COMMUNITY HESI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Question:
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
Answer:
a. The history of obesity education in the community
Question:
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
Answer:
Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
Question:
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
Answer:
, d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value
Question:
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
Answer:
d. Hyperlipidemia
Question:
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
Answer:
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
Question:
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
Answer:
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional panel of each product
SOLUTIONS
Question:
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
Answer:
a. The history of obesity education in the community
Question:
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
Answer:
Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
Question:
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
Answer:
, d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value
Question:
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
Answer:
d. Hyperlipidemia
Question:
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
Answer:
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
Question:
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
Answer:
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional panel of each product
