UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A nurse is collecting data for a community assessment. Which of the following methods is the
nurse using when having direct conversations with individual community members?
A. Participant observation
B. Key informant interviews
C.Windshield surgery - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Which of the following actions should the nurse include when planning a community health
program as part of the evaluation plan?
A. Determine availability of the resources to the plan
B. Keep all programs the same
C. Compare program impact to similar programs - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The purpose of environmental health is to ensure conditions of human health and provide healthy
environments for people to live in, to work in, and to play in. Which statement best describes
how this purpose is accomplished?
a. Risk assessment, prevention, and intervention
b. Investigation referrals
c. Surveys - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which statement best describes why environmental health is more of a challenge than any other
variables related to an individual's health?
A. Environmental health depends on social neighborhoods as well as geography
B. Environmental health depends on the number of clinics
C. Environmental health requires social, economic, and political changes to improve -
CORRECT ANSWER -C
, Which statement best describes the relationship between health and the environment?
A. A healthy environment increases years of healthy living and quality of living according to
research
B.Health does not correlate with the environment
C. The environment decreases years of healthy living and quality of living according to research
- CORRECT ANSWER -A
The girl scouts had a clean up day so they could canoe in a stream that was full of trash. Which
actions should be taken by the nurse in the local community?
A. Discuss with community members about the problem, and its effect on the environment
B. Fight for harsher penalties and do not trash laws
C. Call local officials - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which of the following statements describes a food desert?
a. A The inability to store foods at an acceptable temperature
b. A geographical area, or neighborhood, with little or no access to healthy food
C.An area that lacks water - CORRECT ANSWER -B
A community health nurse is attempting to gain funds for a new youth program for violence
prevention. Which of the following best describes why the community should care about young
people joining gangs?
A. Gangs are beginning to be seen in suburban areas
B Gangs can permit as much as 90% of the crime in the area
C. Gangs are not harmful
D. Gangs help kids learn friends - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Which activity will the community health nurse include when planning secondary prevention
activities for a community?
A. Arrange a health fair when blood pressure, hearing and cholesterol screenings are carried out
B. immunization pamphlets