Community & Public Health Nursing Exam 1: Practice Questions &
Study Guide 2026/2027
Vulnerable population groups are those that, in comparison with the population as a whole, have which
of the following characteristics? - Correct answer✅✅ Greater likelihood of exposure to risk factors
To provide effective care and advocacy for individuals, families and populations living in poverty, nurses
must first: - Correct answer✅✅ Examine their personal beliefs, values, and experiences
Which of the following best represents the concept of homelessness as crisis poverty? - Correct
answer✅✅ B. Recently unemployed man evicted from his apartment
An undocumented migrant farm worker, who can speak some English, has been diagnosed with TB. The
local health department, using a Spanish translator, initiates tx by dispensing the first month's supply of
medication and educates the client on the need to continue tx for 6-12m. A major challenge that client
may face to ongoing tx for TB is: - Correct answer✅✅ Fragmented services
A group of migrant farmworkers has arrived in a community. The local public health nurse realizes that
an important step before scheduling clinic services is to:
A. Consult the public health staff regarding their scheduling preferences
B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to determine when and how
services can best be scheduled
C. Review written materials about the farmworkers' culture of origin
D. Visit the farmworker camp and tell the camp leaders when clinic services will be available. - Correct
answer✅✅ B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to determine
when and how services can best be scheduled
A nurse is implementing a population-focused model of home care delivery. Which of the following
actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?
A. use an assessment protocol when conducting visits
B. Collaborate with other disciplines
,C. Provide care for a specific population
D. Apply high-intensity interventions - Correct answer✅✅ A. use an assessment protocol when
conducting visits
A nurse is coordinating care to ensure a comfortable and peaceful death. Which of the following factors
should be an important consideration for the nurse?
A. The unique stress dying patients often experience
B. Cultural values, expectations, and preferences of the family
C. The communication style of each family member
D. The abilities of the nurse and health care team - Correct answer✅✅ B. Cultural values,
expectations, and preferences of the family
A nurse has referred a home care client to hospice care. Which of the following best explains the
rationale for this referral?
A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
B. To reduce the cost of care for the terminally ill
C. To keep clients at home until the end of life
D. To provide care for terminally ill clients expected to live longer than 6 months - Correct answer✅✅
A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
The nurse provides direct care services to a stroke victim to avoid complications. Which of the following
levels of prevention is being implemented
A. primary intervention
B. secondary intervention
C. tertiary intervention
D. assessment - Correct answer✅✅ C. tertiary intervention
PHNs are challenged to respond to public health-related trends of the twenty-first century, which
include:
A. racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities; rise of drug-resistant pathogens; unequal access to
health care; violence
B. violence; availability of health care for all; and increasing life expectancy
,C. health disparities, access issues, and adequate mental health program funding
D. rise of drug-resistant organisms, increased life-expectancy, societal violence, and more effective
disease survelliance - Correct answer✅✅ A. racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities; rise of
drug-resistant pathogens; unequal access to health care; violence
State public health agency responsibilities include:
A. conducting community health assessments
B. enforcing public health codes
C. monitoring health status
D. Providing expertise that facilitates EBP - Correct answer✅✅ C. monitoring health status
What is the goal of local public health departments?
A. monitor communicable diseases
B. improve health status of communities
C. To offer services for the uninsured
D. enforce environmental codes and laws - Correct answer✅✅ B. improve health status of
communities
A PHN assists a client in identifying the services needed the most at the least cost. Which of the
following best describes the role that the nurse is being used?
A. Role Model
B. Advocate
C. Counselor
D. Case manager - Correct answer✅✅ D. Case manager
A PHN is working with uninsured individuals. Which of the following is the most-appropriate action for
the nurse to take?
A. providing direct care for this population in times of acute illness
B. advocating for federal policy changes for this population
C. Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
, D. Encouraging lifestyle changes for this population - Correct answer✅✅ C. Assisting this population to
access necessary health care services
A nurse is working in an occupational health setting. Which of the following roles will the nurse most
likely have?
A. Administrator
B. Clinicians/practitioner
C. Consultant
D. Educator - Correct answer✅✅ B. Clinicians/practitioner
The nurse is doing a walk-through to identify workplace hazards. Which of the following levels of
prevention is being implemented?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Assessment - Correct answer✅✅ A. Primary
Secondary prevention in the occupational health arena may include:
A. Providing education on safety in the workplace to prevent injury
B. Working with chronically diabetic workers to ensure appropriate medication
C. Screening for hearing loss resulting from noise levels in the plants
D. Ensuring that a person with CV disease attends rehab programs - Correct answer✅✅ C. Screening
for hearing loss resulting from noise levels in the plants
An occupational health nurse is involved in disaster planning. Which of the following actions would be
most appropriate for the nurse to take:
