Community Health
Nursing and
Epidemiology (Part 2)
2026/2027
### Question 1
A community health nurse is planning a primary prevention program to reduce the incidence of
cardiovascular disease. Which intervention should the nurse prioritize?
A. Providing cholesterol screenings at local health fairs
B. Educating community members about heart-healthy diets and exercise
C. Establishing cardiac rehabilitation programs for patients after myocardial infarction
D. Implementing a smoking cessation program for patients with diagnosed heart disease
,💫RATIONALE✔️✔️: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease before it occurs. Educating
community members about heart-healthy diets and exercise is a primary prevention intervention that
promotes healthy behaviors and reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Screenings are
secondary prevention, and cardiac rehabilitation and smoking cessation for those with existing disease
are tertiary prevention.
💫ANSWER✔️✔️: B. Educating community members about heart-healthy diets and exercise
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### Question 2
A public health nurse is investigating a foodborne illness outbreak in a community. Which
epidemiological term describes the number of new cases of the illness during the outbreak?
A. Prevalence
B. Incidence
C. Morbidity
D. Mortality
💫RATIONALE✔️✔️: Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a disease that occur during a
specific time period. Prevalence is the total number of existing cases (new and old) at a point in time.
Morbidity refers to illness, and mortality refers to death.
💫ANSWER✔️✔️: B. Incidence
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,### Question 3
The nurse is conducting a community health needs assessment. Which data source provides the most
comprehensive information about the community's health status?
A. Hospital discharge records
B. Vital statistics (birth and death records)
C. Community surveys
D. All of the above
💫RATIONALE✔️✔️: A comprehensive community health needs assessment should use multiple data
sources, including hospital discharge records, vital statistics, and community surveys. No single source
provides all the necessary information.
💫ANSWER✔️✔️: D. All of the above
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### Question 4
A community health nurse is providing care to a homeless population. Which intervention is most
important for promoting health in this vulnerable population?
A. Providing education about healthy eating
B. Connecting patients to community resources and services
C. Administering immunizations at a shelter
, D. Screening for tuberculosis and HIV
💫RATIONALE✔️✔️: Connecting homeless patients to community resources and services (such as
housing, food assistance, and healthcare) addresses the underlying social determinants of health and is
the most comprehensive intervention for promoting health in this vulnerable population.
💫ANSWER✔️✔️: B. Connecting patients to community resources and services
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### Question 5
A school nurse is implementing a program to prevent teen pregnancy. Which level of prevention does
this program represent?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Quaternary prevention
💫RATIONALE✔️✔️: Teen pregnancy prevention programs are a form of primary prevention, as they
aim to prevent the occurrence of teen pregnancy before it happens. Secondary prevention would
involve early detection (such as pregnancy testing), and tertiary prevention would address the
consequences of teen pregnancy.
💫ANSWER✔️✔️: A. Primary prevention
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Nursing and
Epidemiology (Part 2)
2026/2027
### Question 1
A community health nurse is planning a primary prevention program to reduce the incidence of
cardiovascular disease. Which intervention should the nurse prioritize?
A. Providing cholesterol screenings at local health fairs
B. Educating community members about heart-healthy diets and exercise
C. Establishing cardiac rehabilitation programs for patients after myocardial infarction
D. Implementing a smoking cessation program for patients with diagnosed heart disease
,💫RATIONALE✔️✔️: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease before it occurs. Educating
community members about heart-healthy diets and exercise is a primary prevention intervention that
promotes healthy behaviors and reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Screenings are
secondary prevention, and cardiac rehabilitation and smoking cessation for those with existing disease
are tertiary prevention.
💫ANSWER✔️✔️: B. Educating community members about heart-healthy diets and exercise
---
### Question 2
A public health nurse is investigating a foodborne illness outbreak in a community. Which
epidemiological term describes the number of new cases of the illness during the outbreak?
A. Prevalence
B. Incidence
C. Morbidity
D. Mortality
💫RATIONALE✔️✔️: Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a disease that occur during a
specific time period. Prevalence is the total number of existing cases (new and old) at a point in time.
Morbidity refers to illness, and mortality refers to death.
💫ANSWER✔️✔️: B. Incidence
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,### Question 3
The nurse is conducting a community health needs assessment. Which data source provides the most
comprehensive information about the community's health status?
A. Hospital discharge records
B. Vital statistics (birth and death records)
C. Community surveys
D. All of the above
💫RATIONALE✔️✔️: A comprehensive community health needs assessment should use multiple data
sources, including hospital discharge records, vital statistics, and community surveys. No single source
provides all the necessary information.
💫ANSWER✔️✔️: D. All of the above
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### Question 4
A community health nurse is providing care to a homeless population. Which intervention is most
important for promoting health in this vulnerable population?
A. Providing education about healthy eating
B. Connecting patients to community resources and services
C. Administering immunizations at a shelter
, D. Screening for tuberculosis and HIV
💫RATIONALE✔️✔️: Connecting homeless patients to community resources and services (such as
housing, food assistance, and healthcare) addresses the underlying social determinants of health and is
the most comprehensive intervention for promoting health in this vulnerable population.
💫ANSWER✔️✔️: B. Connecting patients to community resources and services
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### Question 5
A school nurse is implementing a program to prevent teen pregnancy. Which level of prevention does
this program represent?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Quaternary prevention
💫RATIONALE✔️✔️: Teen pregnancy prevention programs are a form of primary prevention, as they
aim to prevent the occurrence of teen pregnancy before it happens. Secondary prevention would
involve early detection (such as pregnancy testing), and tertiary prevention would address the
consequences of teen pregnancy.
💫ANSWER✔️✔️: A. Primary prevention
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