Evolve Questions Exam 1 – Community Health Nursing Practice
Test & Review 2026/2027
Community oriented care - Correct answer✅✅ A nurse planning a smoking cessation clinic for
adolescents in the local middle schools and high schools is providing:
community-oriented care.
community-based care.
secondary care.
tertiary care.
assessment - Correct answer✅✅ A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem in
the middle school. The next step in a population-focused practice is to make information available about
the health of the middle school students. This describes the public health core function of:
assessment.
assurance.
policy development.
research.
the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among various groups. - Correct answer✅✅ In a
community clinic that screens and treats individuals for cardiovascular disorders, the nurse practicing
public health/population-focused nursing would most likely ascertain:
,a holistic treatment plan.
a specific clinical diagnosis.
individual dietary interventions for cardiovascular disorders.
the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among various groups.
individual results are compared with established standards for children of the same age group. - Correct
answer✅✅ In a federally funded preschool program such as Head Start, nursing services that include
conducting developmental-level screening for cognitive and psychomotor development of individual
children would most likely be considered community-oriented nursing care when:
individual results are compared with established standards for children of the same age group.
program characteristics are assessed for their effectiveness in making the school population healthier.
referral is provided for a child identified with delayed psychomotor development.
treatment is initiated for a child with an identified learning disability.
Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information
Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the population
Questioning the availability of health services to the community - Correct answer✅✅ The public
health nurse deals with the examination of a community setting to determine the community's health
status. Which of the following activities should be considered in the assessment phase?
Select all that apply.
Assisting communities to implement and evaluate plans and projects
,Building constituencies to work with the community
Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information
Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the population
Questioning the availability of health services to the community
community based nursing - Correct answer✅✅ Jennifer is a nurse in a family medicine clinic. Today
she is assessing Jose, a 4-year-old who is being seen for an earache. The type of nursing Jennifer
practices is:
community-oriented nursing.
community-based nursing.
public health nursing.
tertiary health nursing.
community based nursing - Correct answer✅✅ A nurse in a clinic that provides direct care services to
clients with tuberculosis would be classified as practicing:
community-based nursing.
community-oriented nursing.
institutional nursing.
public health nursing.
assurance - Correct answer✅✅ A state agency has received multiple complaints regarding the
availability of elder transportation services to a specific county senior center. The state agency assigns a
public health nurse to work with the community to evaluate its program for elder transportation
services to publicly sponsored elder care programs. The public health core function applied is:
, assurance.
policy development.
primary prevention.
public transportation.
community based - Correct answer✅✅ A school nurse teaches three middle school students with
asthma conditions techniques to minimize their incidence of bronchial spasms. This is an application of:
community-based nursing.
community-oriented nursing.
institutional nursing.
public health nursing.
populations with the highest rate of diabetes. - Correct answer✅✅ Public health nursing is a specialty
with a distinct focus and scope of practice and requires a special knowledge base different from other
specialty areas of nursing. A public health nurse would first be interested in:
drug treatments for diabetes.
populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
educational materials for individuals with diabetes.
Test & Review 2026/2027
Community oriented care - Correct answer✅✅ A nurse planning a smoking cessation clinic for
adolescents in the local middle schools and high schools is providing:
community-oriented care.
community-based care.
secondary care.
tertiary care.
assessment - Correct answer✅✅ A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem in
the middle school. The next step in a population-focused practice is to make information available about
the health of the middle school students. This describes the public health core function of:
assessment.
assurance.
policy development.
research.
the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among various groups. - Correct answer✅✅ In a
community clinic that screens and treats individuals for cardiovascular disorders, the nurse practicing
public health/population-focused nursing would most likely ascertain:
,a holistic treatment plan.
a specific clinical diagnosis.
individual dietary interventions for cardiovascular disorders.
the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among various groups.
individual results are compared with established standards for children of the same age group. - Correct
answer✅✅ In a federally funded preschool program such as Head Start, nursing services that include
conducting developmental-level screening for cognitive and psychomotor development of individual
children would most likely be considered community-oriented nursing care when:
individual results are compared with established standards for children of the same age group.
program characteristics are assessed for their effectiveness in making the school population healthier.
referral is provided for a child identified with delayed psychomotor development.
treatment is initiated for a child with an identified learning disability.
Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information
Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the population
Questioning the availability of health services to the community - Correct answer✅✅ The public
health nurse deals with the examination of a community setting to determine the community's health
status. Which of the following activities should be considered in the assessment phase?
Select all that apply.
Assisting communities to implement and evaluate plans and projects
,Building constituencies to work with the community
Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information
Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the population
Questioning the availability of health services to the community
community based nursing - Correct answer✅✅ Jennifer is a nurse in a family medicine clinic. Today
she is assessing Jose, a 4-year-old who is being seen for an earache. The type of nursing Jennifer
practices is:
community-oriented nursing.
community-based nursing.
public health nursing.
tertiary health nursing.
community based nursing - Correct answer✅✅ A nurse in a clinic that provides direct care services to
clients with tuberculosis would be classified as practicing:
community-based nursing.
community-oriented nursing.
institutional nursing.
public health nursing.
assurance - Correct answer✅✅ A state agency has received multiple complaints regarding the
availability of elder transportation services to a specific county senior center. The state agency assigns a
public health nurse to work with the community to evaluate its program for elder transportation
services to publicly sponsored elder care programs. The public health core function applied is:
, assurance.
policy development.
primary prevention.
public transportation.
community based - Correct answer✅✅ A school nurse teaches three middle school students with
asthma conditions techniques to minimize their incidence of bronchial spasms. This is an application of:
community-based nursing.
community-oriented nursing.
institutional nursing.
public health nursing.
populations with the highest rate of diabetes. - Correct answer✅✅ Public health nursing is a specialty
with a distinct focus and scope of practice and requires a special knowledge base different from other
specialty areas of nursing. A public health nurse would first be interested in:
drug treatments for diabetes.
populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
educational materials for individuals with diabetes.
