EVALUATED
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING FINAL HESI EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse in a clinic that provides direct care services to clients with tuberculosis would be classified as
practicing:
a. community-based nursing.
b. community-oriented nursing.
c. institutional nursing.
d. public health nursing. - CORRECT ANSWER -a. community-based nursing.
The nurse practicing as a community-based nurse is more likely to give direct care to people than are
nurses who practice from a scommunity-oriented sframework.
Jennifer sis sa snurse sin sa sfamily smedicine sclinic. sToday sshe sis sassessing sJose, sa s4-year-old swho sis
sbeing sseen sfor san searache. sThe stype sof snursing sJennifer spractices sis:
a. community-oriented s nursing.
b. community-based snursing.
c. public shealth snursing.
d. tertiary shealth snursing. s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-b. scommunity-based snursing.
,In scommunity-based snursing, sthe snurse sfocuses son s"illness scare" sof sindividuals sand sfamilies
sacross sthe slife sspan.
A sschool snurse steaches sthree smiddle sschool sstudents swith sasthma sconditions stechniques sto
sminimize stheir sincidence sof sbronchial sspasms. sThis sis san sapplication sof:
a. community-based s nursing.
b. community-oriented s nursing.
c. institutional snursing.
d. public shealth snursing. s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a. scommunity-based snursing.
The sgoal sof scommunity-based snursing s(CBN) sis sto smanage sacute sor schronic sconditions swhile
spromoting sself-care samong sindividuals sand sfamilies.
The spublic shealth snurse sdeals swith sthe sexamination sof sa scommunity ssetting sto sdetermine sthe
scommunity's shealth sstatus. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sactivities sshould sbe sconsidered sin sthe
sassessment sphase?
Select sall sthat sapply.
a. Assisting scommunities sto simplement sand sevaluate splans sand sprojects.
b. Building sconstituencies sto swork swith sthe scommunity.
c. Collecting, sanalyzing, sand sdisseminating sinformation.
d. Evaluating sthe ssocial, seconomic, sand senvironmental scharacteristics sof sthe spopulation.
e. Questioning sthe savailability sof shealth sservices sto sthe scommunity s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-c.
sCollecting, sanalyzing, sand sdisseminating sinformation.
d. sEvaluating sthe ssocial, seconomic, sand senvironmental scharacteristics sof sthe spopulation.
e. sQuestioning sthe savailability sof shealth sservices sto sthe scommunity
,In sa sfederally sfunded spreschool sprogram ssuch sas sHead sStart, snursing sservices sthat sinclude
sconducting sdevelopmental-level sscreening sfor scognitive sand spsychomotor sdevelopment sof
sindividual schildren swould smost slikely sbe sconsidered scommunity-oriented snursing scare swhen:
a. individual sresults sare scompared swith sestablished sstandards sfor schildren sof sthe ssame sage sgroup.
b. program scharacteristics sare sassessed sfor stheir seffectiveness sin smaking sthe sschool spopulation
shealthier.
c. referral sis sprovided sfor sa schild sidentified swith sdelayed spsychomotor sdevelopment.
d. treatment sis sinitiated sfor sa schild swith san sidentified slearning sdisability. s- sCORRECT
sANSWER s-a. sindividual sresults sare scompared swith sestablished sstandards sfor schildren sof
sthe ssame sage sgroup.
Within sfederally sfunded sprograms sfor spreschool schildren, sfrom sa scommunity-oriented snursing scare
sperspective, snursing sservices scould sbe sprovided sto sindividual schildren sby sconducting sdevelopmental-
level sscreening stests sto sevaluate seach schild's slevel sof scognitive sand spsychomotor sdevelopment sin
scomparison swith sestablished sstandards sfor schildren sof sthe ssame sage. sThis sis spopulation-focused
sservice.
