HESI Community Health Nursing
COMMUNITY HEALTH HESI EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
(UPDATED WITH CORRECT ANSWERS).
1. While discussing the science of nursing, the nurse identifies the domain of nursing
theory. Which linkages should the nurse provide to describe nursing's paradigm?
A. The person, the environment or situation, and health
B. Stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model
C. Curative care, restorative care, and terminal care
D. Self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging - ANSWER ✔ - A. The
person, the environment or situation, and health
2. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin. Which intervention
should the emergency department nurse implement when caring for these clients?
A. Administer the antibiotic streptomycin, IV STAT
B. Provide all clients with the Ricin antidote
C. Implement strict respiratory isolation immediately
D. Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is available - ANSWER ✔ - D.
Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is available
3. Which topic should the nurse include in planning a primary prevention class for
adolescents?
A. Risk factors for heart disease
B. Dietary management of obesity
C. Suicide risks and prevention
D. Coping with stressful situations - ANSWER ✔ - C. Suicide risks and prevention
4. The nurse administers a booster dose of DTaP vaccine to an infant. Which level of
prevention is the nurse implementing?
A. Primary prevention
B. Tertiary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
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D. Primary nursing - ANSWER ✔ - A. Primary prevention
5. The nurse is working in a community clinic that serves a population comprised mainly of
migrant families. In planning the use of resources for secondary prevention, which
activity should be the priority?
A. Skin testing for tuberculosis
B. Glucose monitoring for diabetes
C. Blood work for cardiovascular disease
D. Height and weight for altered nutrition - ANSWER ✔ - A. Skin testing for
tuberculosis
6. 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?
A. High rate of unemployment
B. Low immunization rate of children
C. Provision of substandard health care
D. Access to bilingual care providers - ANSWER ✔ - B. Low immunization rate of
children
7. The nurse is assessing a Vietnamese child during a home health visit and identifies round
swellings on the child's back. The child's mother says she rubbed the edge of a coin on
her child's oiled skin. The nurse should recognize that this behavior is prompted by which
cultural belief?
A. The child's behavior was not acceptable
B. The purpose is to rid the body of disease
C. This method is commonly used for discipline
D. The temper tantrums are commonly managed using this method - ANSWER ✔ -
B. The purpose is to rid the body of disease
8. Attendance at a community health clinic is rising and clients have long waits for service.
The charge nurse believes that a computer system would be helpful in decreasing the
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COMMUNITY HEALTH HESI EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
(UPDATED WITH CORRECT ANSWERS).
1. While discussing the science of nursing, the nurse identifies the domain of nursing
theory. Which linkages should the nurse provide to describe nursing's paradigm?
A. The person, the environment or situation, and health
B. Stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model
C. Curative care, restorative care, and terminal care
D. Self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging - ANSWER ✔ - A. The
person, the environment or situation, and health
2. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin. Which intervention
should the emergency department nurse implement when caring for these clients?
A. Administer the antibiotic streptomycin, IV STAT
B. Provide all clients with the Ricin antidote
C. Implement strict respiratory isolation immediately
D. Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is available - ANSWER ✔ - D.
Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is available
3. Which topic should the nurse include in planning a primary prevention class for
adolescents?
A. Risk factors for heart disease
B. Dietary management of obesity
C. Suicide risks and prevention
D. Coping with stressful situations - ANSWER ✔ - C. Suicide risks and prevention
4. The nurse administers a booster dose of DTaP vaccine to an infant. Which level of
prevention is the nurse implementing?
A. Primary prevention
B. Tertiary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
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D. Primary nursing - ANSWER ✔ - A. Primary prevention
5. The nurse is working in a community clinic that serves a population comprised mainly of
migrant families. In planning the use of resources for secondary prevention, which
activity should be the priority?
A. Skin testing for tuberculosis
B. Glucose monitoring for diabetes
C. Blood work for cardiovascular disease
D. Height and weight for altered nutrition - ANSWER ✔ - A. Skin testing for
tuberculosis
6. 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?
A. High rate of unemployment
B. Low immunization rate of children
C. Provision of substandard health care
D. Access to bilingual care providers - ANSWER ✔ - B. Low immunization rate of
children
7. The nurse is assessing a Vietnamese child during a home health visit and identifies round
swellings on the child's back. The child's mother says she rubbed the edge of a coin on
her child's oiled skin. The nurse should recognize that this behavior is prompted by which
cultural belief?
A. The child's behavior was not acceptable
B. The purpose is to rid the body of disease
C. This method is commonly used for discipline
D. The temper tantrums are commonly managed using this method - ANSWER ✔ -
B. The purpose is to rid the body of disease
8. Attendance at a community health clinic is rising and clients have long waits for service.
The charge nurse believes that a computer system would be helpful in decreasing the
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