Community Exam 2 Test Bank Practice Questions and Answers
2026/2027 | Community Health Nursing Exam Prep
c. Evaluation - Ans✅✅✅ A member of a community weight-loss group has maintained a healthy
weight for 2 years through healthy eating and daily exercise. Which of the following steps of the
affective domain is this participant demonstrating?
a. Analysis
b. Application
c. Evaluation
d. Knowledge
c. Opportunity for the women to practice what they learned - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse just finished
teaching breast self-examination to a large group of women at a professional conference. During the
session, she distributed literature and used culturally appropriate visual aids. However, the session was
not as effective as it could have been. Which of the following was the most important thing omitted by
the nurse?
a. Time for audience members to ask questions and clarify the information
b. Explanation of why culturally appropriate images are more acceptable
c. Opportunity for the women to practice what they learned
d. Use of simple language instead of printed material
c. 90% of the men will correctly demonstrate testicular self-examination. - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse is
providing an educational program about testicular self-examination (TSE). Which of the following would
be the best learning objective for this program?
a. Each participant will state why TSE is important and explain how to do it.
b. Each participant will describe how to do TSE and discuss the dangers of testicular cancer.
c. 90% of the men will correctly demonstrate testicular self-examination.
d. 100% of the men will do a testicular examination correctly on a model.
b. Explain why the information is crucial to their current clinical practice. - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse planned
a presentation about the latest trends in disaster planning for the senior nursing students at the local
,college. However, when the nurse began to share the information, the students were talking to one
another and essentially ignoring the nurse. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
a. Ask the students why they are being so rude.
b. Explain why the information is crucial to their current clinical practice.
c. Nothing; let the instructor of the course handle the problem.
d. Tell a joke to get the students attention.
b. I am willing to change. - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse is using the technique of motivational interviewing
when working with a client. Which of the following statements by the client indicates the client is ready
to make the change?
a. I should change.
b. I am willing to change.
c. Its important to change.
d. I want to change.
c. participation - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse uses lecturing as the primary method of educating clients. Which
part of the education process is missing?
a. Evaluation
b. Experience
c. Participation
d. Understanding
b. Many Americans do not have a high reading level - Ans✅✅✅ The nurse gives a very informative
and engaging presentation and then gives everyone in the audience a handout that outlines the
presentation. Later, the nurse discovers that many of the handouts were thrown away before the
audience left the building. Which of the following educational principles has the nurse forgotten?
a. Audiences expect PowerPoint or video presentations, not lectures.
b. Many Americans do not have a high reading level.
c. People want photographs and images, not wordy outlines.
d. The nurse gave them too much information too fast for them to want to cope with it all.
,a. Cues to action are an important component of the model. - Ans✅✅✅ Which of the following
statements regarding the Health Belief Model is accurate?
a. Cues to action are an important component of the model.
b. Multiple methods of education should be used when implementing this model.
c. The first stage experienced in this model is the pre-contemplation stage.
d. To successfully implement this model, ongoing maintenance of the behavior must be considered.
d. throughout the program - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse is planning an educational program about
cardiovascular disease. Which of the following would be the optimal time for the nurse to elicit feedback
from program participants?
a. At the beginning of the program
b. At the program midpoint
c. Immediately following program completion
d. Throughout the program
a. educator - Ans✅✅✅ When evaluating an educational program, the nurse discovers that only 25%
of community members met the learning objectives. Which of the following parts of the program should
be improved?
a. Educator
b. Content
c. Learners
d. Objectives
c. Join a group that walks early each morning. - Ans✅✅✅ A man says, I just cant get myself to leave
the house and go for a 30-minute walk each day. I wish I could think of some way to motivate myself.
Which of the following would be the best action for the nurse to take?
a. Establish a written contract between him and his employer that states walking is required each day.
b. Recognize the reasons why 30 minutes of walking each day is one of the best health promotion
activities he can choose.
c. Join a group that walks early each morning.
d. Set up rewards for himself, such as a nice snack after he gets back from walking.
, d. Task function of sharing information and resources - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse is meeting to discuss
problems and solutions with a group of teenagers who have been newly diagnosed with diabetes. One
teenager states, My mom found this particular brand of popcorn that has only 15 carbohydrates in the
whole giant bag. Which of the following best describes the group purpose that is being served by the
teenagers statement?
a. Maintenance function of encouraging everyone to continue the discussion
b. Maintenance function of helping everyone feel comfortable talking about food
c. Task function of resolving problems about what to nibble during movies
d. Task function of sharing information and resources
d. The purpose of the group is to have a safe place to share problems with others who may be having
similar problems. - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse invited all the teenagers who were newly diagnosed with
diabetes to a group meeting to discuss issues they all had in common. One teenager replied, I dont know
if I want to share all the problems Im having with strangers. Which of the following is the best nurse
response?
a. Dont share anything with anyone until youre comfortable doing so.
b. I can understand what you are saying.
c. No one will require you to do anything you dont want to do.
d. The purpose of the group is to have a safe place to share problems with others who may be having
similar problems.
c. maintenance norms - Ans✅✅✅ The leader of an Alzheimers support group surveys the members
of the group to determine the best time for the group to meet. Which of the following norms is being
supported through this action?
a. Group norms
b. Task norms
c. Maintenance norms
d. Reality norms
a. The group became cohesive enough to share leadership tasks. - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse established an
ongoing group meeting of teenagers with diabetes. In the early stages, the nurse was very directive in
arranging location, providing low-carbohydrate drinks and snacks, steering the discussion, and trying to
meet all the teenagers needs. After the group had been meeting for about 3 months, the nurse noticed
that the group members no longer simply accepted everything the nurse suggested. Instead, the
2026/2027 | Community Health Nursing Exam Prep
c. Evaluation - Ans✅✅✅ A member of a community weight-loss group has maintained a healthy
weight for 2 years through healthy eating and daily exercise. Which of the following steps of the
affective domain is this participant demonstrating?
