COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING EXAM GRADED A+
1)Among the following diseases, which is airborne?
A. Viral conjunctivitis
B. Acute poliomyelitis
C. Diphtheria
D. Measles
D. Measles
2)Among children aged 2 months to 3 years, the most prevalent form of meningitis is caused by
which microorganism?
A. Hemophilus Influenzae
B. Morbillivirus
C. Streptococcus Pneumoniae
D Neisseria meningitides
A. Hemophilus Influenzae
Hemophilus meningitis is unusual over the age of 5 years. In developing countries, the peak
incidence is in children less than 6 months of age.
Morbillivirus is the etiology of measles.
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis may cause meningitis, but age distribution
is not specific in young children.
3) Human beings are the major reservoir of malaria. Which of the following strategies in malaria
control is based on this fact?
A. Stream seeding
B. Stream clearing.
C.Destruction of breeding places.
D.Zooprophylaxis
D. Zoo prophylaxis
Zooprophylaxis is done by putting animals like cattle or dogs close to windows or doorways just
before nightfall. The Anopheles mosquito takes his blood meal from the animal and goes back to
its breeding place, thereby preventing infection of humans.
4) The use of larvivorous fish in malaria control is the basis for which strategy of malaria
control?
A. Stream seeding
B. Stream clearing
C. Destruction of breeding places
D. Zooprophylaxis
A. Stream seeding
Stream seeding is done by putting tilapia fry in streams or other bodies of water identified as
breeding places of the Anopheles mosquito.
,5) What is true of primary facilities?
A. They are usually government-run
B. Their services are provided on an out-patient basis
C. They are training facilities for health professionals
D. A community hospital is an example of this level of health facilities
B. Their services are provided on an out-patient basis
Primary facilities are government and non-government facilities that provide basic out-patient
services.
6) Which is an example of the school nurse's health care provider function?
A. Requesting for BCG from the RHU for school entrance immunization
B. Conducting random classroom inspection during measles epidemic
C. Taking remedial action on an accident hazard in the school playground
D. Observing places in the school where pupils spend their free times
B. Conducting random classroom inspection during measles epidemic
Random classroom inspection is assessment of pupils/students and teachers for signs of a health
problem prevalent in the community.
7) When the nurse determines whether resources were maximized in implementing Ligtas
Tigdas, she is evaluating:
A. Effectiveness
B. Efficiency
C. Adequacy
D. Appropriateness
B. Efficiency
Efficiency is determining whether the goals were attained at the least possible cost.
8) You are a new B.S.N. graduate. You want to become a Public Health Nurse. Where will you
apply?
A. Department of Health
B. Provincial Health Office
C. Regional Health Office
,D. Rural Health Unit
D. Rural Health Unit
9) Which of the following is NOT appropriate for malaria control?
A. Use of chemically treated mosquito nets
B. Seeding of breeding places with larva-eating fish
C. Destruction of breeding places of the mosquito vector
D. Use of mosquito-repelling soaps, such as those with basil or citronella
C. Destruction of breeding places of the mosquito vector
10) A client was brought to the health center with chief complaint of severe diarrhea and the
passage of "rice water". The client is most probably suffering from which condition?
A. Giardiasis
B. Cholera
C. Amebiasis
D. Dysentery
B. Cholera
Passage of profuse watery stools is the major symptom of cholera. Both amebic and bacillary
dysentery are characterized by the presence of blood and/or mucus in the stools. Giardiasis is
characterized by fat malabsorption and, therefore, steatorrhea.
11). A 32 year old client came for consultation at the health center with the chief complaint of
fever for a week. Accompanying symptoms were muscle pains and body malaise. A week after
the start of fever, the client noted yellowish discoloration of his sclera. History showed that he
waded in flood waters about 2 weeks before the onset of symptoms. Based on this history/ which
disease condition will you suspect?
A. Hepatitis A
B. Hepatitis B
C. Tetanus
D. Leptospirosis
D. Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is transmitted through contact with the skin or mucous membrane with water or
moist soil contaminated with urine of infected animals, like rats.
12) You are the PHN in the city health center. A client underwent screening for AIDS using
ELISA. His result was positive. What is the best course of action that you may take?
A. Get a thorough history of the client, focusing on the practice of high risk behavior
B. Ask the client to be accompanied by a significant person before revealing the result.
C. Refer the client to the physician since he is the best person to reveal the result to the client
, D. Refer the client for a supplementary test, such as Western blot, since the ELISA result maybe
false
D. Refer the client for a supplementary test, such as Western blot, since the ELISA result may be
false.
A client having a reactive ELISA result must undergo a more specific test, such as Western blot.
A negative supplementary test result means that the ELISA result was false and that, most
probably, the client is not infected.
13) Which is the BEST control measure for AIDS?
