PNLE CHN EXAM (2025/2026) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. A garment factory does not have an occupational nurse. Who shall provide the
occupational health needs of the factory workers?
A. Occupational health nurse at the Provincial Health Office
B. Physician employed by the factory
C. Public health nurse of the RHU of their municipality
D. Rural sanitary inspector of the RHU of their municipality
Answer: (C) Public health nurse of the RHU of their municipality You're right!
This question is based on R.A.1054.
1. "Public health services are given free of charge." Is this statement true or false?
A. The statement is true; it is the responsibility of government to provide basic
services.
B. The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health services.
C. The statement may be true or false, depending on the specific service required.
D. The statement may be true or false, depending on policies of the government
concerned.
Answer: (B) The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health
services.
Community health services, including public health services, are pre-paid services,
though taxation, for example.
,1. According to C.E.Winslow, which of the following is the goal of Public Health?
A. For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity
B. For promotion of health and prevention of disease
C. For people to have access to basic health services
D. For people to be organized in their health efforts
Answer: (A) For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity
According to Winslow, all public health efforts are for people to realize their
birthrights of health and
longevity.
1. We say that a Filipino has attained longevity when he is able to reach the
average lifespan of Filipinos. What other statistic may be used to determine
attainment of longevity?
A. Age-specific mortality rate
B. Proportionate mortality rate
C. Swaroop's index
D. Case fatality rate
Answer: (C) Swaroop's index
Swaroop's index is the percentage of the deaths aged 50 years or older. Its inverse
represents the percentage of untimely deaths (those who died younger than 50
years).
1. Which of the following is the most prominent feature of public health nursing?
A. It involves providing home care to sick people who are not confined in the
hospital.
,B. Services are provided free of charge to people within the catchment area.
C. The public health nurse functions as part of a team providing a public health
nursing services.
D. Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services.
Answer: (D) Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services.
The catchment area in PHN consists of a residential community, many of whom
are well individuals who have greater need for preventive rather than curative
services.
1. You are the public health nurse in a municipality with a total population of about
20,000. There are 3 rural health midwives among the RHU personnel. How many
more midwife items will the RHU need?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. The RHU does not need any more midwife item.
Answer: (A) 1
Each rural health midwife is given a population assignment of about 5,000.
1. Which is the primary goal of community health nursing?
A. To support and supplement the efforts of the medical profession in the
promotion of health and prevention of illness
B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with
their health needs
C. To increase the productivity of the people by providing them with services that
will increase their level of health
, D. To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare,
focusing particularly on mothers and children.
Answer: (B) To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to
cope with their health needs
To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare,
focusing particularly on mothers and children
1. CHN is a community-based practice. Which best explains this statement?
A. The service is provided in the natural environment of people.
B. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and
problems.
C. The services are based on the available resources within the community.
D. Priority setting is based on the magnitude of the health problems identified.
Answer: (B) The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing
needs and problems.
Community-based practice means providing care to people in their own natural
environments: the home, school and workplace, for example.
1. Population-focused nursing practice requires which of the following processes?
A. Community organizing
B. Nursing process
C. Community diagnosis
D. Epidemiologic process
Answer: (C) Community diagnosis
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. A garment factory does not have an occupational nurse. Who shall provide the
occupational health needs of the factory workers?
A. Occupational health nurse at the Provincial Health Office
B. Physician employed by the factory
C. Public health nurse of the RHU of their municipality
D. Rural sanitary inspector of the RHU of their municipality
Answer: (C) Public health nurse of the RHU of their municipality You're right!
This question is based on R.A.1054.
1. "Public health services are given free of charge." Is this statement true or false?
A. The statement is true; it is the responsibility of government to provide basic
services.
B. The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health services.
C. The statement may be true or false, depending on the specific service required.
D. The statement may be true or false, depending on policies of the government
concerned.
Answer: (B) The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health
services.
Community health services, including public health services, are pre-paid services,
though taxation, for example.
,1. According to C.E.Winslow, which of the following is the goal of Public Health?
A. For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity
B. For promotion of health and prevention of disease
C. For people to have access to basic health services
D. For people to be organized in their health efforts
Answer: (A) For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity
According to Winslow, all public health efforts are for people to realize their
birthrights of health and
longevity.
1. We say that a Filipino has attained longevity when he is able to reach the
average lifespan of Filipinos. What other statistic may be used to determine
attainment of longevity?
A. Age-specific mortality rate
B. Proportionate mortality rate
C. Swaroop's index
D. Case fatality rate
Answer: (C) Swaroop's index
Swaroop's index is the percentage of the deaths aged 50 years or older. Its inverse
represents the percentage of untimely deaths (those who died younger than 50
years).
1. Which of the following is the most prominent feature of public health nursing?
A. It involves providing home care to sick people who are not confined in the
hospital.
,B. Services are provided free of charge to people within the catchment area.
C. The public health nurse functions as part of a team providing a public health
nursing services.
D. Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services.
Answer: (D) Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services.
The catchment area in PHN consists of a residential community, many of whom
are well individuals who have greater need for preventive rather than curative
services.
1. You are the public health nurse in a municipality with a total population of about
20,000. There are 3 rural health midwives among the RHU personnel. How many
more midwife items will the RHU need?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. The RHU does not need any more midwife item.
Answer: (A) 1
Each rural health midwife is given a population assignment of about 5,000.
1. Which is the primary goal of community health nursing?
A. To support and supplement the efforts of the medical profession in the
promotion of health and prevention of illness
B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with
their health needs
C. To increase the productivity of the people by providing them with services that
will increase their level of health
, D. To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare,
focusing particularly on mothers and children.
Answer: (B) To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to
cope with their health needs
To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare,
focusing particularly on mothers and children
1. CHN is a community-based practice. Which best explains this statement?
A. The service is provided in the natural environment of people.
B. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and
problems.
C. The services are based on the available resources within the community.
D. Priority setting is based on the magnitude of the health problems identified.
Answer: (B) The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing
needs and problems.
Community-based practice means providing care to people in their own natural
environments: the home, school and workplace, for example.
1. Population-focused nursing practice requires which of the following processes?
A. Community organizing
B. Nursing process
C. Community diagnosis
D. Epidemiologic process
Answer: (C) Community diagnosis
