COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
EXAMINATION TEST 2026
◉ What is the purpose of an ecomap in family assessment? Answer:
To illustrate family relationships and the influence of external
systems on families.
◉ How do school nurses contribute to health and academic success?
Answer: By encouraging positive development and providing direct
skilled nursing care.
◉ What is the importance of cultural competence in nursing?
Answer: To ensure respectful and effective care delivery to clients
from diverse cultural backgrounds.
◉ What is the role of the school nurse in health education? Answer:
To communicate with families and partner with healthcare
providers to promote health.
◉ What does the Family Structural Functional Theory include?
Answer: Roles, relationships, and interaction patterns within the
family and with outside groups.
,◉ What is the goal of therapeutic conversations in family
interventions? Answer: To improve emotional connection and
support among family members.
◉ What is a Community Assessment? Answer: A comprehensive
evaluation of the status of a community based on the interactions
between people, health, and environment.
◉ What framework uses a system approach with a focus on
partnerships to effect change in community health? Answer:
Community as a Partner Framework.
◉ What is the purpose of a Windshield Survey? Answer: To observe
a community while driving to collect data.
◉ What are the steps in the Community Assessment process?
Answer: Define the community, collect data, analyze data, establish
community diagnosis, plan programs, implement programs, evaluate
program interventions.
◉ What is the role of case management in home healthcare?
Answer: To help the patient transition from acute to community-
based care and evaluate medical needs, psychosocial issues, and
financial constraints.
, ◉ What are the three distinct needs of home health practice?
Answer: Quality healthcare in homes, informing healthcare
providers about health promotion realities, and cost containment in
healthcare.
◉ What are the criteria for eligibility for home healthcare? Answer:
Homebound status and a plan of care that includes skilled needs.
◉ What is the significance of Telehealth in healthcare? Answer: It is
useful in rural areas and involves transmitting electronic health data
while ensuring confidentiality and security.
◉ What is the definition of a disaster? Answer: An event that causes
human suffering and demands more resources than are available in
the community.
◉ What types of disasters can occur? Answer: Pandemics, natural
disasters, human-made disasters, and terrorism.
◉ What is bioterrorism? Answer: The intentional release of viruses,
bacteria, fungi, or toxins to cause illness or death.
◉ What is the first choice antibiotic for inhalation anthrax? Answer:
Ciprofloxacin.