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.
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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 cstype csof csnursing csJennifer cspractices csis:
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