COMMUNITY HESI PRACTICE EXAM 2026
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding
for a local health clinic. Which strategy is likely to be most effective
in obtaining funding for the clinic?
A. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the
clinic provides
B. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state
representatives
C. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the
community clinic
D. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local
clinic's value. Answer: B. Organize concerned citizens to write letters
and telephone state representatives
◉ A nurse is planning a nutrition class for a group of senior citizens
at a community center and wants to emphasize the amount and
types of fat in some foods versus others. What is the best teaching
method for the nurse to use?
A. Display posters with foods and tell seniors about fat content
,B. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the
nutritional panel of each product
C. Show a movie about cooking with foods that are low in fat but
delicious
D. Ask each senior to bring a food for others to taste, then estimate
the fat contained in these foods. Answer: B. Determine foods most
often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional panel of each
product
◉ The nurse administers a booster dose of DTaP (diphtheria,
tetanus, and pertussis) vaccine to an infant. Which level of
prevention is the nurse implementing?
A. Primary prevention.
B. Tertiary prevention.
C. Secondary prevention.
D. Primary nursing.. Answer: A. Primary prevention
◉ When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity
among children, the community health nurse should stress the
importance of implementing which activity?
A. Set goals that are focused on developing healthier lifestyles.
B. Develop strict diet plans for school-aged children.
,C. Provide diet classes for the obese children during school hours.
D. Require all children to participate in organized team sports..
Answer: A. Set goals that are focused on developing healthier
lifestyles.
◉ Which topic should the nurse include in planning a secondary
prevention project for the local retirement community?
A. Safety measures in the home.
B. Adult immunization program.
C. Rehabilitation after surgery.
D. Vision and hearing screening.. Answer: D. Vision and hearing
screening.
◉ The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed
female client following a mild stroke. At this time she is able to walk
with the aid of a walker. As part of the discharge planning, what
referral is most important for the nurse to make?
A. Pastoral care.
B. Meals-on-Wheels.
C. Grief support group.
D. Physical therapy.. Answer: B. Meals-on-Wheels
, ◉ The nurse is working in a community clinic that serves a
population comprised mainly of migrant families. In planning the
use of resources for secondary prevention, which activity should be
the priority?
A. Skin testing for tuberculosis.
B. Glucose monitoring for diabetes.
C. Blood work for cardiovascular disease.
D. Height and weight for altered nutrition.. Answer: A. Skin testing
for tuberculosis.
◉ The home health nurse is admitting a client with Parkinson's
disease to the home healthcare service. In planning care for this
client, which nursing diagnosis has priority?
A. Impaired physical mobility related to muscle rigidity and
weakness.
B. Ineffective coping related to depression and dysfunction due to
disease progression.
C. Ineffective breathing pattern related to respiratory muscle
weakness.
D. Fear related to constant possibility of experiencing seizures..
Answer: A. Impaired physical mobility related to muscle rigidity and
weakness
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding
for a local health clinic. Which strategy is likely to be most effective
in obtaining funding for the clinic?
A. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the
clinic provides
B. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state
representatives
C. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the
community clinic
D. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local
clinic's value. Answer: B. Organize concerned citizens to write letters
and telephone state representatives
◉ A nurse is planning a nutrition class for a group of senior citizens
at a community center and wants to emphasize the amount and
types of fat in some foods versus others. What is the best teaching
method for the nurse to use?
A. Display posters with foods and tell seniors about fat content
,B. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the
nutritional panel of each product
C. Show a movie about cooking with foods that are low in fat but
delicious
D. Ask each senior to bring a food for others to taste, then estimate
the fat contained in these foods. Answer: B. Determine foods most
often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional panel of each
product
◉ The nurse administers a booster dose of DTaP (diphtheria,
tetanus, and pertussis) vaccine to an infant. Which level of
prevention is the nurse implementing?
A. Primary prevention.
B. Tertiary prevention.
C. Secondary prevention.
D. Primary nursing.. Answer: A. Primary prevention
◉ When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity
among children, the community health nurse should stress the
importance of implementing which activity?
A. Set goals that are focused on developing healthier lifestyles.
B. Develop strict diet plans for school-aged children.
,C. Provide diet classes for the obese children during school hours.
D. Require all children to participate in organized team sports..
Answer: A. Set goals that are focused on developing healthier
lifestyles.
◉ Which topic should the nurse include in planning a secondary
prevention project for the local retirement community?
A. Safety measures in the home.
B. Adult immunization program.
C. Rehabilitation after surgery.
D. Vision and hearing screening.. Answer: D. Vision and hearing
screening.
◉ The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed
female client following a mild stroke. At this time she is able to walk
with the aid of a walker. As part of the discharge planning, what
referral is most important for the nurse to make?
A. Pastoral care.
B. Meals-on-Wheels.
C. Grief support group.
D. Physical therapy.. Answer: B. Meals-on-Wheels
, ◉ The nurse is working in a community clinic that serves a
population comprised mainly of migrant families. In planning the
use of resources for secondary prevention, which activity should be
the priority?
A. Skin testing for tuberculosis.
B. Glucose monitoring for diabetes.
C. Blood work for cardiovascular disease.
D. Height and weight for altered nutrition.. Answer: A. Skin testing
for tuberculosis.
◉ The home health nurse is admitting a client with Parkinson's
disease to the home healthcare service. In planning care for this
client, which nursing diagnosis has priority?
A. Impaired physical mobility related to muscle rigidity and
weakness.
B. Ineffective coping related to depression and dysfunction due to
disease progression.
C. Ineffective breathing pattern related to respiratory muscle
weakness.
D. Fear related to constant possibility of experiencing seizures..
Answer: A. Impaired physical mobility related to muscle rigidity and
weakness
