Community/Public Health
Nursing Test Bank Exam
2026/2027 NEWEST
EVALUATED EXAM PRACTICE
250 QUESTIONS |ORIGINAL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
|DETAILED RATIONALES
|HINTED COMPLETE EXAM
PREP GRADED A+*INSTANT
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1. Which statement best describes the primary focus of community
health nursing?
A. Treating individual clients in acute-care settings
B. Providing intensive care to critically ill clients
C. Promoting and protecting the health of populations
D. Providing only rehabilitative services
,Rationale: Community health nursing focuses on improving the
health of populations through prevention, health promotion,
protection, and community-based interventions.
2. What is the first step in conducting a community assessment?
A. Implement interventions
B. Evaluate outcomes
C. Collect data about the community
D. Develop a nursing diagnosis
Rationale: Data collection provides the information needed to
identify population needs, strengths, risks, and health problems.
3. Which is an example of primary prevention?
A. Mammography after symptoms develop
B. Rehabilitation after a stroke
C. Immunization against measles
D. Physical therapy after an injury
Rationale: Primary prevention occurs before disease develops and
includes immunization, health education, and risk reduction.
4. Which intervention represents secondary prevention?
A. Smoking-prevention education for adolescents
B. Screening adults for hypertension
C. Rehabilitation after myocardial infarction
D. Hospice care
Rationale: Secondary prevention involves early detection and
treatment of disease, such as screening for hypertension.
5. Which intervention is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Childhood vaccination
B. Prenatal education
C. Blood pressure screening
D. Cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction
,Rationale: Tertiary prevention reduces complications and improves
function after disease or injury has occurred.
6. A community health nurse identifies an unusually high rate of
asthma among children living near an industrial area. What should
the nurse do first?
A. Close the industrial facility
B. Prescribe asthma medication
C. Collect additional environmental and epidemiologic data
D. Tell families to relocate
Rationale: Additional data are needed to determine possible
environmental associations before selecting interventions.
7. Which source provides secondary data for a community
assessment?
A. Interviews conducted by the nurse
B. Home visits
C. Focus groups conducted by the nurse
D. National census records
Rationale: Secondary data have already been collected by another
person or organization, such as census records.
8. Which finding is considered a community strength?
A. High unemployment
B. Limited access to clean water
C. High infant mortality
D. Active community volunteer organizations
Rationale: Community strengths include resources, organizations,
services, and social networks that can support health improvement.
9. What is the purpose of a windshield survey?
A. Determine individual blood pressure readings
B. Observe community characteristics and conditions systematically
, C. Diagnose communicable diseases
D. Replace epidemiologic research
Rationale: A windshield survey involves systematic observation of
housing, transportation, businesses, safety, environmental
conditions, and other community characteristics.
10. Which community characteristic is most important when
assessing access to health services?
A. Number of parks
B. Distance and transportation options to health facilities
C. Number of grocery stores
D. Average household size
Rationale: Geographic accessibility and transportation significantly
affect whether residents can obtain healthcare.
11. A nurse maps locations of disease cases within a community.
What is the primary purpose?
A. Determine individual treatment plans
B. Identify geographic patterns of disease
C. Calculate medication dosages
D. Determine patient satisfaction
Rationale: Mapping cases can reveal spatial clustering and potential
environmental or social risk factors.
12. Which factor is a social determinant of health?
A. Blood type
B. Eye color
C. Housing stability
D. Genetic sequence
Rationale: Housing, education, income, employment, transportation,
and social conditions influence health outcomes.
Nursing Test Bank Exam
2026/2027 NEWEST
EVALUATED EXAM PRACTICE
250 QUESTIONS |ORIGINAL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
|DETAILED RATIONALES
|HINTED COMPLETE EXAM
PREP GRADED A+*INSTANT
DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which statement best describes the primary focus of community
health nursing?
A. Treating individual clients in acute-care settings
B. Providing intensive care to critically ill clients
C. Promoting and protecting the health of populations
D. Providing only rehabilitative services
,Rationale: Community health nursing focuses on improving the
health of populations through prevention, health promotion,
protection, and community-based interventions.
2. What is the first step in conducting a community assessment?
A. Implement interventions
B. Evaluate outcomes
C. Collect data about the community
D. Develop a nursing diagnosis
Rationale: Data collection provides the information needed to
identify population needs, strengths, risks, and health problems.
3. Which is an example of primary prevention?
A. Mammography after symptoms develop
B. Rehabilitation after a stroke
C. Immunization against measles
D. Physical therapy after an injury
Rationale: Primary prevention occurs before disease develops and
includes immunization, health education, and risk reduction.
4. Which intervention represents secondary prevention?
A. Smoking-prevention education for adolescents
B. Screening adults for hypertension
C. Rehabilitation after myocardial infarction
D. Hospice care
Rationale: Secondary prevention involves early detection and
treatment of disease, such as screening for hypertension.
5. Which intervention is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Childhood vaccination
B. Prenatal education
C. Blood pressure screening
D. Cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction
,Rationale: Tertiary prevention reduces complications and improves
function after disease or injury has occurred.
6. A community health nurse identifies an unusually high rate of
asthma among children living near an industrial area. What should
the nurse do first?
A. Close the industrial facility
B. Prescribe asthma medication
C. Collect additional environmental and epidemiologic data
D. Tell families to relocate
Rationale: Additional data are needed to determine possible
environmental associations before selecting interventions.
7. Which source provides secondary data for a community
assessment?
A. Interviews conducted by the nurse
B. Home visits
C. Focus groups conducted by the nurse
D. National census records
Rationale: Secondary data have already been collected by another
person or organization, such as census records.
8. Which finding is considered a community strength?
A. High unemployment
B. Limited access to clean water
C. High infant mortality
D. Active community volunteer organizations
Rationale: Community strengths include resources, organizations,
services, and social networks that can support health improvement.
9. What is the purpose of a windshield survey?
A. Determine individual blood pressure readings
B. Observe community characteristics and conditions systematically
, C. Diagnose communicable diseases
D. Replace epidemiologic research
Rationale: A windshield survey involves systematic observation of
housing, transportation, businesses, safety, environmental
conditions, and other community characteristics.
10. Which community characteristic is most important when
assessing access to health services?
A. Number of parks
B. Distance and transportation options to health facilities
C. Number of grocery stores
D. Average household size
Rationale: Geographic accessibility and transportation significantly
affect whether residents can obtain healthcare.
11. A nurse maps locations of disease cases within a community.
What is the primary purpose?
A. Determine individual treatment plans
B. Identify geographic patterns of disease
C. Calculate medication dosages
D. Determine patient satisfaction
Rationale: Mapping cases can reveal spatial clustering and potential
environmental or social risk factors.
12. Which factor is a social determinant of health?
A. Blood type
B. Eye color
C. Housing stability
D. Genetic sequence
Rationale: Housing, education, income, employment, transportation,
and social conditions influence health outcomes.
