COMMUNITY HEALTH HESI COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ 2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among
children, the community health nurse should stress the importance of
implementing which activity? Answer: Set goals that are focused on
developing healthier lifestyles
◉ 3. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled
Ricin. Which intervention should the emergency department nurse
implement when caring for these clients? Answer: Provide supportive
nursing care until antitoxin is available
◉ 4. A young woman tells the public health nurse that a friend was
recently diagnosed with Hepatitis B and she is concerned about getting
the disease. During the assessment interview, which question is most
important for the nurse to ask this woman? Answer: "Have you shared
any needles or had sex with your friend?"
◉ 5. Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome
for the Leading Health indicators of Healthy People 2020? Answer: A
community has adopted a no smoking policy
,◉ 6. Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when
attempting to address one of the leading health indicators of Healthy
People 2020? Answer: Design and implement a no smoking campaign at
the local high school
◉ 7. Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American
Nursing. Which contributions can be attributed to her? (Select all).
Answer: -Development of Public health nursing practice
-First nursing service for occupational health
-Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN
-Instituted a sliding scale fee for service
◉ 8. A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result
of a motorcycle accident. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the
accident, and states that he has no intention of ever wearing one. Within
the framework of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), which response
should the nurse provide? Answer: "Wearing a helmet or not is certainly
an individual decision."
◉ 9. After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary
school, what strategy is best for the nurse to use to obtain an overview of
the student body? Answer: Conduct a windshield survey of the
geographic areas served by the school
◉ 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 is the
nurse implementing? Answer: Primary prevention
◉ 18. During an initial clinic visit, the nurse is taking the history for a
client who wants to confirm her pregnancy. The client's last child has a
history of low-birth-weight (LBW). Which additional finding is most
important for the nurse to consider? Answer: African-American ethnicity
◉ 19. The home health nurse is planning a visit with a client who has
been discharged home after hospitalization. Which action should the
nurse implement? Answer: Schedule home visits that take place during
the daylight hours
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ 2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among
children, the community health nurse should stress the importance of
implementing which activity? Answer: Set goals that are focused on
developing healthier lifestyles
◉ 3. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled
Ricin. Which intervention should the emergency department nurse
implement when caring for these clients? Answer: Provide supportive
nursing care until antitoxin is available
◉ 4. A young woman tells the public health nurse that a friend was
recently diagnosed with Hepatitis B and she is concerned about getting
the disease. During the assessment interview, which question is most
important for the nurse to ask this woman? Answer: "Have you shared
any needles or had sex with your friend?"
◉ 5. Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome
for the Leading Health indicators of Healthy People 2020? Answer: A
community has adopted a no smoking policy
,◉ 6. Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when
attempting to address one of the leading health indicators of Healthy
People 2020? Answer: Design and implement a no smoking campaign at
the local high school
◉ 7. Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American
Nursing. Which contributions can be attributed to her? (Select all).
Answer: -Development of Public health nursing practice
-First nursing service for occupational health
-Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN
-Instituted a sliding scale fee for service
◉ 8. A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result
of a motorcycle accident. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the
accident, and states that he has no intention of ever wearing one. Within
the framework of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), which response
should the nurse provide? Answer: "Wearing a helmet or not is certainly
an individual decision."
◉ 9. After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary
school, what strategy is best for the nurse to use to obtain an overview of
the student body? Answer: Conduct a windshield survey of the
geographic areas served by the school
◉ 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 is the
nurse implementing? Answer: Primary prevention
◉ 18. During an initial clinic visit, the nurse is taking the history for a
client who wants to confirm her pregnancy. The client's last child has a
history of low-birth-weight (LBW). Which additional finding is most
important for the nurse to consider? Answer: African-American ethnicity
◉ 19. The home health nurse is planning a visit with a client who has
been discharged home after hospitalization. Which action should the
nurse implement? Answer: Schedule home visits that take place during
the daylight hours