a. Analysis
b. Application
c. Evaluation
d. Knowledge
c. Opportunity for the women to practice what they learned - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse just finished
teaching breast self-examination to a large group of women at a professional conference. During the
session, she distributed literature and used culturally appropriate visual aids. However, the session was
not as effective as it could have been. Which of the following was the most important thing omitted by
the nurse?
a. Time for audience members to ask questions and clarify the information
b. Explanation of why culturally appropriate images are more acceptable
c. Opportunity for the women to practice what they learned
d. Use of simple language instead of printed material
c. 90% of the men will correctly demonstrate testicular self-examination. - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse is
providing an educational program about testicular self-examination (TSE). Which of the following would
be the best learning objective for this program?
a. Each participant will state why TSE is important and explain how to do it.
b. Each participant will describe how to do TSE and discuss the dangers of testicular cancer.
c. 90% of the men will correctly demonstrate testicular self-examination.
d. 100% of the men will do a testicular examination correctly on a model.
b. Explain why the information is crucial to their current clinical practice. - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse planned
a presentation about the latest trends in disaster planning for the senior nursing students at the local
,college. However, when the nurse began to share the information, the students were talking to one
another and essentially ignoring the nurse. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
a. Ask the students why they are being so rude.
b. Explain why the information is crucial to their current clinical practice.
c. Nothing; let the instructor of the course handle the problem.
d. Tell a joke to get the students attention.
b. I am willing to change. - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse is using the technique of motivational interviewing
when working with a client. Which of the following statements by the client indicates the client is ready
to make the change?
a. I should change.
b. I am willing to change.
c. Its important to change.
d. I want to change.
c. participation - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse uses lecturing as the primary method of educating clients. Which
part of the education process is missing?
a. Evaluation
b. Experience
c. Participation
d. Understanding
b. Many Americans do not have a high reading level - Ans✅✅✅ The nurse gives a very informative
and engaging presentation and then gives everyone in the audience a handout that outlines the
presentation. Later, the nurse discovers that many of the handouts were thrown away before the
audience left the building. Which of the following educational principles has the nurse forgotten?
a. Audiences expect PowerPoint or video presentations, not lectures.
b. Many Americans do not have a high reading level.
c. People want photographs and images, not wordy outlines.
d. The nurse gave them too much information too fast for them to want to cope with it all.
,a. Cues to action are an important component of the model. - Ans✅✅✅ Which of the following
statements regarding the Health Belief Model is accurate?
a. Cues to action are an important component of the model.
b. Multiple methods of education should be used when implementing this model.
c. The first stage experienced in this model is the pre-contemplation stage.
d. To successfully implement this model, ongoing maintenance of the behavior must be considered.
d. throughout the program - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse is planning an educational program about
cardiovascular disease. Which of the following would be the optimal time for the nurse to elicit feedback
from program participants?
a. At the beginning of the program
b. At the program midpoint
c. Immediately following program completion
d. Throughout the program
a. educator - Ans✅✅✅ When evaluating an educational program, the nurse discovers that only 25%
of community members met the learning objectives. Which of the following parts of the program should
be improved?
a. Educator
b. Content
c. Learners
d. Objectives
c. Join a group that walks early each morning. - Ans✅✅✅ A man says, I just cant get myself to leave
the house and go for a 30-minute walk each day. I wish I could think of some way to motivate myself.
Which of the following would be the best action for the nurse to take?
a. Establish a written contract between him and his employer that states walking is required each day.
b. Recognize the reasons why 30 minutes of walking each day is one of the best health promotion
activities he can choose.
c. Join a group that walks early each morning.
d. Set up rewards for himself, such as a nice snack after he gets back from walking.
, d. Task function of sharing information and resources - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse is meeting to discuss
problems and solutions with a group of teenagers who have been newly diagnosed with diabetes. One
teenager states, My mom found this particular brand of popcorn that has only 15 carbohydrates in the
whole giant bag. Which of the following best describes the group purpose that is being served by the
teenagers statement?
a. Maintenance function of encouraging everyone to continue the discussion
b. Maintenance function of helping everyone feel comfortable talking about food
c. Task function of resolving problems about what to nibble during movies
d. Task function of sharing information and resources
d. The purpose of the group is to have a safe place to share problems with others who may be having
similar problems. - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse invited all the teenagers who were newly diagnosed with
diabetes to a group meeting to discuss issues they all had in common. One teenager replied, I dont know
if I want to share all the problems Im having with strangers. Which of the following is the best nurse
response?
a. Dont share anything with anyone until youre comfortable doing so.
b. I can understand what you are saying.
c. No one will require you to do anything you dont want to do.
d. The purpose of the group is to have a safe place to share problems with others who may be having
similar problems.
c. maintenance norms - Ans✅✅✅ The leader of an Alzheimers support group surveys the members
of the group to determine the best time for the group to meet. Which of the following norms is being
supported through this action?
a. Group norms
b. Task norms
c. Maintenance norms
d. Reality norms
a. The group became cohesive enough to share leadership tasks. - Ans✅✅✅ A nurse established an
ongoing group meeting of teenagers with diabetes. In the early stages, the nurse was very directive in
arranging location, providing low-carbohydrate drinks and snacks, steering the discussion, and trying to
meet all the teenagers needs. After the group had been meeting for about 3 months, the nurse noticed
that the group members no longer simply accepted everything the nurse suggested. Instead, the
