FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
1. A nurse working in primary care facility assesses patients who are experiencing various levels
of health and illness. Which statements define these two concepts? Select all that apply:
a. Health and illness are the same for all people
b. Health and illness are individually defined by each person
c. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy
d. People with chronic illnesses have poor health beliefs
e. Health is more than the absence of illness
f. Illness is the response of a person to a disease - CORRECT-ANSWERSb, e, f
2. A nurse working in a hospital setting cares for patients with acute and chronic conditions.
which diseases states are chronic illnesses? Select all that apply:
a. Diabetes mellitus
b. Bronchial pneumonia
,c. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Cystic fibrosis
e. Fracture hip
f. Otitis media - CORRECT-ANSWERSa, c, d
3. Despite a national focus on health promotion, nurses working with patients in inner-city
continue to see disparities in health care for vulnerable populations. Which patients are
considered vulnerable populations? Select all that apply:
a. A white male diagnosed with HIV
b. An African American teenagers who is 6 months pregnant
c. A Hispanic male who has type II diabetes
d. A low-income family living in rural America
e. A middle-class teacher living in a large city
f. A white baby who was born with cerebral palsy - CORRECT-ANSWERSb, c, d
4. A nurse has volunteered to give influenza immunizations at a local clinic. What level of care is
the nurse demonstrating?
a. Tertiary
,b. Secondary
c. Primary
d. Promotive - CORRECT-ANSWERSc
5. A patient in a community health clinic tells the nurse, "I have a high temperature, feel awful,
and I am not going to work." What stage of illness behavior is the patient exhibiting?
a. Stage 1: Experiencing symptoms
b. Stage 2: Assuming the sick role
c. Stage 3: Assuming the depending role
d. Stage 4: Achieving recovery and rehabilitation - CORRECT-ANSWERSb
6. Based on the components of the physical human dimension, the nurse would expect which
clinic patient to be most likely to have annual breast examinations and mammograms?
a. Jane, whose best friend had a benign breast lump removed
b. Sarah, who lives in a low income neighborhood
c. Tricia, who has a family history of breast cancer
d. Nancy, whose family encourages regular physical examination - CORRECT-ANSWERSc
, 7. Nurses perform health promotion activities at a primary, secondary, or tertiary level. Which
nursing actions are considered tertiary health promotion? Select all that apply:
a. A nurse runs an immunization clinic in the inner city
b. A nurse teaches a patient with an amputation how to care for the residual limb
c. A nurse provides range-of-motion exercises for a paralyzed patient
d. A nurse reaches parents of toddlers how to childproof their homes
e. A school nurse provides screening for scoliosis for the students
f. A nurse teaches new parents how to choose and use an infant car seat - CORRECT-
ANSWERSb, c
8. The nurse uses the agent-host-environment model of health and illness to assess diseases in
patients. This model is based on what concept?
a. Risk factors
b. Demographic variables
c. Behaviors to promote health
d. Stages of illness - CORRECT-ANSWERSa
PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
1. A nurse working in primary care facility assesses patients who are experiencing various levels
of health and illness. Which statements define these two concepts? Select all that apply:
a. Health and illness are the same for all people
b. Health and illness are individually defined by each person
c. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy
d. People with chronic illnesses have poor health beliefs
e. Health is more than the absence of illness
f. Illness is the response of a person to a disease - CORRECT-ANSWERSb, e, f
2. A nurse working in a hospital setting cares for patients with acute and chronic conditions.
which diseases states are chronic illnesses? Select all that apply:
a. Diabetes mellitus
b. Bronchial pneumonia
,c. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Cystic fibrosis
e. Fracture hip
f. Otitis media - CORRECT-ANSWERSa, c, d
3. Despite a national focus on health promotion, nurses working with patients in inner-city
continue to see disparities in health care for vulnerable populations. Which patients are
considered vulnerable populations? Select all that apply:
a. A white male diagnosed with HIV
b. An African American teenagers who is 6 months pregnant
c. A Hispanic male who has type II diabetes
d. A low-income family living in rural America
e. A middle-class teacher living in a large city
f. A white baby who was born with cerebral palsy - CORRECT-ANSWERSb, c, d
4. A nurse has volunteered to give influenza immunizations at a local clinic. What level of care is
the nurse demonstrating?
a. Tertiary
,b. Secondary
c. Primary
d. Promotive - CORRECT-ANSWERSc
5. A patient in a community health clinic tells the nurse, "I have a high temperature, feel awful,
and I am not going to work." What stage of illness behavior is the patient exhibiting?
a. Stage 1: Experiencing symptoms
b. Stage 2: Assuming the sick role
c. Stage 3: Assuming the depending role
d. Stage 4: Achieving recovery and rehabilitation - CORRECT-ANSWERSb
6. Based on the components of the physical human dimension, the nurse would expect which
clinic patient to be most likely to have annual breast examinations and mammograms?
a. Jane, whose best friend had a benign breast lump removed
b. Sarah, who lives in a low income neighborhood
c. Tricia, who has a family history of breast cancer
d. Nancy, whose family encourages regular physical examination - CORRECT-ANSWERSc
, 7. Nurses perform health promotion activities at a primary, secondary, or tertiary level. Which
nursing actions are considered tertiary health promotion? Select all that apply:
a. A nurse runs an immunization clinic in the inner city
b. A nurse teaches a patient with an amputation how to care for the residual limb
c. A nurse provides range-of-motion exercises for a paralyzed patient
d. A nurse reaches parents of toddlers how to childproof their homes
e. A school nurse provides screening for scoliosis for the students
f. A nurse teaches new parents how to choose and use an infant car seat - CORRECT-
ANSWERSb, c
8. The nurse uses the agent-host-environment model of health and illness to assess diseases in
patients. This model is based on what concept?
a. Risk factors
b. Demographic variables
c. Behaviors to promote health
d. Stages of illness - CORRECT-ANSWERSa
