Community HESI Study Guide | Authentic
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• The school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and body mass indexed
(BMI) of the students who are entering high school. Because a majority
of the students are found to be overweight, the nurse plans to develop a
program that addresses obesity in this age population. Before initiating
this program, what additional information is most important for the
nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood obesity
c. The demographic data for the student population
An activity report from the physical education department -✓✓a. The
history of obesity education in the community
• The epidemiological triad can be used to frame strategies for the
prevention of farm machinery injuries. Which action should the nurse
take to focus on the agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands -✓✓Work with
legislators to mandate safe tractor design
• 1. The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding
for a local health clinic. Which strategy is likely to be most effective in
obtaining funding for the clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the
clinic provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state
representatives
,c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the
community clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local
clinic's value -✓✓d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade
Congress of the local clinic's value
• The nurse is documenting the medical history of a young adult male
client who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM).
He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily and his father died of a heart
attack at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most important for the
nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy
b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia -✓✓d. Hyperlipidemia
• The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in a mass casualty
center after a natural flooding disaster. Which information should the
nurse including in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation process
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions
E. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions -✓✓c.
Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions
E. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions
• A nurse is planning a nutrition class for a group of senior citizens at a
community center and wants to emphasize the amount and types of fat in
some foods versus others. What is the best teaching method for the nurse
to use?
, a. Display posters with foods and tell seniors about fat content
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the
nutritional panel of each product
c. Show a movie about cooking with foods that are low in fat but
delicious
d. Ask each senior to bring a food for others to taste, then estimate the
fat contained in these foods -✓✓b. Determine foods most often eaten by
this group and discuss the nutritional panel of each product
• An adult male who has diabetes is laid off from his job of 15 years
where he had health care benefits. By law, he is provided with
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) benefits.
What is likely to be his greatest concern in planning for his health care
during the next year?
a. Paying for his health care
b. Obtaining quality medical care
c. Selecting a primary care provider
d. Having required lab work completed -✓✓a. Paying for his health care
• 1. A prescription for discharge is written for an elderly female client
who has asked to be discharged to her home. The client lives alone and
is able to walk 10 to 15 feet with assistance. What action should the
nurse implement first?
a. Review the home medication schedule with the client and family
b. Arrange for a bedside commode to be delivered to the home
c. Meet with the case manager to plan a home safety evaluation
d. Provide the client with information about medical alert devices -✓✓c.
Meet with the case manager to plan a home safety evaluation
• The nurse at a migrant health center notes an increased incidence of
dermatitis in seasonal farm workers at a local fruit farm. In response to
this finding, it is most important for the nurse to obtain which
information as a part of a community assessment?
a. Availability of fresh water for washing hands after work
Exam Questions and Expert Answers with
Detailed Solutions 2026/2027 (Already
Passed A+)
• The school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and body mass indexed
(BMI) of the students who are entering high school. Because a majority
of the students are found to be overweight, the nurse plans to develop a
program that addresses obesity in this age population. Before initiating
this program, what additional information is most important for the
nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood obesity
c. The demographic data for the student population
An activity report from the physical education department -✓✓a. The
history of obesity education in the community
• The epidemiological triad can be used to frame strategies for the
prevention of farm machinery injuries. Which action should the nurse
take to focus on the agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands -✓✓Work with
legislators to mandate safe tractor design
• 1. The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding
for a local health clinic. Which strategy is likely to be most effective in
obtaining funding for the clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the
clinic provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state
representatives
,c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the
community clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local
clinic's value -✓✓d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade
Congress of the local clinic's value
• The nurse is documenting the medical history of a young adult male
client who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM).
He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily and his father died of a heart
attack at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most important for the
nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy
b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia -✓✓d. Hyperlipidemia
• The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in a mass casualty
center after a natural flooding disaster. Which information should the
nurse including in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation process
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions
E. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions -✓✓c.
Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions
E. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions
• A nurse is planning a nutrition class for a group of senior citizens at a
community center and wants to emphasize the amount and types of fat in
some foods versus others. What is the best teaching method for the nurse
to use?
, a. Display posters with foods and tell seniors about fat content
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the
nutritional panel of each product
c. Show a movie about cooking with foods that are low in fat but
delicious
d. Ask each senior to bring a food for others to taste, then estimate the
fat contained in these foods -✓✓b. Determine foods most often eaten by
this group and discuss the nutritional panel of each product
• An adult male who has diabetes is laid off from his job of 15 years
where he had health care benefits. By law, he is provided with
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) benefits.
What is likely to be his greatest concern in planning for his health care
during the next year?
a. Paying for his health care
b. Obtaining quality medical care
c. Selecting a primary care provider
d. Having required lab work completed -✓✓a. Paying for his health care
• 1. A prescription for discharge is written for an elderly female client
who has asked to be discharged to her home. The client lives alone and
is able to walk 10 to 15 feet with assistance. What action should the
nurse implement first?
a. Review the home medication schedule with the client and family
b. Arrange for a bedside commode to be delivered to the home
c. Meet with the case manager to plan a home safety evaluation
d. Provide the client with information about medical alert devices -✓✓c.
Meet with the case manager to plan a home safety evaluation
• The nurse at a migrant health center notes an increased incidence of
dermatitis in seasonal farm workers at a local fruit farm. In response to
this finding, it is most important for the nurse to obtain which
information as a part of a community assessment?
a. Availability of fresh water for washing hands after work