Public shealth snursing sis sa sspecialty swith sa sdistinct sfocus sand sscope sof spractice sand srequires
sa sspecial sknowledge sbase sdifferent sfrom sother sspecialty sareas sof snursing. sA spublic shealth
snurse swould sfirst sbe sinterested sin:
a. drug streatments sfor sdiabetes.
b. populations swith sthe shighest srate sof sdiabetes.
c. educational smaterials sfor sindividuals swith sdiabetes.
d. new stechnology sfor sdiabetic scare. s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-b. spopulations swith sthe shighest
srate sof sdiabetes.
The sprimary sfocus sthat shas sdifferentiated spublic shealth snursing sfrom sother sspecialties shas
sbeen sthe semphasis son sthe spopulation srather sthan son sindividuals sor sfamilies.
, A sstate sagency shas sreceived smultiple scomplaints sregarding sthe savailability sof selder stransportation
sservices sto sa sspecific scounty ssenior scenter. sThe sstate sagency sassigns sa spublic shealth snurse sto
swork swith sthe scommunity sto sevaluate sits sprogram sfor selder stransportation sservices sto spublicly
ssponsored selder scare sprograms. sThe spublic shealth score sfunction sapplied sis:
a. assurance.
b. policy sdevelopment.
c. primary sprevention.
d. public stransportation. s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a. sassurance.
The spublic shealth score sfunction sof sassurance sfocuses son sthe sresponsibility sof spublic shealth sagencies
sto sbe ssure sthat sactivities sare sappropriately scarried sout sto smeet spublic shealth sgoals sand splans.
A snurse splanning sa ssmoking scessation sclinic sfor sadolescents sin sthe slocal smiddle sschools sand shigh
sschools sis sproviding:
a. community-oriented s care.
b. community-based s care.
c. secondary scare.
d. tertiary scare. s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a. scommunity-oriented scare.
Community-oriented snurses semphasize shealth sprotection, smaintenance, sand spromotion sand sdisease
sprevention, sas swell sas sself-reliance samong sclients.
In sa scommunity sclinic sthat sscreens sand streats sindividuals sfor scardiovascular sdisorders, sthe snurse
spracticing spublic shealth/population-focused snursing swould smost slikely sascertain:
a. a sholistic streatment splan.
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING FINAL HESI EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse in a clinic that provides direct care services to clients with tuberculosis would be classified as
practicing:
a. community-based nursing.
b. community-oriented nursing.
c. institutional nursing.
d. public health nursing. - CORRECT ANSWER -a. community-based nursing.
The nurse practicing as a community-based nurse is more likely to give direct care to people than are
nurses who practice from a scommunity-oriented sframework.
Jennifer sis sa snurse sin sa sfamily smedicine sclinic. sToday sshe sis sassessing sJose, sa s4-year-old swho sis
sbeing sseen sfor san searache. sThe stype sof snursing sJennifer spractices sis:
a. community-oriented s nursing.
b. community-based snursing.
c. public shealth snursing.
d. tertiary shealth snursing. s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-b. scommunity-based snursing.
,In scommunity-based snursing, sthe snurse sfocuses son s"illness scare" sof sindividuals sand sfamilies
sacross sthe slife sspan.
A sschool snurse steaches sthree smiddle sschool sstudents swith sasthma sconditions stechniques sto
sminimize stheir sincidence sof sbronchial sspasms. sThis sis san sapplication sof:
a. community-based s nursing.
b. community-oriented s nursing.
c. institutional snursing.
d. public shealth snursing. s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a. scommunity-based snursing.
The sgoal sof scommunity-based snursing s(CBN) sis sto smanage sacute sor schronic sconditions swhile
spromoting sself-care samong sindividuals sand sfamilies.
The spublic shealth snurse sdeals swith sthe sexamination sof sa scommunity ssetting sto sdetermine sthe
scommunity's shealth sstatus. sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sactivities sshould sbe sconsidered sin sthe
sassessment sphase?
