial and Socioeconomic Factors3.
Cultural Background
◍ Illness behavior involves:.
Answer: how people monitor their bodies, define and interpret their
symptoms, take remedial actions, and use the health care system
,◍ Secondary Prevention.
Answer: Focuses on the individuals who are experiencing health problems
or illnesses and who are at risk for developing complications or worsening
conditions
◍ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is used to:.
Answer: understand the interrelationships of basic human needs
◍ Positive Health Care Behavior:.
Answer: Activities related to maintaining, attaining, or regaining good
health and preventing illness. - Immunizations- Proper Sleep Patterns-
Adequate Exercise- Stress Management- Nutrition
◍ Active Strategies for Health Promotion.
Answer: Individuals are motivated to adopt specific health programs
◍ Psychosocial and Socioeconomic Factors.
Answer: the stability of the person's marital or intimate relationship, lifestyle
habits
◍ aerobic.
Answer: Process that requires increases oxygenex: running
◍ Health Promotion includes activities such as.
Answer: routine exercise and good nutrition that help patients maintain or
enhance their present levels of health
◍ simple face max.
Answer: used in mild respiratory distress 6-12L
◍ Perception of Functioning.
Answer: subjective data about the way the patient perceives physical
functioning such as level of fatigue, shortness of breath, or pain; also obtain
objective data about actual functioning, such as blood pressure, height
measurements, and lung sound assessment
◍ Patient and Family commonly experience:.
Answer: - Behavioral and Emotional Changes- Impact on Body Image-
, Impact on self-concept- Impact on family roles- Impact on family dynamics
◍ What is the nursing process?.
Answer: AssessmentDiagnosisPlanningImplementationEvaluation
◍ hyponatremia.
Answer: serum sodium level less than 135 mEq/Lss: confusion, stupor,
anuria, convulsions/seizures, coma, low bp, weakness
◍ Intellectual Background.
Answer: a person's beliefs about health are shaped in part by the person's
knowledge, lack of knowledge, or incorrect information about body
functions and illnesses, educational background, and past experiences
◍ Genetic and Physiological Risk Factors:.
Answer: Pregnant or overweight, diabetes mellitus, cancer, heart disease,
kidney disease, or mental illness
◍ Maslow's Pyramid of Needs.
Answer: 1. basic needs2. safety and security needs3. belonging and love
needs4. esteem needs5. self-actualization needs
◍ 3 Components of the Health Belief Model.
Answer: 1. An individual's perception of the susceptibility of the illness2.
An individual's perception of the seriousness of the illness3. The likelihood
that a person will take preventative action
◍ enema administration.
Answer: 1) Provide education2) Don PPE3) Position patient in the Sims
position4) Lubricate and gently insert tip5) Ask patient to relax and take
deep slow breaths6) Begin flow slowly, STOP with discomfort*Potential for
Vagus response (decreased bp, decreased pulse)
◍ Behavioral and Emotional Changes.
Answer: Depend on the nature of the illness, the patient's attitude toward it,
the reaction of others to it, and the variables of the illness behavior
◍ anaerobic.
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Action Stage.
Answer: Actively engaged in strategies to change behavior
◍ The health promotion model focuses on 3 areas:.
Answer: 1. The individual characteristics and experiences2.
Behavior-specific knowledge and affect3. Behavioral outcomes
◍ Contemplation Stage.
Answer: Considering to change within the next 6 months
◍ Acute Illness.
Answer: Usually has a short duration and is severe; symptoms appear
abruptly, are intense, and often subside after a relatively short period
◍ Standard precautions.
Answer: hand hygiene, ppe when appropriate, gloves, discarding sharps, and
coughing etiquette
◍ Wellness education includes:.
Answer: strategies that are designed to help persons achieve new
understanding and control over their lives
◍ External Variables influencing Health and Health Beliefs and Practices:.
Answer: 1. Family Practices2. Psychosocial and Socioeconomic Factors3.
Cultural Background
◍ Illness behavior involves:.
Answer: how people monitor their bodies, define and interpret their
symptoms, take remedial actions, and use the health care system
,◍ Secondary Prevention.
Answer: Focuses on the individuals who are experiencing health problems
or illnesses and who are at risk for developing complications or worsening
conditions
◍ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is used to:.
Answer: understand the interrelationships of basic human needs
◍ Positive Health Care Behavior:.
Answer: Activities related to maintaining, attaining, or regaining good
health and preventing illness. - Immunizations- Proper Sleep Patterns-
Adequate Exercise- Stress Management- Nutrition
◍ Active Strategies for Health Promotion.
Answer: Individuals are motivated to adopt specific health programs
◍ Psychosocial and Socioeconomic Factors.
Answer: the stability of the person's marital or intimate relationship, lifestyle
habits
◍ aerobic.
Answer: Process that requires increases oxygenex: running
◍ Health Promotion includes activities such as.
Answer: routine exercise and good nutrition that help patients maintain or
enhance their present levels of health
◍ simple face max.
Answer: used in mild respiratory distress 6-12L
◍ Perception of Functioning.
Answer: subjective data about the way the patient perceives physical
functioning such as level of fatigue, shortness of breath, or pain; also obtain
objective data about actual functioning, such as blood pressure, height
measurements, and lung sound assessment
◍ Patient and Family commonly experience:.
Answer: - Behavioral and Emotional Changes- Impact on Body Image-
, Impact on self-concept- Impact on family roles- Impact on family dynamics
◍ What is the nursing process?.
Answer: AssessmentDiagnosisPlanningImplementationEvaluation
◍ hyponatremia.
Answer: serum sodium level less than 135 mEq/Lss: confusion, stupor,
anuria, convulsions/seizures, coma, low bp, weakness
◍ Intellectual Background.
Answer: a person's beliefs about health are shaped in part by the person's
knowledge, lack of knowledge, or incorrect information about body
functions and illnesses, educational background, and past experiences
◍ Genetic and Physiological Risk Factors:.
Answer: Pregnant or overweight, diabetes mellitus, cancer, heart disease,
kidney disease, or mental illness
◍ Maslow's Pyramid of Needs.
Answer: 1. basic needs2. safety and security needs3. belonging and love
needs4. esteem needs5. self-actualization needs
◍ 3 Components of the Health Belief Model.
Answer: 1. An individual's perception of the susceptibility of the illness2.
An individual's perception of the seriousness of the illness3. The likelihood
that a person will take preventative action
◍ enema administration.
Answer: 1) Provide education2) Don PPE3) Position patient in the Sims
position4) Lubricate and gently insert tip5) Ask patient to relax and take
deep slow breaths6) Begin flow slowly, STOP with discomfort*Potential for
Vagus response (decreased bp, decreased pulse)
◍ Behavioral and Emotional Changes.
Answer: Depend on the nature of the illness, the patient's attitude toward it,
the reaction of others to it, and the variables of the illness behavior
◍ anaerobic.
