COMMUNITY HESI EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026-2027 … EXAM
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DOCUMENT OVERVIEW
This document provides 48 verified questions and answers for the Community HESI Exam,
offering detailed explanations for each correct response. It covers essential community
health nursing concepts, serving as a comprehensive resource for students preparing for
certification exams, reviewing course material, or reinforcing their understanding of key
principles.
CONTENTS
Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Q1–Q22
Community Health Nursing Roles & Interventions Q23–Q38
Chronic Disease Management & Home Health Q39–Q44
Public Health Emergencies & Bioterrorism Q45–Q48
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, E XA M Q U EST I O N S
Q1 QUESTION 1 OF 48
Which presentation of an infectious disease is acquired through an indirect transmission?
+Syphilis contracted from a sexual partner.
+ Measles resulting from a daycare center outbreak.
+Malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area.
+Nosocomial influenza spreading rapidly in a long-term center
CORRECT ANSWER
Malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area.
Malaria contracted from a biting mosquito is an example of a vector-related, indirect
transmission of the disease (C). Indirect transmission of an infectious disease involves the
spread of infection through an intermediate source, such as vehicles, fomites, or vectors. (A, B,
and D) are examples of direct transmission, defined as the spread of an infection through
person-to-person contact and is characterized by portals of exit and entry.
Q2 QUESTION 2 OF 48
While discussing the science of nursing, the nurse identifies the domain of nursing theory.
Which linkages should the nurse provide to describe nursing's paradigm?
The person, the environment or situation, and health.
Stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
Curative care, restorative care, and terminal care.
Self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging.
CORRECT ANSWER
The person, the environment or situation, and health.
Nursing theories serve to describe, explain, predict, or prescribe nursing care measures. Any
science has a domain, which is the view or perspective of the discipline. The elements of
nursing's paradigm direct the activity of the nursing profession, including knowledge
development, philosophy, theory, educational experience, research, practice, and literature
identified with the profession. Nursing identified its domain in a paradigm that includes four
linkages: the person, health, environment/situation, and nursing (A). (B, C, and D) are not
linkages of the domain.
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, Q3 QUESTION 3 OF 48
Which topic should the nurse include in planning a secondary prevention project for the
local retirement community?
Safety measures in the home.
Adult immunization program.
Rehabilitation after surgery.
Vision and hearing screening.
CORRECT ANSWER
Vision and hearing screening.
Health screenings (D) are the mainstay of secondary prevention, which focuses on health
promotion, which includes screening, early detection and diagnosis of disease. (A and B) are
primary prevention topics which include health-promoting activities designed to reduce the
likelihood of a specific illness occurring. Tertiary prevention includes interventions aimed at
disability limitation and rehabilitation (D) from disease, injury, or disability.
Q4 QUESTION 4 OF 48
During an initial clinic visit, the nurse is taking the history for a client who wants to confirm
her pregnancy. The client's last child has a history of low-birth-weight (LBW). Which
additional finding is most important for the nurse to consider?
Cigarette smoking.
African-American ethnicity.
Poor nutritional status.
Limited maternal education.
CORRECT ANSWER
African-American ethnicity.
The client's previous history of a LBW infant and the non-modifiable risk factor of ethnicity are
the most important risk factors for this pregnancy because the incidence of (LBW) infants is
twice as high for African-American (B) births than Caucasian births. The modifiable risk factors
of (A, C, and D) are related to infant morbidity, but (B) is most important because it is non-
modifiable.
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P R O F E S S I O N A L P R A C T I C E M AT E R I A L S
Community HESI Exam
1 Questions & Answers
2026-2027 | Latest
Verified Questions
Verified Answers Exam Ready With Rationales
48 QUESTIONS
DOCUMENT OVERVIEW
This document provides 48 verified questions and answers for the Community HESI Exam,
offering detailed explanations for each correct response. It covers essential community
health nursing concepts, serving as a comprehensive resource for students preparing for
certification exams, reviewing course material, or reinforcing their understanding of key
principles.
CONTENTS
Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Q1–Q22
Community Health Nursing Roles & Interventions Q23–Q38
Chronic Disease Management & Home Health Q39–Q44
Public Health Emergencies & Bioterrorism Q45–Q48
Page 1
, E XA M Q U EST I O N S
Q1 QUESTION 1 OF 48
Which presentation of an infectious disease is acquired through an indirect transmission?
+Syphilis contracted from a sexual partner.
+ Measles resulting from a daycare center outbreak.
+Malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area.
+Nosocomial influenza spreading rapidly in a long-term center
CORRECT ANSWER
Malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area.
Malaria contracted from a biting mosquito is an example of a vector-related, indirect
transmission of the disease (C). Indirect transmission of an infectious disease involves the
spread of infection through an intermediate source, such as vehicles, fomites, or vectors. (A, B,
and D) are examples of direct transmission, defined as the spread of an infection through
person-to-person contact and is characterized by portals of exit and entry.
Q2 QUESTION 2 OF 48
While discussing the science of nursing, the nurse identifies the domain of nursing theory.
Which linkages should the nurse provide to describe nursing's paradigm?
The person, the environment or situation, and health.
Stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
Curative care, restorative care, and terminal care.
Self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging.
CORRECT ANSWER
The person, the environment or situation, and health.
Nursing theories serve to describe, explain, predict, or prescribe nursing care measures. Any
science has a domain, which is the view or perspective of the discipline. The elements of
nursing's paradigm direct the activity of the nursing profession, including knowledge
development, philosophy, theory, educational experience, research, practice, and literature
identified with the profession. Nursing identified its domain in a paradigm that includes four
linkages: the person, health, environment/situation, and nursing (A). (B, C, and D) are not
linkages of the domain.
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, Q3 QUESTION 3 OF 48
Which topic should the nurse include in planning a secondary prevention project for the
local retirement community?
Safety measures in the home.
Adult immunization program.
Rehabilitation after surgery.
Vision and hearing screening.
CORRECT ANSWER
Vision and hearing screening.
Health screenings (D) are the mainstay of secondary prevention, which focuses on health
promotion, which includes screening, early detection and diagnosis of disease. (A and B) are
primary prevention topics which include health-promoting activities designed to reduce the
likelihood of a specific illness occurring. Tertiary prevention includes interventions aimed at
disability limitation and rehabilitation (D) from disease, injury, or disability.
Q4 QUESTION 4 OF 48
During an initial clinic visit, the nurse is taking the history for a client who wants to confirm
her pregnancy. The client's last child has a history of low-birth-weight (LBW). Which
additional finding is most important for the nurse to consider?
Cigarette smoking.
African-American ethnicity.
Poor nutritional status.
Limited maternal education.
CORRECT ANSWER
African-American ethnicity.
The client's previous history of a LBW infant and the non-modifiable risk factor of ethnicity are
the most important risk factors for this pregnancy because the incidence of (LBW) infants is
twice as high for African-American (B) births than Caucasian births. The modifiable risk factors
of (A, C, and D) are related to infant morbidity, but (B) is most important because it is non-
modifiable.
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