Community Final Exam Practice Questions | Community
Health Nursing Review 2026/2027
d. community-oriented nursing - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse planning a smoking cessation program for
students at the local high-school is providing:
a. secondary level care
b. community-based care
c. primary level care
d. community-oriented nursing
d. A generalist in community/public health nursing - Ans✅✅✅ A BSN nurse is considered to be which
of the following?
a. A specialist in community/public health nursing
b. Certified as a community health nurse
c. licensed as a community/public health nurse
d. A generalist in community/public health nursing
b. Primary level prevention - Ans✅✅✅ Teaching a group of new parents how to choose the correct
car-safety seat for their infants is an example of:
a. Targeted level prevention
b. Primary level prevention
c. Secondary level prevention
d. Tertiary level prevention
,c. the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disease among various groups - Ans✅✅✅ In a clinic that
screens & treats cardiovascular disorders, the nurse practicing population-focused care would most
likely ascertain:
a. individual dietary interventions
b. provide direct care to clients seen at the clinic
c. the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disease among various groups
d. a specific clinical diagnosis for each client
a. Healthy People 2020 (& 2030) - Ans✅✅✅ Eliminating health disparities is one of the 4-main goals
of:
a. Healthy People 2020 (& 2030)
b. Manage Care Organizations
c. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
d. The U.S. Health Department
d. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals - Ans✅✅✅ The CPHN must often make
resource allocation decisions. Which of the following best describes the criterion the nurse should use in
such cases?
a. The preferences of wealthy leaders in the community
b. The approach most likely to attract publicity
c. The cheapest and most economical approach
d. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals
a. Lillian Wald - Ans✅✅✅ Which of the following nursing pioneers first created Public Health Nursing
in the United States?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Mary Breckinridge
,c. Florence Nightingale
d. Clara Barton
a. She discovered the Germ Theory - Ans✅✅✅ Florence Nightingale helped bring about community
health nursing and improve the health of populations by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
a. She discovered the Germ Theory
b. She was the first nurse epidemiologist
c. She focused on all soldiers and their environment
d. She founded the first secular nursing school
d. An exclusive focus on tertiary level care - Ans✅✅✅ Which of the following is NOT a unique goal of
community/public health nursing?
a. Advocacy for equitable distribution of health care
b. A healthy environment in which people can thrive
c. A standard of living that supports health for all populations
d. An exclusive focus on tertiary level care
c. define the community & determine its boundaries - Ans✅✅✅ The first step before engaging in a
community assessment is to:
a. determine community strength and weaknesses
b. interview key informants in the community
c. define the community & determine its boundaries
d. collect data from primary & secondary sources
a. the degree of community concern - Ans✅✅✅ Barring life threatening, the most important factor in
prioritizing health planning needs is:
, a. the degree of community concern
b. degree to which local politicians believe the problem is serious
c. the need for additional resources
d. the nurse's expertise in addressing the problem
c. the plan was created in coordination with the community - Ans✅✅✅ A health plan for a
community is most likely to be acceptable if:
a. the experts take charge of the program planning
b. the plan is politically correct
c. the plan was created in coordination with the community
d. the plan is financially acceptable
b. people, place, & function - Ans✅✅✅ The 3-core components of a community are:
a. closed system, impermeable boundaries, time
b. people, place, & function
c. people, environment, economics
d. communication, government, environment
c. Windshield survey - Ans✅✅✅ A CPHN drives through a community in order to gain information.
This is called a:
a. Single Dimension survey
b. Targeted survey
c. Windshield survey
d. Comprehensive survey
a. secondary prevention - Ans✅✅✅ A CPHN works with a community to set up a dental screening
program for children. This is an example of:
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d. community-oriented nursing - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse planning a smoking cessation program for
students at the local high-school is providing:
a. secondary level care
b. community-based care
c. primary level care
d. community-oriented nursing
d. A generalist in community/public health nursing - Ans✅✅✅ A BSN nurse is considered to be which
of the following?
a. A specialist in community/public health nursing
b. Certified as a community health nurse
c. licensed as a community/public health nurse
d. A generalist in community/public health nursing
b. Primary level prevention - Ans✅✅✅ Teaching a group of new parents how to choose the correct
car-safety seat for their infants is an example of:
a. Targeted level prevention
b. Primary level prevention
c. Secondary level prevention
d. Tertiary level prevention
,c. the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disease among various groups - Ans✅✅✅ In a clinic that
screens & treats cardiovascular disorders, the nurse practicing population-focused care would most
likely ascertain:
a. individual dietary interventions
b. provide direct care to clients seen at the clinic
c. the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disease among various groups
d. a specific clinical diagnosis for each client
a. Healthy People 2020 (& 2030) - Ans✅✅✅ Eliminating health disparities is one of the 4-main goals
of:
a. Healthy People 2020 (& 2030)
b. Manage Care Organizations
c. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
d. The U.S. Health Department
d. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals - Ans✅✅✅ The CPHN must often make
resource allocation decisions. Which of the following best describes the criterion the nurse should use in
such cases?
a. The preferences of wealthy leaders in the community
b. The approach most likely to attract publicity
c. The cheapest and most economical approach
d. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals
a. Lillian Wald - Ans✅✅✅ Which of the following nursing pioneers first created Public Health Nursing
in the United States?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Mary Breckinridge
,c. Florence Nightingale
d. Clara Barton
a. She discovered the Germ Theory - Ans✅✅✅ Florence Nightingale helped bring about community
health nursing and improve the health of populations by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
a. She discovered the Germ Theory
b. She was the first nurse epidemiologist
c. She focused on all soldiers and their environment
d. She founded the first secular nursing school
d. An exclusive focus on tertiary level care - Ans✅✅✅ Which of the following is NOT a unique goal of
community/public health nursing?
a. Advocacy for equitable distribution of health care
b. A healthy environment in which people can thrive
c. A standard of living that supports health for all populations
d. An exclusive focus on tertiary level care
c. define the community & determine its boundaries - Ans✅✅✅ The first step before engaging in a
community assessment is to:
a. determine community strength and weaknesses
b. interview key informants in the community
c. define the community & determine its boundaries
d. collect data from primary & secondary sources
a. the degree of community concern - Ans✅✅✅ Barring life threatening, the most important factor in
prioritizing health planning needs is:
, a. the degree of community concern
b. degree to which local politicians believe the problem is serious
c. the need for additional resources
d. the nurse's expertise in addressing the problem
c. the plan was created in coordination with the community - Ans✅✅✅ A health plan for a
community is most likely to be acceptable if:
a. the experts take charge of the program planning
b. the plan is politically correct
c. the plan was created in coordination with the community
d. the plan is financially acceptable
b. people, place, & function - Ans✅✅✅ The 3-core components of a community are:
a. closed system, impermeable boundaries, time
b. people, place, & function
c. people, environment, economics
d. communication, government, environment
c. Windshield survey - Ans✅✅✅ A CPHN drives through a community in order to gain information.
This is called a:
a. Single Dimension survey
b. Targeted survey
c. Windshield survey
d. Comprehensive survey
a. secondary prevention - Ans✅✅✅ A CPHN works with a community to set up a dental screening
program for children. This is an example of:
