NUR 206 COMMUNITY NURSING
CONCEPTS ADVANCED REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. A community health nurse is conducting a screening for hypertension at a local senior
center. Which level of prevention is being implemented?
A. Primary prevention
B. Tertiary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Quaternary prevention
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and screening
to identify diseases in their earliest stages, such as hypertension screenings or
mammograms.
2. When applying the epidemiological triangle to a case of influenza, which of the following
represents the ‘host’?
A. An unvaccinated elderly individual
,B. Cold and humid weather conditions
C. The Influenza virus
D. A contaminated surface in a public area
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: In the epidemiological triangle, the host is the living human or
animal that is susceptible to the agent. The virus is the agent, and weather or surfaces
represent the environment.
3. A nurse is working with a migrant farmworker who presents with muscle twitching,
sweating, and pupillary constriction. What should the nurse suspect as the primary cause?
A. Heat exhaustion
B. Organophosphate pesticide exposure
C. Tuberculosis infection
D. Nitrate toxicity from groundwater
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Migrant workers are at high risk for pesticide exposure.
Symptoms like muscle twitching (fasciculations), miosis (constricted pupils), and
diaphoresis are classic signs of organophosphate poisoning.
, 4. The nurse is using the ‘I PREPARE’ mnemonic to assess environmental exposure. What does
the ‘E’ in ‘PREPARE’ stand for?
A. Employment
B. Education
C. Environmental justice
D. Evidence-based practice
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: In the I PREPARE mnemonic (Investigate, Present work,
Residence, Environmental concerns, Past work, Activities, Referrals/Resources, Educate),
the first ‘E’ stands for Employment/Past work.
5. Which core function of public health involves ensuring that essential community-oriented
health services are available and that the health care workforce is competent?
A. Assessment
B. Assurance
C. Policy Development
D. Health Promotion
Answer: B
CONCEPTS ADVANCED REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. A community health nurse is conducting a screening for hypertension at a local senior
center. Which level of prevention is being implemented?
A. Primary prevention
B. Tertiary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Quaternary prevention
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and screening
to identify diseases in their earliest stages, such as hypertension screenings or
mammograms.
2. When applying the epidemiological triangle to a case of influenza, which of the following
represents the ‘host’?
A. An unvaccinated elderly individual
,B. Cold and humid weather conditions
C. The Influenza virus
D. A contaminated surface in a public area
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: In the epidemiological triangle, the host is the living human or
animal that is susceptible to the agent. The virus is the agent, and weather or surfaces
represent the environment.
3. A nurse is working with a migrant farmworker who presents with muscle twitching,
sweating, and pupillary constriction. What should the nurse suspect as the primary cause?
A. Heat exhaustion
B. Organophosphate pesticide exposure
C. Tuberculosis infection
D. Nitrate toxicity from groundwater
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Migrant workers are at high risk for pesticide exposure.
Symptoms like muscle twitching (fasciculations), miosis (constricted pupils), and
diaphoresis are classic signs of organophosphate poisoning.
, 4. The nurse is using the ‘I PREPARE’ mnemonic to assess environmental exposure. What does
the ‘E’ in ‘PREPARE’ stand for?
A. Employment
B. Education
C. Environmental justice
D. Evidence-based practice
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: In the I PREPARE mnemonic (Investigate, Present work,
Residence, Environmental concerns, Past work, Activities, Referrals/Resources, Educate),
the first ‘E’ stands for Employment/Past work.
5. Which core function of public health involves ensuring that essential community-oriented
health services are available and that the health care workforce is competent?
A. Assessment
B. Assurance
C. Policy Development
D. Health Promotion
Answer: B
