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HESI COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 2026/2027 | ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | |JUST OUT!!!
An established community has a history of being skilled in
identifying and managing problems. What role should the
community health nurse assume in program development for
this community?
A. Community leader or facilitator
B. Data organizer
C. Group gatekeeper
D. Technical expert or advisor - ANSWER-D. Technical expert or
advisor
An older adult client visits the community health clinic and
reports the onset of pain, redness and swelling of the right eye.
Which question is most important for the clinic nurse to ask the
client?
A. Do you have any discharge from the eye
B. Have you started any new prescriptions
C. Are all of your immunizations current
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D. How often do you wash your hands - ANSWER-A. Do you
have any discharge from the eye
Several employees who have a 10 year or longer smoking
history ask the occupational health nurse for assistance with
smoking cessation. The nurse develops a 2 month program that
includes weekly group sessions on lifestyle changes and use of
wove the counter nicotine substitute products. Which
measurement provides the best indication of the programs
effectiveness?
A. Survey employees to determine how many are smoking 2
months after the end of the program
B. At the end of the program test the employees knowledge of
OTC nicotine substitute products
C. Ask the employees to inform the group if they stop smoking
and if they start smoking again
D. Design a questionnaire that identifies lifestyle changes that
contribute to smoking cessation - ANSWER-A. Survey
employees to determine how many are smoking 2 months after
the end of the program
An adult male client with recurrent ascites from cirrhosis tells
the home health nurse that he has no appetite or energy. The
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nurse should provide what diet suggestions for this client?
(Select all that apply)
A. Eat concentrated sweets for a quick energy boost
B. Avoid adding salt to foods when cooking or at the table
C. Try to eat at least six small meals daily
D. Limit helpings of fresh fruits and vegetables
E. Choose small helping of lean protein such as legumes -
ANSWER-B. Avoid adding salt to foods when cooking or at the
table
C. Try to eat at least six small meals daily
E. Choose small helping of lean protein such as legumes
On a repeat home visit to see an 84 year old widow the nurse
discovers that the client is unkempt, smells of stale urine and
does not recognize her neighbors or the nurse. What action
should the nurse take first?
A. Complete a physical and mental exam of the client
B. Call the clients pharmacy to determine what medications she
is taking
C. Seek the family's assistance in caring for the client
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D. Call adult protective services to obtain emergency nursing
home placement - ANSWER-A. Complete a physical and mental
exam of the client
During a two-week postoperative follow-up home visit, a female
client who had gastric bypass surgery exhibits abdominal
tenderness, shoulder pain, and describes feelings of malaise.
Her vital signs are: temperature 101.8°F, blood pressure 100/50,
heart rate 104 beats/minute, and respirations 18
breaths/minute. Which action should the nurse take?
A. Determine the client's current oxygen saturation rate.
B. Instruct the client to drive to the hospital for admission
C. Recheck the client's vital signs in 30 minutes
D. Have the client transported via ambulance to the hospital -
ANSWER-D. Have the client transported via ambulance to the
hospital
An older man has become increasingly forgetful, frequently eats
large quantities of food from refrigerator, and cannot remember
when he takes his medications. He has limited mobility to
weight-related osteoarthritis in both knees. When assisting the
client's wife with a plan care for the home, which interventions
should the nurse suggest? (Select all that apply.)
HESI COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 2026/2027 | ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | |JUST OUT!!!
An established community has a history of being skilled in
identifying and managing problems. What role should the
community health nurse assume in program development for
this community?
A. Community leader or facilitator
B. Data organizer
C. Group gatekeeper
D. Technical expert or advisor - ANSWER-D. Technical expert or
advisor
An older adult client visits the community health clinic and
reports the onset of pain, redness and swelling of the right eye.
Which question is most important for the clinic nurse to ask the
client?
A. Do you have any discharge from the eye
B. Have you started any new prescriptions
C. Are all of your immunizations current
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D. How often do you wash your hands - ANSWER-A. Do you
have any discharge from the eye
Several employees who have a 10 year or longer smoking
history ask the occupational health nurse for assistance with
smoking cessation. The nurse develops a 2 month program that
includes weekly group sessions on lifestyle changes and use of
wove the counter nicotine substitute products. Which
measurement provides the best indication of the programs
effectiveness?
A. Survey employees to determine how many are smoking 2
months after the end of the program
B. At the end of the program test the employees knowledge of
OTC nicotine substitute products
C. Ask the employees to inform the group if they stop smoking
and if they start smoking again
D. Design a questionnaire that identifies lifestyle changes that
contribute to smoking cessation - ANSWER-A. Survey
employees to determine how many are smoking 2 months after
the end of the program
An adult male client with recurrent ascites from cirrhosis tells
the home health nurse that he has no appetite or energy. The
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nurse should provide what diet suggestions for this client?
(Select all that apply)
A. Eat concentrated sweets for a quick energy boost
B. Avoid adding salt to foods when cooking or at the table
C. Try to eat at least six small meals daily
D. Limit helpings of fresh fruits and vegetables
E. Choose small helping of lean protein such as legumes -
ANSWER-B. Avoid adding salt to foods when cooking or at the
table
C. Try to eat at least six small meals daily
E. Choose small helping of lean protein such as legumes
On a repeat home visit to see an 84 year old widow the nurse
discovers that the client is unkempt, smells of stale urine and
does not recognize her neighbors or the nurse. What action
should the nurse take first?
A. Complete a physical and mental exam of the client
B. Call the clients pharmacy to determine what medications she
is taking
C. Seek the family's assistance in caring for the client
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D. Call adult protective services to obtain emergency nursing
home placement - ANSWER-A. Complete a physical and mental
exam of the client
During a two-week postoperative follow-up home visit, a female
client who had gastric bypass surgery exhibits abdominal
tenderness, shoulder pain, and describes feelings of malaise.
Her vital signs are: temperature 101.8°F, blood pressure 100/50,
heart rate 104 beats/minute, and respirations 18
breaths/minute. Which action should the nurse take?
A. Determine the client's current oxygen saturation rate.
B. Instruct the client to drive to the hospital for admission
C. Recheck the client's vital signs in 30 minutes
D. Have the client transported via ambulance to the hospital -
ANSWER-D. Have the client transported via ambulance to the
hospital
An older man has become increasingly forgetful, frequently eats
large quantities of food from refrigerator, and cannot remember
when he takes his medications. He has limited mobility to
weight-related osteoarthritis in both knees. When assisting the
client's wife with a plan care for the home, which interventions
should the nurse suggest? (Select all that apply.)
