COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING-
FINAL AND HESI PREP: PRACTICE
QUESTIONS LATEST EXAM 2026 WITH
ORGANIZED QUESTIONS FULLY SOLVED
EXPERT VERIFIED STEP BY STEP
EXPLANATIONS AND REVIEW GUIDE
GRADED A+ AND 100% GUARANTEE PASS
(LATEST EDITION!!!!!)
The goal of community-based nursing (CBN) is to manage acute
or chronic conditions while promoting self-care among
individuals and families.
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.
a. Assisting communities to implement and evaluate plans and
projects.
b. Building constituencies to work with the community.
c. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information.
d. Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental
characteristics of the population.
,e. Questioning the availability of health services to the
community - THE CORRECT ANSWER-c. Collecting, analyzing, and
disseminating information.
d. Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental
characteristics of the population.
e. Questioning the availability of health services to the
community
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:
a. individual results are compared with established standards
for children of the same age group.
b. program characteristics are assessed for their effectiveness in
making the school population healthier.
c. referral is provided for a child identified with delayed
psychomotor development.
d. treatment is initiated for a child with an identified learning
disability. - THE CORRECT ANSWER-a. individual results are compared
with established standards for children of the same age group.
Within federally funded programs for preschool children, from
a community-oriented nursing care perspective, nursing
services could be provided to individual children by conducting
developmental-level screening tests to evaluate each child's
level of cognitive and psychomotor development in comparison
with established standards for children of the same age. This is
population-focused service.
,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:
a. drug treatments for diabetes.
b. populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
c. educational materials for individuals with diabetes.
d. new technology for diabetic care. - THE CORRECT ANSWER-b.
populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
The primary focus that has differentiated public health nursing
from other specialties has been the emphasis on the population
rather than on individuals or families.
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:
a. assurance.
b. policy development.
c. primary prevention.
d. public transportation. - THE CORRECT ANSWER-a. assurance.
, The public health core function of assurance focuses on the
responsibility of public health agencies to be sure that activities
are appropriately carried out to meet public health goals and
plans.
A nurse planning a smoking cessation clinic for adolescents in
the local middle schools and high schools is providing:
a. community-oriented care.
b. community-based care.
c. secondary care.
d. tertiary care. - THE CORRECT ANSWER-a. community-oriented care.
Community-oriented nurses emphasize health protection,
maintenance, and promotion and disease prevention, as well as
self-reliance among clients.
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. a holistic treatment plan.
b. a specific clinical diagnosis.
c. individual dietary interventions for cardiovascular disorders.
d. the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among
various groups. - THE CORRECT ANSWER-d. the prevalence rate of
cardiovascular disorders among various groups.
FINAL AND HESI PREP: PRACTICE
QUESTIONS LATEST EXAM 2026 WITH
ORGANIZED QUESTIONS FULLY SOLVED
EXPERT VERIFIED STEP BY STEP
EXPLANATIONS AND REVIEW GUIDE
GRADED A+ AND 100% GUARANTEE PASS
(LATEST EDITION!!!!!)
The goal of community-based nursing (CBN) is to manage acute
or chronic conditions while promoting self-care among
individuals and families.
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.
a. Assisting communities to implement and evaluate plans and
projects.
b. Building constituencies to work with the community.
c. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information.
d. Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental
characteristics of the population.
,e. Questioning the availability of health services to the
community - THE CORRECT ANSWER-c. Collecting, analyzing, and
disseminating information.
d. Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental
characteristics of the population.
e. Questioning the availability of health services to the
community
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:
a. individual results are compared with established standards
for children of the same age group.
b. program characteristics are assessed for their effectiveness in
making the school population healthier.
c. referral is provided for a child identified with delayed
psychomotor development.
d. treatment is initiated for a child with an identified learning
disability. - THE CORRECT ANSWER-a. individual results are compared
with established standards for children of the same age group.
Within federally funded programs for preschool children, from
a community-oriented nursing care perspective, nursing
services could be provided to individual children by conducting
developmental-level screening tests to evaluate each child's
level of cognitive and psychomotor development in comparison
with established standards for children of the same age. This is
population-focused service.
,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:
a. drug treatments for diabetes.
b. populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
c. educational materials for individuals with diabetes.
d. new technology for diabetic care. - THE CORRECT ANSWER-b.
populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
The primary focus that has differentiated public health nursing
from other specialties has been the emphasis on the population
rather than on individuals or families.
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:
a. assurance.
b. policy development.
c. primary prevention.
d. public transportation. - THE CORRECT ANSWER-a. assurance.
, The public health core function of assurance focuses on the
responsibility of public health agencies to be sure that activities
are appropriately carried out to meet public health goals and
plans.
A nurse planning a smoking cessation clinic for adolescents in
the local middle schools and high schools is providing:
a. community-oriented care.
b. community-based care.
c. secondary care.
d. tertiary care. - THE CORRECT ANSWER-a. community-oriented care.
Community-oriented nurses emphasize health protection,
maintenance, and promotion and disease prevention, as well as
self-reliance among clients.
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. a holistic treatment plan.
b. a specific clinical diagnosis.
c. individual dietary interventions for cardiovascular disorders.
d. the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among
various groups. - THE CORRECT ANSWER-d. the prevalence rate of
cardiovascular disorders among various groups.