A. Assess for possible disasters
B. Prevent injuries and death of workers
C. Store Medical Data Sheets in a safe place
D. Collaborate with government authorities to plan disaster management - Correct answer✅✅ B.
Prevent injuries and death of workers
Study Guide 2026/2027
Vulnerable population groups are those that, in comparison with the population as a whole, have which
of the following characteristics? - Correct answer✅✅ Greater likelihood of exposure to risk factors
To provide effective care and advocacy for individuals, families and populations living in poverty, nurses
must first: - Correct answer✅✅ Examine their personal beliefs, values, and experiences
Which of the following best represents the concept of homelessness as crisis poverty? - Correct
answer✅✅ B. Recently unemployed man evicted from his apartment
An undocumented migrant farm worker, who can speak some English, has been diagnosed with TB. The
local health department, using a Spanish translator, initiates tx by dispensing the first month's supply of
medication and educates the client on the need to continue tx for 6-12m. A major challenge that client
may face to ongoing tx for TB is: - Correct answer✅✅ Fragmented services
A group of migrant farmworkers has arrived in a community. The local public health nurse realizes that
an important step before scheduling clinic services is to:
A. Consult the public health staff regarding their scheduling preferences
B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to determine when and how
services can best be scheduled
C. Review written materials about the farmworkers' culture of origin
D. Visit the farmworker camp and tell the camp leaders when clinic services will be available. - Correct
answer✅✅ B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to determine
when and how services can best be scheduled
A nurse is implementing a population-focused model of home care delivery. Which of the following
actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?
A. use an assessment protocol when conducting visits
B. Collaborate with other disciplines
,C. Provide care for a specific population
D. Apply high-intensity interventions - Correct answer✅✅ A. use an assessment protocol when
conducting visits
A nurse is coordinating care to ensure a comfortable and peaceful death. Which of the following factors
should be an important consideration for the nurse?
A. The unique stress dying patients often experience
B. Cultural values, expectations, and preferences of the family
C. The communication style of each family member
D. The abilities of the nurse and health care team - Correct answer✅✅ B. Cultural values,
expectations, and preferences of the family
A nurse has referred a home care client to hospice care. Which of the following best explains the
rationale for this referral?
A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
B. To reduce the cost of care for the terminally ill
C. To keep clients at home until the end of life
D. To provide care for terminally ill clients expected to live longer than 6 months - Correct answer✅✅
A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
The nurse provides direct care services to a stroke victim to avoid complications. Which of the following
levels of prevention is being implemented
A. primary intervention
B. secondary intervention
C. tertiary intervention
D. assessment - Correct answer✅✅ C. tertiary intervention
PHNs are challenged to respond to public health-related trends of the twenty-first century, which
include:
A. racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities; rise of drug-resistant pathogens; unequal access to
health care; violence
B. violence; availability of health care for all; and increasing life expectancy
,C. health disparities, access issues, and adequate mental health program funding
D. rise of drug-resistant organisms, increased life-expectancy, societal violence, and more effective
disease survelliance - Correct answer✅✅ A. racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities; rise of
drug-resistant pathogens; unequal access to health care; violence
State public health agency responsibilities include:
A. conducting community health assessments
B. enforcing public health codes
C. monitoring health status
D. Providing expertise that facilitates EBP - Correct answer✅✅ C. monitoring health status
What is the goal of local public health departments?
A. monitor communicable diseases
B. improve health status of communities
C. To offer services for the uninsured
D. enforce environmental codes and laws - Correct answer✅✅ B. improve health status of
communities
A PHN assists a client in identifying the services needed the most at the least cost. Which of the
following best describes the role that the nurse is being used?
A. Role Model
B. Advocate
C. Counselor
D. Case manager - Correct answer✅✅ D. Case manager
A PHN is working with uninsured individuals. Which of the following is the most-appropriate action for
the nurse to take?
A. providing direct care for this population in times of acute illness
B. advocating for federal policy changes for this population
C. Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
, D. Encouraging lifestyle changes for this population - Correct answer✅✅ C. Assisting this population to
access necessary health care services
A nurse is working in an occupational health setting. Which of the following roles will the nurse most
likely have?
A. Administrator
B. Clinicians/practitioner
C. Consultant
D. Educator - Correct answer✅✅ B. Clinicians/practitioner
The nurse is doing a walk-through to identify workplace hazards. Which of the following levels of
prevention is being implemented?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Assessment - Correct answer✅✅ A. Primary
Secondary prevention in the occupational health arena may include:
A. Providing education on safety in the workplace to prevent injury
B. Working with chronically diabetic workers to ensure appropriate medication
C. Screening for hearing loss resulting from noise levels in the plants
D. Ensuring that a person with CV disease attends rehab programs - Correct answer✅✅ C. Screening
for hearing loss resulting from noise levels in the plants
An occupational health nurse is involved in disaster planning. Which of the following actions would be
most appropriate for the nurse to take:
A. Assess for possible disasters
B. Prevent injuries and death of workers
C. Store Medical Data Sheets in a safe place
D. Collaborate with government authorities to plan disaster management - Correct answer✅✅ B.
Prevent injuries and death of workers
