Community Nursing Exam Practice 2.0 | Questions &
Answers, Study Guide 2026/2027
c. Health inequities are unfair differences in health that could be avoided with reasonable action -
Correct answer✅✅ The definition that most accurately reflects the meaning of the term health
inequities is:
a. Health inequities are the accumulation of multiple factors that lead to poor health
b. Health inequities occur when people are more inclined to become ill and usually do not seek
appropriate care
c. Health inequities are unfair differences in health that could be avoided with reasonable action
d. Health inequities are wide variations in health status and services among certain population groups
d. Systematic social changes are made to improve quality of life - Correct answer✅✅ What outcome
needs to occur to claim that advocacy has been truly successful or effective?
a. Audiences agree with a CHN who is advocating a change
b. Legislators discuss appropriate legislation to better allocate resources
c. People demand that the disenfranchised be better treated
d. Systematic social changes are made to improve quality of life
c. A process of individual change that can occur at various levels ??? - Correct answer✅✅ The trans-
theoretical model as a model of change:
a. Is used for groups, individuals and communities
b. Assists in changing one's behaviour permanently
c. A process of individual change that can occur at various levels
d. Is a step by step model
,c. I understand. Tell me one reason why being more active would be helpful for you - Correct
answer✅✅ Based on the trans-theoretical model, what is the most appropriate response to the client
that states: "Me, exercise? I haven't done that in years"
a. I understand. Exercise is not good for you if you have not exercised in a while
b. I understand. It is necessary, so I want you to walk 2 miles four times a week and I will see you in 1
month
c. I understand. Tell me one reason why being more active would be helpful for you
d. I understand. I would like you to ride your bike three times this week and eat at least four fruits and
vegetables every day
b. The determinants of health - Correct answer✅✅ Which of the following accurately describes an
appropriate starting point for the application of a population health approach?
a. Emergency life-saving care
b. The determinants of health
c. Health promotion models
d. Social marketing strategies
a. Legislation and enforcement to ban or control hazardous products - Correct answer✅✅ The
concept of prevention is a key component of modern community health practice. What is an example of
primary prevention?
a. Legislation and enforcement to ban or control hazardous products
b. Blood pressure screening public clinics for hypertension
c. Audiometric testing for hearing impairment in workplaces
d. Support groups that allow members to share strategies for living well
c. Proximal, intermediate, and distal - Correct answer✅✅ Indigenous peoples of Canada are also
affected by specific determinants of health. These are categorized as:
a. Proximal, distal, and economic
, b. Intermediate and social
c. Proximal, intermediate, and distal
d. Proximal, ideological and distal
d. Discuss with the potential partner his or her understanding of the benefits of the program ??? -
Correct answer✅✅ A CHN senses that a potential community partner has a perception of a program's
benefits that differs from the proposed benefits of the project. How should the CHN follow up this
observation?
a. Encourage the potential partner to collaborate on a revision of the program's planned benefits
b. Explain clearly to the potential partner that the project's identified benefits will be exclusive of other
benefits
c. Discuss the potential partner's agenda with other existing partners in the community to determine
potential of new partner being considered
d. Discuss with the potential partner his or her understanding of the benefits of the program
d. Evaluating the number of clients presenting with similar diseases - Correct answer✅✅ In which of
the following activities does the CHN act in the role of a nurse epidemiologist?
a. Eliciting the health history of a client presenting with an illness
b. Performing a physical assessment of an ill client
c. Providing treatment and health education to a client with a disease
d. Evaluating the number of clients presenting with similar diseases
e. All of the above - Correct answer✅✅ What epidemiologic function does the CHN take on during an
epidemic?
a. Conducting assessment of suspected cases to detect the communicable diseases
b. Participating in the investigation to determine the source of epidemic
c. Monitoring the condition of the cases affected by the communicable disease
d. Teaching the community on preventive measures against the disease
Answers, Study Guide 2026/2027
c. Health inequities are unfair differences in health that could be avoided with reasonable action -
Correct answer✅✅ The definition that most accurately reflects the meaning of the term health
inequities is:
a. Health inequities are the accumulation of multiple factors that lead to poor health
b. Health inequities occur when people are more inclined to become ill and usually do not seek
appropriate care
c. Health inequities are unfair differences in health that could be avoided with reasonable action
d. Health inequities are wide variations in health status and services among certain population groups
d. Systematic social changes are made to improve quality of life - Correct answer✅✅ What outcome
needs to occur to claim that advocacy has been truly successful or effective?
a. Audiences agree with a CHN who is advocating a change
b. Legislators discuss appropriate legislation to better allocate resources
c. People demand that the disenfranchised be better treated
d. Systematic social changes are made to improve quality of life
c. A process of individual change that can occur at various levels ??? - Correct answer✅✅ The trans-
theoretical model as a model of change:
a. Is used for groups, individuals and communities
b. Assists in changing one's behaviour permanently
c. A process of individual change that can occur at various levels
d. Is a step by step model
,c. I understand. Tell me one reason why being more active would be helpful for you - Correct
answer✅✅ Based on the trans-theoretical model, what is the most appropriate response to the client
that states: "Me, exercise? I haven't done that in years"
a. I understand. Exercise is not good for you if you have not exercised in a while
b. I understand. It is necessary, so I want you to walk 2 miles four times a week and I will see you in 1
month
c. I understand. Tell me one reason why being more active would be helpful for you
d. I understand. I would like you to ride your bike three times this week and eat at least four fruits and
vegetables every day
b. The determinants of health - Correct answer✅✅ Which of the following accurately describes an
appropriate starting point for the application of a population health approach?
a. Emergency life-saving care
b. The determinants of health
c. Health promotion models
d. Social marketing strategies
a. Legislation and enforcement to ban or control hazardous products - Correct answer✅✅ The
concept of prevention is a key component of modern community health practice. What is an example of
primary prevention?
a. Legislation and enforcement to ban or control hazardous products
b. Blood pressure screening public clinics for hypertension
c. Audiometric testing for hearing impairment in workplaces
d. Support groups that allow members to share strategies for living well
c. Proximal, intermediate, and distal - Correct answer✅✅ Indigenous peoples of Canada are also
affected by specific determinants of health. These are categorized as:
a. Proximal, distal, and economic
, b. Intermediate and social
c. Proximal, intermediate, and distal
d. Proximal, ideological and distal
d. Discuss with the potential partner his or her understanding of the benefits of the program ??? -
Correct answer✅✅ A CHN senses that a potential community partner has a perception of a program's
benefits that differs from the proposed benefits of the project. How should the CHN follow up this
observation?
a. Encourage the potential partner to collaborate on a revision of the program's planned benefits
b. Explain clearly to the potential partner that the project's identified benefits will be exclusive of other
benefits
c. Discuss the potential partner's agenda with other existing partners in the community to determine
potential of new partner being considered
d. Discuss with the potential partner his or her understanding of the benefits of the program
d. Evaluating the number of clients presenting with similar diseases - Correct answer✅✅ In which of
the following activities does the CHN act in the role of a nurse epidemiologist?
a. Eliciting the health history of a client presenting with an illness
b. Performing a physical assessment of an ill client
c. Providing treatment and health education to a client with a disease
d. Evaluating the number of clients presenting with similar diseases
e. All of the above - Correct answer✅✅ What epidemiologic function does the CHN take on during an
epidemic?
a. Conducting assessment of suspected cases to detect the communicable diseases
b. Participating in the investigation to determine the source of epidemic
c. Monitoring the condition of the cases affected by the communicable disease
d. Teaching the community on preventive measures against the disease
