HESI RN Practice Test--Community
Health-Community Health Practice Exam
1. A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after recently
experiencing increasing difficulty sitting and paying attention in class, and
increasingly illegible handwriting. The nurse observes that the child has
protruding eyeballs and a staring expression. What action should the nurse
take next? - correct answer ✔Gather additional data by taking a health
history and measuring vital signs
2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among
children, the community health nurse should stress the importance of
implementing which activity? - correct answer ✔Set goals that are focused
on developing healthier lifestyles
3. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin.
Which intervention should the emergency department nurse implement when
caring for these clients? - correct answer ✔Provide supportive nursing care
until antitoxin is available
4. A young woman tells the public health nurse that a friend was recently
diagnosed with Hepatitis B and she is concerned about getting the disease.
During the assessment interview, which question is most important for the
nurse to ask this woman? - correct answer ✔"Have you shared any needles
or had sex with your friend?"
5. Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome for the
Leading Health indicators of Healthy People 2020? - correct answer ✔A
community has adopted a no smoking policy
6. Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when
attempting to address one of the leading health indicators of Healthy People
, 2020? - correct answer ✔Design and implement a no smoking campaign at
the local high school
7. Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American Nursing.
Which contributions can be attributed to her? (Select all) - correct answer ✔-
Development of Public health nursing practice
-First nursing service for occupational health
-Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN
-Instituted a sliding scale fee for service
8. A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result of a
motorcycle accident. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident,
and states that he has no intention of ever wearing one. Within the framework
of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), which response should the nurse
provide? - correct answer ✔"Wearing a helmet or not is certainly an
individual decision."
9. After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary school,
what strategy is best for the nurse to use to obtain an overview of the student
body? - correct answer ✔Conduct a windshield survey of the geographic
areas served by the school
10. A nurse organizes a community action group to help resolve health
problems in a low income neighborhood with a large population of recent
immigrants from Africa. What problem should the nurse address first? -
correct answer ✔Low immunization rate of children
11. The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed female
client following a mild stroke. At this time she is able to walk with the aid of a
walker. As part of the discharge planning, what referral is most important for
the nurse to make? - correct answer ✔Meals-on-Wheels
Health-Community Health Practice Exam
1. A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after recently
experiencing increasing difficulty sitting and paying attention in class, and
increasingly illegible handwriting. The nurse observes that the child has
protruding eyeballs and a staring expression. What action should the nurse
take next? - correct answer ✔Gather additional data by taking a health
history and measuring vital signs
2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among
children, the community health nurse should stress the importance of
implementing which activity? - correct answer ✔Set goals that are focused
on developing healthier lifestyles
3. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin.
Which intervention should the emergency department nurse implement when
caring for these clients? - correct answer ✔Provide supportive nursing care
until antitoxin is available
4. A young woman tells the public health nurse that a friend was recently
diagnosed with Hepatitis B and she is concerned about getting the disease.
During the assessment interview, which question is most important for the
nurse to ask this woman? - correct answer ✔"Have you shared any needles
or had sex with your friend?"
5. Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome for the
Leading Health indicators of Healthy People 2020? - correct answer ✔A
community has adopted a no smoking policy
6. Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when
attempting to address one of the leading health indicators of Healthy People
, 2020? - correct answer ✔Design and implement a no smoking campaign at
the local high school
7. Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American Nursing.
Which contributions can be attributed to her? (Select all) - correct answer ✔-
Development of Public health nursing practice
-First nursing service for occupational health
-Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN
-Instituted a sliding scale fee for service
8. A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result of a
motorcycle accident. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident,
and states that he has no intention of ever wearing one. Within the framework
of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), which response should the nurse
provide? - correct answer ✔"Wearing a helmet or not is certainly an
individual decision."
9. After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary school,
what strategy is best for the nurse to use to obtain an overview of the student
body? - correct answer ✔Conduct a windshield survey of the geographic
areas served by the school
10. A nurse organizes a community action group to help resolve health
problems in a low income neighborhood with a large population of recent
immigrants from Africa. What problem should the nurse address first? -
correct answer ✔Low immunization rate of children
11. The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed female
client following a mild stroke. At this time she is able to walk with the aid of a
walker. As part of the discharge planning, what referral is most important for
the nurse to make? - correct answer ✔Meals-on-Wheels
