HESI COMMUNITY HEALTH [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ VERIFIED
ANSWERS |
• A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin. Which
intervention should the emergency department nurse implement when caring for
these clients?
A. Administer the antibiotic streptomycin, IV STAT
B. Provide all clients with the Ricin antidote
C. Implement strict respiratory isolation immediately
D. Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is available -✓✓ANSWER: D.
Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is available
• Which topic should the nurse include in planning a primary prevention class for
adolescents?
A. Risk factors for heart disease
B. Dietary management of obesity
C. Suicide risks and prevention
D. Coping with stressful situations -✓✓ANSWER: C. Suicide risks and prevention
• The nurse administers a booster dose of DTaP vaccine to an infant. Which level
of prevention is the nurse implementing?
A. Primary prevention
B. Tertiary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Primary nursing -✓✓ANSWER: A. Primary prevention
, • The nurse is working in a community clinic that serves a population comprised
mainly of migrant families. In planning the use of resources for secondary
prevention, which activity should be the priority?
A. Skin testing for tuberculosis
B. Glucose monitoring for diabetes
C. Blood work for cardiovascular disease
D. Height and weight for altered nutrition -✓✓ANSWER: A. Skin testing for
tuberculosis
• A nurse organizes a community action group to help resolve health problems in
a low income neighborhood with a large population of recent immigrants from
Africa. What problem should the nurse address first?
A. High rate of unemployment
B. Low immunization rate of children
C. Provision of substandard health care
D. Access to bilingual care providers -✓✓ANSWER: B. Low immunization rate of
children
• The nurse is assessing a Vietnamese child during a home health visit and
identifies round swellings on the child's back. The child's mother says she rubbed
the edge of a coin on her child's oiled skin. The nurse should recognize that this
behavior is prompted by which cultural belief?
A. The child's behavior was not acceptable
B. The purpose is to rid the body of disease
C. This method is commonly used for discipline
D. The temper tantrums are commonly managed using this method -✓✓ANSWER:
B. The purpose is to rid the body of disease
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ VERIFIED
ANSWERS |
• A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin. Which
intervention should the emergency department nurse implement when caring for
these clients?
A. Administer the antibiotic streptomycin, IV STAT
B. Provide all clients with the Ricin antidote
C. Implement strict respiratory isolation immediately
D. Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is available -✓✓ANSWER: D.
Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is available
• Which topic should the nurse include in planning a primary prevention class for
adolescents?
A. Risk factors for heart disease
B. Dietary management of obesity
C. Suicide risks and prevention
D. Coping with stressful situations -✓✓ANSWER: C. Suicide risks and prevention
• The nurse administers a booster dose of DTaP vaccine to an infant. Which level
of prevention is the nurse implementing?
A. Primary prevention
B. Tertiary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Primary nursing -✓✓ANSWER: A. Primary prevention
, • The nurse is working in a community clinic that serves a population comprised
mainly of migrant families. In planning the use of resources for secondary
prevention, which activity should be the priority?
A. Skin testing for tuberculosis
B. Glucose monitoring for diabetes
C. Blood work for cardiovascular disease
D. Height and weight for altered nutrition -✓✓ANSWER: A. Skin testing for
tuberculosis
• A nurse organizes a community action group to help resolve health problems in
a low income neighborhood with a large population of recent immigrants from
Africa. What problem should the nurse address first?
A. High rate of unemployment
B. Low immunization rate of children
C. Provision of substandard health care
D. Access to bilingual care providers -✓✓ANSWER: B. Low immunization rate of
children
• The nurse is assessing a Vietnamese child during a home health visit and
identifies round swellings on the child's back. The child's mother says she rubbed
the edge of a coin on her child's oiled skin. The nurse should recognize that this
behavior is prompted by which cultural belief?
A. The child's behavior was not acceptable
B. The purpose is to rid the body of disease
C. This method is commonly used for discipline
D. The temper tantrums are commonly managed using this method -✓✓ANSWER:
B. The purpose is to rid the body of disease