Select sall sthat sapply.
a. Assisting scommunities sto simplement sand sevaluate splans sand sprojects.
b. Building sconstituencies sto swork swith sthe scommunity.
c. Collecting, sanalyzing, sand sdisseminating sinformation.
d. Evaluating sthe ssocial, seconomic, sand senvironmental scharacteristics sof sthe spopulation.
e. Questioning sthe savailability sof shealth sservices sto sthe scommunity s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-c.
sCollecting, sanalyzing, sand sdisseminating sinformation.
d. sEvaluating sthe ssocial, seconomic, sand senvironmental scharacteristics sof sthe spopulation.
e. sQuestioning sthe savailability sof shealth sservices sto sthe scommunity
,In sa sfederally sfunded spreschool sprogram ssuch sas sHead sStart, snursing sservices sthat sinclude
sconducting sdevelopmental-level sscreening sfor scognitive sand spsychomotor sdevelopment sof
sindividual schildren swould smost slikely sbe sconsidered scommunity-oriented snursing scare swhen:
a. individual sresults sare scompared swith sestablished sstandards sfor schildren sof sthe ssame sage sgroup.
b. program scharacteristics sare sassessed sfor stheir seffectiveness sin smaking sthe sschool spopulation
shealthier.
c. referral sis sprovided sfor sa schild sidentified swith sdelayed spsychomotor sdevelopment.
d. treatment sis sinitiated sfor sa schild swith san sidentified slearning sdisability. s- sCORRECT
sANSWER s-a. sindividual sresults sare scompared swith sestablished sstandards sfor schildren sof
sthe ssame sage sgroup.
Within sfederally sfunded sprograms sfor spreschool schildren, sfrom sa scommunity-oriented snursing scare
sperspective, snursing sservices scould sbe sprovided sto sindividual schildren sby sconducting sdevelopmental-
level sscreening stests sto sevaluate seach schild's slevel sof scognitive sand spsychomotor sdevelopment sin
scomparison swith sestablished sstandards sfor schildren sof sthe ssame sage. sThis sis spopulation-focused
sservice.
Public shealth snursing sis sa sspecialty swith sa sdistinct sfocus sand sscope sof spractice sand srequires
sa sspecial sknowledge sbase sdifferent sfrom sother sspecialty sareas sof snursing. sA spublic shealth
snurse swould sfirst sbe sinterested sin:
a. drug streatments sfor sdiabetes.
b. populations swith sthe shighest srate sof sdiabetes.
c. educational smaterials sfor sindividuals swith sdiabetes.
d. new stechnology sfor sdiabetic scare. s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-b. spopulations swith sthe shighest
srate sof sdiabetes.
The sprimary sfocus sthat shas sdifferentiated spublic shealth snursing sfrom sother sspecialties shas
sbeen sthe semphasis son sthe spopulation srather sthan son sindividuals sor sfamilies.
, A sstate sagency shas sreceived smultiple scomplaints sregarding sthe savailability sof selder stransportation
sservices sto sa sspecific scounty ssenior scenter. sThe sstate sagency sassigns sa spublic shealth snurse sto
swork swith sthe scommunity sto sevaluate sits sprogram sfor selder stransportation sservices sto spublicly
ssponsored selder scare sprograms. sThe spublic shealth score sfunction sapplied sis:
a. assurance.
b. policy sdevelopment.
c. primary sprevention.
d. public stransportation. s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a. sassurance.
The spublic shealth score sfunction sof sassurance sfocuses son sthe sresponsibility sof spublic shealth sagencies
sto sbe ssure sthat sactivities sare sappropriately scarried sout sto smeet spublic shealth sgoals sand splans.
A snurse splanning sa ssmoking scessation sclinic sfor sadolescents sin sthe slocal smiddle sschools sand shigh
sschools sis sproviding:
a. community-oriented s care.
b. community-based s care.
c. secondary scare.
d. tertiary scare. s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a. scommunity-oriented scare.
Community-oriented snurses semphasize shealth sprotection, smaintenance, sand spromotion sand sdisease
sprevention, sas swell sas sself-reliance samong sclients.
In sa scommunity sclinic sthat sscreens sand streats sindividuals sfor scardiovascular sdisorders, sthe snurse
spracticing spublic shealth/population-focused snursing swould smost slikely sascertain:
a. a sholistic streatment splan.
