COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING TEST BANK
1. Community health nursing is geared towards helping clients maximize their potential. Health is viewed today
as:
A. absence of disease
B. optimum level of functioning
C. state of complete wellness
D. absence of physical symptoms
2. The community health nurse works together with the people in realizing health goals and plans
utilizing what approach?
A. Participatory
B. Authoritarian
C. Passive
D. Permissive
3. Which of the following action of the community health nurse constitutes health promotion and disease
prevention activities?
A. Administration of Streptomycin to a Tuberculosis patient.
B. Referral of severely dehydrated child in the hospital.
C. Assessment of school age children for malnutrition through “ Operation Timbang ”
D. Teaching pregnant mothers about the benefits of breastfeeding
4. Community Health Nurses can provide nursing service to families which cannot avail of public health
services at the clinic due to geographic location utilizing what tool?
A. Immunization
B. Home Visit
C. Environmental sanitation
D. Case finding
5. In the restructured health care delivery system, the two way referral system is used to:
A. Maximize the resources available for the community
B. Provide health care at a minimum cost
C. Ensure competency of care
D. All of the above
6. You are the PHN in Barangay Sta. Rosa II with a total population of 10,000. How many rural health
midwives should be present in the RHU?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
7. The Public Health Nurse in a Rural Health Unit is appointed by the:
A. Provincial health officer
B. Rural Health Physician
C. Governor
D. City Mayor
8. Which of the following health facilities is classified as a tertiary level health facility?
A. Dimasalang health center
B. Ilocos Provincial hospital
C. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
D. Sta. Rosa District Hospital
9. Which of the following statement is correct about health?
A. Health and illness have the same meaning for individuals, families, and groups
B. Planning, implementation and evaluation of community health care plans must be done at their
respective provincial health offices
C. While health is the responsibility of the health department, it is as much a responsibility of the
individual, family, and community.
D. People’s health behavior are not in any way influenced by their beliefs and emotions.
10. The school nurse provides direct nursing care by
A. Teaching students in developing good health habits
B. Enhancing interpersonal relationships among pupils and staff
C. Conducting epidemiological investigation in the school
, D. Providing first aid care to acutely ill students
11. Which of the following pillars or cornerstones in primary health care advocate the use of locally available
medicinal plants due to the increasing cost of drugs?
A. Active community participation
B. Use of appropriate technology
C. Intra and Intersectoral linkages
D. Support mechanism made available
12. Local Health boards were established at the provincial, city and municipal levels. At the provincial level, the
chairman of the Provincial health board is the:
A. Rural Health Physician
B. Municipal Mayor
C. Public Health Nurse
D. Governor
13. Which herbal plant may be use in the treatment of diarrhea?
A. Sambong
B. Tsaang gubat
C. Lagundi
D. Bayabas
14. Which of the following should not be included in the instructions of the nurse to the community regarding
the use of herbal medicines?
A. Remove cover when boiling
B. Use Clay pots in preparing the herbal medicine
C. Stop if allergies occur
D. Combine effects to potentiate effect
15. Primary Health Care aims to strengthen the health care delivery system by increasing opportunities and
supporting the conditions wherein people will manage their own health care, As a strategy, what is its
main focus?
A. Creating multi-sectoral linkages
B. Responsibility for health rests on the individual, his family and the community
C. Support for frontline health workers
D. Assurance of increasing investment for health care services
16. Which of the following assistance are given by the DOH to the LGUs?
A. Provide health information statistics and other necessary data
B. All of these
C. Ensure that public has access to higher and more advanced facilities
D. Monitor and evaluate local health projects, programs and services
17. The chief advantage of conducting a home visit is:
A. The nurse is able to save time and effort
B. The nurse is able to provide service to many people in a time
C. The nurse is able to perform first hand appraisal of the home situation
D. It emphasizes the family’s initiative in health care.
18. In the present health care system, the Rural Health Midwives is classified as the:
A. Secondary health worker
B. Grassroots
C. Primary health worker
D. Tertiary health worker
19. Health education is a vital component in the control of diseases. Its major aim is to:
A. Modify risk behavior
B. Reduce risk of exposure
C. Helps individual protect himself
D. Avoid unnecessary stress
20. What is the legal basis of the implementation of PHC in conjuction with the First International Conference
on Primary Health Care sponsored by the WHO?
A. LOI 949
B. RA 7164
C. PD 996
D. RA 8749
1. Community health nursing is geared towards helping clients maximize their potential. Health is viewed today
as:
A. absence of disease
B. optimum level of functioning
C. state of complete wellness
D. absence of physical symptoms
2. The community health nurse works together with the people in realizing health goals and plans
utilizing what approach?
A. Participatory
B. Authoritarian
C. Passive
D. Permissive
3. Which of the following action of the community health nurse constitutes health promotion and disease
prevention activities?
A. Administration of Streptomycin to a Tuberculosis patient.
B. Referral of severely dehydrated child in the hospital.
C. Assessment of school age children for malnutrition through “ Operation Timbang ”
D. Teaching pregnant mothers about the benefits of breastfeeding
4. Community Health Nurses can provide nursing service to families which cannot avail of public health
services at the clinic due to geographic location utilizing what tool?
A. Immunization
B. Home Visit
C. Environmental sanitation
D. Case finding
5. In the restructured health care delivery system, the two way referral system is used to:
A. Maximize the resources available for the community
B. Provide health care at a minimum cost
C. Ensure competency of care
D. All of the above
6. You are the PHN in Barangay Sta. Rosa II with a total population of 10,000. How many rural health
midwives should be present in the RHU?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
7. The Public Health Nurse in a Rural Health Unit is appointed by the:
A. Provincial health officer
B. Rural Health Physician
C. Governor
D. City Mayor
8. Which of the following health facilities is classified as a tertiary level health facility?
A. Dimasalang health center
B. Ilocos Provincial hospital
C. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
D. Sta. Rosa District Hospital
9. Which of the following statement is correct about health?
A. Health and illness have the same meaning for individuals, families, and groups
B. Planning, implementation and evaluation of community health care plans must be done at their
respective provincial health offices
C. While health is the responsibility of the health department, it is as much a responsibility of the
individual, family, and community.
D. People’s health behavior are not in any way influenced by their beliefs and emotions.
10. The school nurse provides direct nursing care by
A. Teaching students in developing good health habits
B. Enhancing interpersonal relationships among pupils and staff
C. Conducting epidemiological investigation in the school
, D. Providing first aid care to acutely ill students
11. Which of the following pillars or cornerstones in primary health care advocate the use of locally available
medicinal plants due to the increasing cost of drugs?
A. Active community participation
B. Use of appropriate technology
C. Intra and Intersectoral linkages
D. Support mechanism made available
12. Local Health boards were established at the provincial, city and municipal levels. At the provincial level, the
chairman of the Provincial health board is the:
A. Rural Health Physician
B. Municipal Mayor
C. Public Health Nurse
D. Governor
13. Which herbal plant may be use in the treatment of diarrhea?
A. Sambong
B. Tsaang gubat
C. Lagundi
D. Bayabas
14. Which of the following should not be included in the instructions of the nurse to the community regarding
the use of herbal medicines?
A. Remove cover when boiling
B. Use Clay pots in preparing the herbal medicine
C. Stop if allergies occur
D. Combine effects to potentiate effect
15. Primary Health Care aims to strengthen the health care delivery system by increasing opportunities and
supporting the conditions wherein people will manage their own health care, As a strategy, what is its
main focus?
A. Creating multi-sectoral linkages
B. Responsibility for health rests on the individual, his family and the community
C. Support for frontline health workers
D. Assurance of increasing investment for health care services
16. Which of the following assistance are given by the DOH to the LGUs?
A. Provide health information statistics and other necessary data
B. All of these
C. Ensure that public has access to higher and more advanced facilities
D. Monitor and evaluate local health projects, programs and services
17. The chief advantage of conducting a home visit is:
A. The nurse is able to save time and effort
B. The nurse is able to provide service to many people in a time
C. The nurse is able to perform first hand appraisal of the home situation
D. It emphasizes the family’s initiative in health care.
18. In the present health care system, the Rural Health Midwives is classified as the:
A. Secondary health worker
B. Grassroots
C. Primary health worker
D. Tertiary health worker
19. Health education is a vital component in the control of diseases. Its major aim is to:
A. Modify risk behavior
B. Reduce risk of exposure
C. Helps individual protect himself
D. Avoid unnecessary stress
20. What is the legal basis of the implementation of PHC in conjuction with the First International Conference
on Primary Health Care sponsored by the WHO?
A. LOI 949
B. RA 7164
C. PD 996
D. RA 8749
