COMMUNITY HEALTH HESI EXIT EXAM
2025 – STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, AND ANSWER KEY FOR
NURSING LATEST 100% VERIFIED
#1 cause of death in 1-24 yr olds
<answer>Injuries and Accidents
#1 cause of death in ages 4-24 <answer>Motor
Vehicle Accidents
#1 cause of death in infants
<answer>Suffocation
#1 cause of death in women <answer>heart
disease
,#1 cause of infant mortality
<answer>suffocation
#2 cause of death in adolescents and young
adults <answer>suicide
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? <answer>Gather
additional data by taking a health history and
measuring vital signs
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? <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?
<answer>Meals-on-Wheels
12. The nurse is designing a bioterrorism plan
for a community. Which agents are transmitted
person to person via respiratory or inhalation
exposure? (Select all) <answer>-Pneumonic
plague, Smallpox
13. An occupational health nurse is reviewing a
20-year-old trend in the United States that has
resulted in an increase in certain medical
conditions due to the rapid expansion of an
urban industrial workforce. Which medical
conditions are specifically identified with this
trend? <answer>-Asthma
-Lung cancer
14. Which presentation of an infectious disease
is acquired through an indirect transmission?
, <answer>Malaria following exposure in a
mosquito-infested area
15. What action is best for the community
health nurse to take if the nurse suspects that
an infant is being physically abused?
<answer>Follow agency protocols to report
suspected abuse
16. The nursing education coordinator is
creating employee orientation materials for staff
nurses who plan to work at a clinic that serves a
lower socioeconomic neighborhood. What
information should the educator include
regarding the clinic's client population? (Select
all) <answer>-Most of the clients are
unemployed or disabled
-Access to mass transit may be an issue
-Basic physiologic needs of this population are
often unmet
17. The nurse administers a booster dose of
DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis)
vaccine to an infant. Which level of prevention
2025 – STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, AND ANSWER KEY FOR
NURSING LATEST 100% VERIFIED
#1 cause of death in 1-24 yr olds
<answer>Injuries and Accidents
#1 cause of death in ages 4-24 <answer>Motor
Vehicle Accidents
#1 cause of death in infants
<answer>Suffocation
#1 cause of death in women <answer>heart
disease
,#1 cause of infant mortality
<answer>suffocation
#2 cause of death in adolescents and young
adults <answer>suicide
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? <answer>Gather
additional data by taking a health history and
measuring vital signs
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? <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?
<answer>Meals-on-Wheels
12. The nurse is designing a bioterrorism plan
for a community. Which agents are transmitted
person to person via respiratory or inhalation
exposure? (Select all) <answer>-Pneumonic
plague, Smallpox
13. An occupational health nurse is reviewing a
20-year-old trend in the United States that has
resulted in an increase in certain medical
conditions due to the rapid expansion of an
urban industrial workforce. Which medical
conditions are specifically identified with this
trend? <answer>-Asthma
-Lung cancer
14. Which presentation of an infectious disease
is acquired through an indirect transmission?
, <answer>Malaria following exposure in a
mosquito-infested area
15. What action is best for the community
health nurse to take if the nurse suspects that
an infant is being physically abused?
<answer>Follow agency protocols to report
suspected abuse
16. The nursing education coordinator is
creating employee orientation materials for staff
nurses who plan to work at a clinic that serves a
lower socioeconomic neighborhood. What
information should the educator include
regarding the clinic's client population? (Select
all) <answer>-Most of the clients are
unemployed or disabled
-Access to mass transit may be an issue
-Basic physiologic needs of this population are
often unmet
17. The nurse administers a booster dose of
DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis)
vaccine to an infant. Which level of prevention
