HESI COMMUNITY HEALTH EXIT EXAM V1 (VERSION 1)
1) Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when at- tempting to
address one of the leading health indicators of Healthy People2020?
A. Lead a weekly water aerobics class for the elderly at a community center
B. Teach a class on cultural awareness to nursing students at the university
C. Design and implement a no smoking campaign at the local high school
D. Write a grant to help provide glucometers to individuals who cannot affordone
2) The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed femaleclient following a mild
stroke. At this time she is able to walk with the aid ofa walker. As part of the discharge planning, what
referral is most important for the nurse to make?
A. Pastoral care
B. Meals-on-wheels
C. Grief support group
D. Physical therapy
3) The nurse is designing a bioterrorism plan for a community.Which agentsaretransmitted person
to person via respiratory or inhalation exposure?
A. ricin
B. Pneumonic plague
C. Anthrax
D. Botulism
E. Smallpox
F. Brucellosis
, 4) Which presentation of an infectious disease is acquired through an indi-recttransmission?
A. Syphilis contracted from a sexual partner
B. Measles resulting from a daycare center outbreak
C. Malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area
D. Nosocomial influenza spreading rapidly in a long-term center
5) What action is best for the community health nurse to take if the nursesuspects that an
infant is being physically abused?
A. Follow agency protocols to report suspected abuse
B. Report suspicions to the local child abuse reporting hotline
C. educate the child's caregivers about growth and development issues
D. Call the police department to have the child removed from the home
6) The nursing education coordinator is creating employee orientation ma-terialsfor staff nurses who
plan to work at a clinic that serves a lower so- cioeconomic neighborhood. What information should
the educator include regarding the clinic's client population?
A. Most of the clients are unemployed or disabled
B. Access to mass transit may be an issue
C. Clients will need reminders to bring insurance cards
D. Basic physiologic needs of this population are often unmet
E. Clients who are homebound will qualify for Medicaid
F. Nonadherance to healthcare recommendations is likely
7) During an initial clinic visit, the nurse is taking the history for a client who
1) Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when at- tempting to
address one of the leading health indicators of Healthy People2020?
A. Lead a weekly water aerobics class for the elderly at a community center
B. Teach a class on cultural awareness to nursing students at the university
C. Design and implement a no smoking campaign at the local high school
D. Write a grant to help provide glucometers to individuals who cannot affordone
2) The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed femaleclient following a mild
stroke. At this time she is able to walk with the aid ofa walker. As part of the discharge planning, what
referral is most important for the nurse to make?
A. Pastoral care
B. Meals-on-wheels
C. Grief support group
D. Physical therapy
3) The nurse is designing a bioterrorism plan for a community.Which agentsaretransmitted person
to person via respiratory or inhalation exposure?
A. ricin
B. Pneumonic plague
C. Anthrax
D. Botulism
E. Smallpox
F. Brucellosis
, 4) Which presentation of an infectious disease is acquired through an indi-recttransmission?
A. Syphilis contracted from a sexual partner
B. Measles resulting from a daycare center outbreak
C. Malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area
D. Nosocomial influenza spreading rapidly in a long-term center
5) What action is best for the community health nurse to take if the nursesuspects that an
infant is being physically abused?
A. Follow agency protocols to report suspected abuse
B. Report suspicions to the local child abuse reporting hotline
C. educate the child's caregivers about growth and development issues
D. Call the police department to have the child removed from the home
6) The nursing education coordinator is creating employee orientation ma-terialsfor staff nurses who
plan to work at a clinic that serves a lower so- cioeconomic neighborhood. What information should
the educator include regarding the clinic's client population?
A. Most of the clients are unemployed or disabled
B. Access to mass transit may be an issue
C. Clients will need reminders to bring insurance cards
D. Basic physiologic needs of this population are often unmet
E. Clients who are homebound will qualify for Medicaid
F. Nonadherance to healthcare recommendations is likely
7) During an initial clinic visit, the nurse is taking the history for a client who
