HESI Community Health Practice
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A community health nurse is planning a screening for hypertension. Which population is most
appropriate to target?
A. Preschool children
B. Adolescents
✔✔C. Middle-aged adults
D. New mothers
During a measles outbreak, what is the priority role of the community health nurse?
A. Provide nutritional teaching
✔✔B. Identify and isolate affected individuals
C. Conduct smoking cessation classes
D. Promote exercise programs
A nurse is conducting a windshield survey. Which observation is most relevant for assessing
community health?
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,A. Number of streetlights
✔✔B. Presence of grocery stores and clinics
C. Color of houses
D. Amount of traffic lights
A community nurse is educating a group about primary prevention. Which example should be
included?
A. Screening for cervical cancer
B. Cardiac rehabilitation
✔✔C. Immunizations for influenza
D. Blood pressure monitoring
A rural community has limited access to healthcare. Which intervention by the nurse best
improves care?
A. Encourage travel to urban hospitals
✔✔B. Advocate for mobile health clinics
C. Distribute exercise equipment
D. Host nutrition fairs only
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, A nurse is working with a family that lacks running water and electricity. Which is the priority
intervention?
A. Teach stress management
✔✔B. Refer to social services for basic needs
C. Provide parenting classes
D. Educate on exercise routines
A community nurse is addressing obesity in adolescents. Which intervention represents
secondary prevention?
A. Provide healthy school lunches
✔✔B. Conduct BMI screenings in schools
C. Offer cardiac rehabilitation
D. Teach cooking classes to parents
A client is diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Which action should the community health nurse
take first?
A. Provide the family with masks
✔✔B. Initiate directly observed therapy (DOT)
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A community health nurse is planning a screening for hypertension. Which population is most
appropriate to target?
A. Preschool children
B. Adolescents
✔✔C. Middle-aged adults
D. New mothers
During a measles outbreak, what is the priority role of the community health nurse?
A. Provide nutritional teaching
✔✔B. Identify and isolate affected individuals
C. Conduct smoking cessation classes
D. Promote exercise programs
A nurse is conducting a windshield survey. Which observation is most relevant for assessing
community health?
1
,A. Number of streetlights
✔✔B. Presence of grocery stores and clinics
C. Color of houses
D. Amount of traffic lights
A community nurse is educating a group about primary prevention. Which example should be
included?
A. Screening for cervical cancer
B. Cardiac rehabilitation
✔✔C. Immunizations for influenza
D. Blood pressure monitoring
A rural community has limited access to healthcare. Which intervention by the nurse best
improves care?
A. Encourage travel to urban hospitals
✔✔B. Advocate for mobile health clinics
C. Distribute exercise equipment
D. Host nutrition fairs only
2
, A nurse is working with a family that lacks running water and electricity. Which is the priority
intervention?
A. Teach stress management
✔✔B. Refer to social services for basic needs
C. Provide parenting classes
D. Educate on exercise routines
A community nurse is addressing obesity in adolescents. Which intervention represents
secondary prevention?
A. Provide healthy school lunches
✔✔B. Conduct BMI screenings in schools
C. Offer cardiac rehabilitation
D. Teach cooking classes to parents
A client is diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Which action should the community health nurse
take first?
A. Provide the family with masks
✔✔B. Initiate directly observed therapy (DOT)
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