Community Health Nursing Test 1: Practice Questions &
Exam Review 2026/2027
what best describes community health nursing? - Correct answer✅✅ Focusing on the health care of
individual clients in the community
Which of the following best describes primary health care? - Correct answer✅✅ A comprehensive way
to address issues of social justice
The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)? - Correct
answer✅✅ population
Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since the early 1900s?
- Correct answer✅✅ Improved sanitation and other public health activities
Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector? - Correct
answer✅✅ Nurse entrepreneurs
A PHN strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership with other community groups.
Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN's role? - Correct answer✅✅ The PHN works
with community members to carry out public health functions.
Which of the following is used as a measurement of population health? - Correct answer✅✅ Health
status indicators
A registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a CHN. Which question would be most relevant to
her practice as she begins her position? - Correct answer✅✅ "Which community groups are at
greatest risk for problems?"
The CHN working with women at the senior citizens' centre reminds them that the only way the centre
will be able to afford a driver and a van service for those who cannot drive themselves is to continue to
, write letters to their local city council representatives, requesting funding for such a service. What is the
CHN doing? - Correct answer✅✅ Helping the women engage in political action locally
Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN? - Correct answer✅✅ Acting as a
member of a community action group for provision of accessible transit choices
In which scenario is the PHN most comprehensively fulfilling collaborative practice responsibilities? -
Correct answer✅✅ The PHN spends the day attending meetings at various health agencies
A CHN often has to make resource allocation decisions. In such cases, which approach will most help the
CHN to arrive at the decision? - Correct answer✅✅ Choosing the needs of the aggregate, rather than
the needs of a few individuals
Which situation most closely represents the focus of public health nursing? - Correct answer✅✅
Assessing the services and effectiveness of the school health clinic
Which public health service best represents primary prevention? - Correct answer✅✅ Providing an
influenza vaccination program in a community retirement village
What term is used interchangeably with the term subpopulations? - Correct answer✅✅ Aggregates
Which public health service best represents secondary prevention? - Correct answer✅✅ Initiating an
infant car seat safety screening program for parents in low-income housing
Which type of thinking is most reflective of looking at a macroscopic, big-picture population focus? -
Correct answer✅✅ Upstream thinking
Which is a requirement for reaching the goal of "health for all"? - Correct answer✅✅ A system for
health
Which is the simplest definition of primary health care? - Correct answer✅✅ It provides essential care
that is universally accessible to persons in a community and encourages self-management, self-reliance,
and competence.
Exam Review 2026/2027
what best describes community health nursing? - Correct answer✅✅ Focusing on the health care of
individual clients in the community
Which of the following best describes primary health care? - Correct answer✅✅ A comprehensive way
to address issues of social justice
The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)? - Correct
answer✅✅ population
Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since the early 1900s?
- Correct answer✅✅ Improved sanitation and other public health activities
Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector? - Correct
answer✅✅ Nurse entrepreneurs
A PHN strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership with other community groups.
Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN's role? - Correct answer✅✅ The PHN works
with community members to carry out public health functions.
Which of the following is used as a measurement of population health? - Correct answer✅✅ Health
status indicators
A registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a CHN. Which question would be most relevant to
her practice as she begins her position? - Correct answer✅✅ "Which community groups are at
greatest risk for problems?"
The CHN working with women at the senior citizens' centre reminds them that the only way the centre
will be able to afford a driver and a van service for those who cannot drive themselves is to continue to
, write letters to their local city council representatives, requesting funding for such a service. What is the
CHN doing? - Correct answer✅✅ Helping the women engage in political action locally
Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN? - Correct answer✅✅ Acting as a
member of a community action group for provision of accessible transit choices
In which scenario is the PHN most comprehensively fulfilling collaborative practice responsibilities? -
Correct answer✅✅ The PHN spends the day attending meetings at various health agencies
A CHN often has to make resource allocation decisions. In such cases, which approach will most help the
CHN to arrive at the decision? - Correct answer✅✅ Choosing the needs of the aggregate, rather than
the needs of a few individuals
Which situation most closely represents the focus of public health nursing? - Correct answer✅✅
Assessing the services and effectiveness of the school health clinic
Which public health service best represents primary prevention? - Correct answer✅✅ Providing an
influenza vaccination program in a community retirement village
What term is used interchangeably with the term subpopulations? - Correct answer✅✅ Aggregates
Which public health service best represents secondary prevention? - Correct answer✅✅ Initiating an
infant car seat safety screening program for parents in low-income housing
Which type of thinking is most reflective of looking at a macroscopic, big-picture population focus? -
Correct answer✅✅ Upstream thinking
Which is a requirement for reaching the goal of "health for all"? - Correct answer✅✅ A system for
health
Which is the simplest definition of primary health care? - Correct answer✅✅ It provides essential care
that is universally accessible to persons in a community and encourages self-management, self-reliance,
and competence.
