COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING PRACTICE EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALES
2026/2027 EDITION WITH INSTANT
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Question 1
A community health nurse is conducting an assessment of a
neighborhood. Which activity best represents a community
assessment?
A. Reviewing the medical record of one hospitalized resident
B. Administering medications to clients in a clinic
C. Collecting data about population demographics, health
conditions, resources, and environmental factors
D. Teaching one client how to manage hypertension
Rationale: A community assessment examines the health status
and characteristics of an entire population. The nurse gathers
information about demographics, health problems,
environmental conditions, available resources, and social
determinants to identify community health needs and priorities.
Question 2
,Which intervention is an example of primary prevention?
A. Providing rehabilitation after a stroke
B. Screening adults for colorectal cancer
C. Administering recommended immunizations to prevent
disease
D. Providing physical therapy after a hip fracture
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury
before it occurs. Immunization reduces the likelihood of
developing vaccine-preventable diseases. Screening is generally
secondary prevention, while rehabilitation represents tertiary
prevention.
Question 3
A nurse provides blood pressure screening at a community health
fair. Which level of prevention does this activity represent?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Primordial prevention
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and
prompt treatment of disease. Blood pressure screening can
identify hypertension before complications develop, allowing
timely intervention.
Question 4
,A nurse teaches clients with diabetes how to prevent foot
complications and maintain mobility. This intervention is primarily
which level of prevention?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Primordial
Rationale: Tertiary prevention reduces complications, disability,
and disease progression in people who already have a health
condition. Diabetes self-management education aimed at
preventing complications is therefore tertiary prevention.
Question 5
Which factor is considered a social determinant of health?
A. Blood type
B. Eye color
C. Access to safe housing
D. Genetic chromosome pattern
Rationale: Social determinants of health include conditions in
which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. Housing,
education, income, employment, transportation, and access to
health care can substantially influence health outcomes.
Question 6
A community nurse wants to determine which health problems
should receive priority. Which information is most useful?
, A. The nurse's personal opinion
B. The most frequently requested medication
C. Community health data combined with population needs
and available resources
D. The preferences of one community leader
Rationale: Community health priorities should be based on
objective population data, the magnitude and seriousness of
health problems, community concerns, available resources, and
the feasibility of interventions.
Question 7
Which action best demonstrates the principle of community
participation?
A. The nurse independently selects all community interventions
B. Health officials make decisions without consulting residents
C. Community members participate in identifying problems
and developing solutions
D. A hospital determines which services residents must use
Rationale: Community participation involves residents actively
contributing to assessment, planning, implementation, and
evaluation. Their involvement improves relevance, ownership,
and sustainability of health programs.
Question 8
A public health nurse identifies a cluster of clients with similar
gastrointestinal symptoms after attending the same event. What
should the nurse do first?
NURSING PRACTICE EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALES
2026/2027 EDITION WITH INSTANT
PDF DOWNLOAD
Question 1
A community health nurse is conducting an assessment of a
neighborhood. Which activity best represents a community
assessment?
A. Reviewing the medical record of one hospitalized resident
B. Administering medications to clients in a clinic
C. Collecting data about population demographics, health
conditions, resources, and environmental factors
D. Teaching one client how to manage hypertension
Rationale: A community assessment examines the health status
and characteristics of an entire population. The nurse gathers
information about demographics, health problems,
environmental conditions, available resources, and social
determinants to identify community health needs and priorities.
Question 2
,Which intervention is an example of primary prevention?
A. Providing rehabilitation after a stroke
B. Screening adults for colorectal cancer
C. Administering recommended immunizations to prevent
disease
D. Providing physical therapy after a hip fracture
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury
before it occurs. Immunization reduces the likelihood of
developing vaccine-preventable diseases. Screening is generally
secondary prevention, while rehabilitation represents tertiary
prevention.
Question 3
A nurse provides blood pressure screening at a community health
fair. Which level of prevention does this activity represent?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Primordial prevention
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and
prompt treatment of disease. Blood pressure screening can
identify hypertension before complications develop, allowing
timely intervention.
Question 4
,A nurse teaches clients with diabetes how to prevent foot
complications and maintain mobility. This intervention is primarily
which level of prevention?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Primordial
Rationale: Tertiary prevention reduces complications, disability,
and disease progression in people who already have a health
condition. Diabetes self-management education aimed at
preventing complications is therefore tertiary prevention.
Question 5
Which factor is considered a social determinant of health?
A. Blood type
B. Eye color
C. Access to safe housing
D. Genetic chromosome pattern
Rationale: Social determinants of health include conditions in
which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. Housing,
education, income, employment, transportation, and access to
health care can substantially influence health outcomes.
Question 6
A community nurse wants to determine which health problems
should receive priority. Which information is most useful?
, A. The nurse's personal opinion
B. The most frequently requested medication
C. Community health data combined with population needs
and available resources
D. The preferences of one community leader
Rationale: Community health priorities should be based on
objective population data, the magnitude and seriousness of
health problems, community concerns, available resources, and
the feasibility of interventions.
Question 7
Which action best demonstrates the principle of community
participation?
A. The nurse independently selects all community interventions
B. Health officials make decisions without consulting residents
C. Community members participate in identifying problems
and developing solutions
D. A hospital determines which services residents must use
Rationale: Community participation involves residents actively
contributing to assessment, planning, implementation, and
evaluation. Their involvement improves relevance, ownership,
and sustainability of health programs.
Question 8
A public health nurse identifies a cluster of clients with similar
gastrointestinal symptoms after attending the same event. What
should the nurse do first?
