Community HESI Certification Review 2026/2027
| Exam-Focused Questions and Verified Answers
with Complete Solutions (Already Passed A+)
1. A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after recently
experiencing increasing difficulty sitting and paying attention in class,
and increasingly illegible handwriting. The nurse observes that the child
has protruding eyeballs and a staring expression. What action should the
nurse take next? -✓✓Gather additional data by taking a health history
and measuring vital signs
2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among
children, the community health nurse should stress the importance of
implementing which activity? -✓✓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? -✓✓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? -✓✓"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? -✓✓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? -✓✓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) -✓✓-
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? -✓✓"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? -✓✓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? -✓✓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? -✓✓Meals-on-Wheels
| Exam-Focused Questions and Verified Answers
with Complete Solutions (Already Passed A+)
1. A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after recently
experiencing increasing difficulty sitting and paying attention in class,
and increasingly illegible handwriting. The nurse observes that the child
has protruding eyeballs and a staring expression. What action should the
nurse take next? -✓✓Gather additional data by taking a health history
and measuring vital signs
2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among
children, the community health nurse should stress the importance of
implementing which activity? -✓✓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? -✓✓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? -✓✓"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? -✓✓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? -✓✓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) -✓✓-
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? -✓✓"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? -✓✓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? -✓✓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? -✓✓Meals-on-Wheels
