FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM REVIEW
EXAM 3 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What are the 7 components of wellness? Answer: environmental
occupational
intellectual
spiritual
physical
emotional
social
◉ Define environmental wellness Answer: ability to promote health
measures that improve standard of living and quality of life
◉ define occupational wellness Answer: ability to achieve a balance
between work and leisure time
◉ define intellectual wellness Answer: ability to learn and use info
effectively for personal, family and career development
,◉ define spiritual wellness Answer: the belief in some force that
serves to unite human beings and provide meaning and purpose to
life
◉ define physical wellness Answer: ability to carry out daily tasks,
achieve fitness, maintain adequate nutrition and proper body fat,
avoid abusing drugs and alcohol or using tobacco products and
generally practicing positive lifestyle habits
◉ Define role performance model Answer: ability to fulfill societal
roles
◉ How does the health-illness model work? Answer: health and
illness/disease are opposite ends of a health continuum. Your
everyday decisions influence where you end up.
◉ examples of internal variables influencing health status, beliefs
and practices? Answer: biologic dimension, psychological
dimension, cognitive dimension
◉ examples of external variables influencing health status, beliefs
and practices? Answer: physical environment, standards of living,
family and cultural beliefs, and social support network
, ◉ define disease Answer: a systematic problem and usually shows
evidence
◉ define illness Answer: a personal state or feeling
◉ define acute illness Answer: comes and goes quickly
◉ define chronic illness Answer: lasts greater than 6 months.
includes remission and exacerbation
◉ What are the 5 stages of illness? Answer: 1. symptoms
2. sick role
3. seeking care
4. dependent patient role
5. recovery
◉ illness impacts who? Answer: the patient and family
◉ define holism Answer: view individual as a whole
◉ define homeostasis Answer: maintain equilibrium or balance
EXAM 3 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What are the 7 components of wellness? Answer: environmental
occupational
intellectual
spiritual
physical
emotional
social
◉ Define environmental wellness Answer: ability to promote health
measures that improve standard of living and quality of life
◉ define occupational wellness Answer: ability to achieve a balance
between work and leisure time
◉ define intellectual wellness Answer: ability to learn and use info
effectively for personal, family and career development
,◉ define spiritual wellness Answer: the belief in some force that
serves to unite human beings and provide meaning and purpose to
life
◉ define physical wellness Answer: ability to carry out daily tasks,
achieve fitness, maintain adequate nutrition and proper body fat,
avoid abusing drugs and alcohol or using tobacco products and
generally practicing positive lifestyle habits
◉ Define role performance model Answer: ability to fulfill societal
roles
◉ How does the health-illness model work? Answer: health and
illness/disease are opposite ends of a health continuum. Your
everyday decisions influence where you end up.
◉ examples of internal variables influencing health status, beliefs
and practices? Answer: biologic dimension, psychological
dimension, cognitive dimension
◉ examples of external variables influencing health status, beliefs
and practices? Answer: physical environment, standards of living,
family and cultural beliefs, and social support network
, ◉ define disease Answer: a systematic problem and usually shows
evidence
◉ define illness Answer: a personal state or feeling
◉ define acute illness Answer: comes and goes quickly
◉ define chronic illness Answer: lasts greater than 6 months.
includes remission and exacerbation
◉ What are the 5 stages of illness? Answer: 1. symptoms
2. sick role
3. seeking care
4. dependent patient role
5. recovery
◉ illness impacts who? Answer: the patient and family
◉ define holism Answer: view individual as a whole
◉ define homeostasis Answer: maintain equilibrium or balance
