2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING EXAM
1. Which is the primary goal of community health
nursing?
A. To support and supplement the efforts of the medical
profession in the promotion of health and prevention of
illness
B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and
communities to cope with their health needs
C. To increase the productivity of the people by providing
them with services that will increase their level of health
D. To contribute to national development through
promotion of family welfare, focusing particularly on
mothers and children.
Answer:
B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and
communities to cope with their health needs
Rationale:
,(B) To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and
communities to cope with their health needs
2. CHN is a community-based practice. Which best
explains this statement?
A. The service is provided in the natural environment of
people.
B. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to
determine nursing needs and problems.
C. The services are based on the available resources
within the community.
D. Priority setting is based on the magnitude of the
health problems identified.
Answer:
B. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to
determine nursing needs and problems.
Rationale:
,(B) The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to
determine nursing needs and problems.
3. Population-focused nursing practice requires which of
the following processes?
A. Community organizing
B. Nursing process
C. Community diagnosis
D. Epidemiologic process
Answer:
C. Community diagnosis
Rationale:
(C) Community diagnosis. Population-focused nursing
care means providing care based on the greater need of
the majority of the population. The greater need is
identified through community diagnosis.
, 4. R.A. 1054 is also known as the Occupational Health
Act. Aside from number of employees, what other factor
must be considered in determining the occupational
health privileges to which the workers will be entitled?
A. Type of occupation: agricultural, commercial,
industrial
B. Location of the workplace in relation to health
facilities
C. Classification of the business enterprise based on net
profit
D. Sex and age composition of employees
Answer:
B. Location of the workplace in relation to health
facilities
Rationale:
(B) Location of the workplace in relation to health
facilities. Based on R.A. 1054, an occupational nurse must
1. Which is the primary goal of community health
nursing?
A. To support and supplement the efforts of the medical
profession in the promotion of health and prevention of
illness
B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and
communities to cope with their health needs
C. To increase the productivity of the people by providing
them with services that will increase their level of health
D. To contribute to national development through
promotion of family welfare, focusing particularly on
mothers and children.
Answer:
B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and
communities to cope with their health needs
Rationale:
,(B) To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and
communities to cope with their health needs
2. CHN is a community-based practice. Which best
explains this statement?
A. The service is provided in the natural environment of
people.
B. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to
determine nursing needs and problems.
C. The services are based on the available resources
within the community.
D. Priority setting is based on the magnitude of the
health problems identified.
Answer:
B. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to
determine nursing needs and problems.
Rationale:
,(B) The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to
determine nursing needs and problems.
3. Population-focused nursing practice requires which of
the following processes?
A. Community organizing
B. Nursing process
C. Community diagnosis
D. Epidemiologic process
Answer:
C. Community diagnosis
Rationale:
(C) Community diagnosis. Population-focused nursing
care means providing care based on the greater need of
the majority of the population. The greater need is
identified through community diagnosis.
, 4. R.A. 1054 is also known as the Occupational Health
Act. Aside from number of employees, what other factor
must be considered in determining the occupational
health privileges to which the workers will be entitled?
A. Type of occupation: agricultural, commercial,
industrial
B. Location of the workplace in relation to health
facilities
C. Classification of the business enterprise based on net
profit
D. Sex and age composition of employees
Answer:
B. Location of the workplace in relation to health
facilities
Rationale:
(B) Location of the workplace in relation to health
facilities. Based on R.A. 1054, an occupational nurse must
