RN COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE
SOLUTION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ a community health nurse is providing education to a group of
children who have asthma. which of the following statements
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. i shouldn't play sports because it will make me too tired
B. i will stay indoors during cold weather
C. i will use my rescue medication every day
D. I shouldn't get the flu shot because it might make me sick Answer:
i will stay indoors during cold weather
◉ a community health nurse is planning an in-service about STI to a
group of adolescents. which of the following clinical findings should
the nurse include as a manifestation of primary syphilis?
A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy Answer: chancre
◉ a public health nurse is working in a community that ha a
population of 24, 096. There are 2,096 existing cases of heart
,disease within the population. The nurse can determine which of the
following from this information?
A. mortality rate
B. attack rate
C. prevalence proportion
D. incidence proportion Answer: prevalence proportion
◉ a nurse is preparing a community education program about
health care needs during pregnancy. The nurse should include that
which of the following vaccines is safe to administer to a client who
is pregnant?
A. herpes zoster
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella Answer: tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
◉ a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly
diagnosed with pertussis. Which of the following actions should the
school nurse take? (select all that apply)
A. instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing
stage has passed
B. encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
C. quarantine the children in the child's class
D. recommend the child receive a pneumococcal vaccine in 28 days
,E. check the immunizations of the child's classmates Answer: -
instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing stage
has passed
-encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
-check the immunizations of the child's classmates
◉ a nurse is caring for a 50-year-old client who has DM, recently lost
his job, and has no health insurance. The nurse should advise the
client to do which of the following?
A. contact medicare to determine eligibility
B. contact medicaid to determine eligibility
C. go to the ER when services are needed
D. go to the public health department when services are needed
Answer: contact medicaid to determine eligibility
◉ a home health nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse who is
drawing blood from a client for laboratory testing and gets stuck by
a used needle. Which of the following statements by the newly
licensed nurse indicates a need for further teaching?
A. the client will be tested for HIV
B. the client will be tested for hepatitis B virus
C. the client will be tested for hepatitis C virus
D. the client will be tested for hepatitis A virus Answer: the client
will be tested for hepatitis A virus
, ◉ a clinic nurse manager is developing an education program on TB
skin testing. The nurse should include that which of the following
can cause a false-negative result?
A. advanced HIV or AIDS
B. Bacilli CAlmette-Gue'rin (BCG) vaccination
C. time between exposure and screening
D. age of the client
E. recent abuse of IV substances Answer: -advanced HIV or AIDS
-time between exposure and screening
-age of the client
◉ a nurse is collecting demographic data as a part of a community
assessment. which of the following should be included?
A. racial distribution
B. family genograms
C. number of open water sources
D. presence of condemned buildings Answer: racial distribution
◉ a community health nurse is visiting a family that has newborn
twins and two school-aged children. The parents tell the nurse they
are emotionally and financially overwhelmed. which of the following
referrals are appropriate?
SOLUTION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ a community health nurse is providing education to a group of
children who have asthma. which of the following statements
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. i shouldn't play sports because it will make me too tired
B. i will stay indoors during cold weather
C. i will use my rescue medication every day
D. I shouldn't get the flu shot because it might make me sick Answer:
i will stay indoors during cold weather
◉ a community health nurse is planning an in-service about STI to a
group of adolescents. which of the following clinical findings should
the nurse include as a manifestation of primary syphilis?
A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy Answer: chancre
◉ a public health nurse is working in a community that ha a
population of 24, 096. There are 2,096 existing cases of heart
,disease within the population. The nurse can determine which of the
following from this information?
A. mortality rate
B. attack rate
C. prevalence proportion
D. incidence proportion Answer: prevalence proportion
◉ a nurse is preparing a community education program about
health care needs during pregnancy. The nurse should include that
which of the following vaccines is safe to administer to a client who
is pregnant?
A. herpes zoster
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella Answer: tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
◉ a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly
diagnosed with pertussis. Which of the following actions should the
school nurse take? (select all that apply)
A. instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing
stage has passed
B. encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
C. quarantine the children in the child's class
D. recommend the child receive a pneumococcal vaccine in 28 days
,E. check the immunizations of the child's classmates Answer: -
instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing stage
has passed
-encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
-check the immunizations of the child's classmates
◉ a nurse is caring for a 50-year-old client who has DM, recently lost
his job, and has no health insurance. The nurse should advise the
client to do which of the following?
A. contact medicare to determine eligibility
B. contact medicaid to determine eligibility
C. go to the ER when services are needed
D. go to the public health department when services are needed
Answer: contact medicaid to determine eligibility
◉ a home health nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse who is
drawing blood from a client for laboratory testing and gets stuck by
a used needle. Which of the following statements by the newly
licensed nurse indicates a need for further teaching?
A. the client will be tested for HIV
B. the client will be tested for hepatitis B virus
C. the client will be tested for hepatitis C virus
D. the client will be tested for hepatitis A virus Answer: the client
will be tested for hepatitis A virus
, ◉ a clinic nurse manager is developing an education program on TB
skin testing. The nurse should include that which of the following
can cause a false-negative result?
A. advanced HIV or AIDS
B. Bacilli CAlmette-Gue'rin (BCG) vaccination
C. time between exposure and screening
D. age of the client
E. recent abuse of IV substances Answer: -advanced HIV or AIDS
-time between exposure and screening
-age of the client
◉ a nurse is collecting demographic data as a part of a community
assessment. which of the following should be included?
A. racial distribution
B. family genograms
C. number of open water sources
D. presence of condemned buildings Answer: racial distribution
◉ a community health nurse is visiting a family that has newborn
twins and two school-aged children. The parents tell the nurse they
are emotionally and financially overwhelmed. which of the following
referrals are appropriate?