A. Being faithful to a single sexual partner
B. Using a condom during each sexual contact
C. Avoiding sexual contact with commercial sex workers
D. Making sure that one's sexual partner does not have signs of AIDS
A. Being faithful to a single sexual partner
Sexual fidelity rules out the possibility of getting the disease by sexual contact with another
infected person. Transmission occurs mostly through sexual intercourse and exposure to blood or
tissues.
14) The most frequent causes of death among clients with AIDS are opportunistic diseases.
Which of the following opportunistic infections is characterized by tonsilllopharyngitis?
A. Respiratory candidiasis
B. Infectious mononucleosis
C. Cytomegalovirus disease
D. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
B. Infectious mononucleosis
Cytomegalovirus disease is an acute viral disease characterized by fever, sore throat and
lymphadenopathy
15) To determine the possible sources of sexually transmitted infections, which is the BEST
method that may be undertaken by the public health nurse?
A. Contact tracing
B. Community survey
C. Mass screening tests
D. Interview suspects
A. Contact tracing
1)Among the following diseases, which is airborne?
A. Viral conjunctivitis
B. Acute poliomyelitis
C. Diphtheria
D. Measles
D. Measles
2)Among children aged 2 months to 3 years, the most prevalent form of meningitis is caused by
which microorganism?
A. Hemophilus Influenzae
B. Morbillivirus
C. Streptococcus Pneumoniae
D Neisseria meningitides
A. Hemophilus Influenzae
Hemophilus meningitis is unusual over the age of 5 years. In developing countries, the peak
incidence is in children less than 6 months of age.
Morbillivirus is the etiology of measles.
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis may cause meningitis, but age distribution
is not specific in young children.
3) Human beings are the major reservoir of malaria. Which of the following strategies in malaria
control is based on this fact?
A. Stream seeding
B. Stream clearing.
C.Destruction of breeding places.
D.Zooprophylaxis
D. Zoo prophylaxis
Zooprophylaxis is done by putting animals like cattle or dogs close to windows or doorways just
before nightfall. The Anopheles mosquito takes his blood meal from the animal and goes back to
its breeding place, thereby preventing infection of humans.
4) The use of larvivorous fish in malaria control is the basis for which strategy of malaria
control?
A. Stream seeding
B. Stream clearing
C. Destruction of breeding places
D. Zooprophylaxis
A. Stream seeding
Stream seeding is done by putting tilapia fry in streams or other bodies of water identified as
breeding places of the Anopheles mosquito.
,5) What is true of primary facilities?
A. They are usually government-run
B. Their services are provided on an out-patient basis
C. They are training facilities for health professionals
D. A community hospital is an example of this level of health facilities
B. Their services are provided on an out-patient basis
Primary facilities are government and non-government facilities that provide basic out-patient
services.
6) Which is an example of the school nurse's health care provider function?
A. Requesting for BCG from the RHU for school entrance immunization
B. Conducting random classroom inspection during measles epidemic
C. Taking remedial action on an accident hazard in the school playground
D. Observing places in the school where pupils spend their free times
B. Conducting random classroom inspection during measles epidemic
Random classroom inspection is assessment of pupils/students and teachers for signs of a health
problem prevalent in the community.
7) When the nurse determines whether resources were maximized in implementing Ligtas
Tigdas, she is evaluating:
A. Effectiveness
B. Efficiency
C. Adequacy
D. Appropriateness
B. Efficiency
Efficiency is determining whether the goals were attained at the least possible cost.
8) You are a new B.S.N. graduate. You want to become a Public Health Nurse. Where will you
apply?
A. Department of Health
B. Provincial Health Office
C. Regional Health Office
,D. Rural Health Unit
D. Rural Health Unit
9) Which of the following is NOT appropriate for malaria control?
A. Use of chemically treated mosquito nets
B. Seeding of breeding places with larva-eating fish
C. Destruction of breeding places of the mosquito vector
D. Use of mosquito-repelling soaps, such as those with basil or citronella
C. Destruction of breeding places of the mosquito vector
10) A client was brought to the health center with chief complaint of severe diarrhea and the
passage of "rice water". The client is most probably suffering from which condition?
A. Giardiasis
B. Cholera
C. Amebiasis
D. Dysentery
B. Cholera
Passage of profuse watery stools is the major symptom of cholera. Both amebic and bacillary
dysentery are characterized by the presence of blood and/or mucus in the stools. Giardiasis is
characterized by fat malabsorption and, therefore, steatorrhea.
11). A 32 year old client came for consultation at the health center with the chief complaint of
fever for a week. Accompanying symptoms were muscle pains and body malaise. A week after
the start of fever, the client noted yellowish discoloration of his sclera. History showed that he
waded in flood waters about 2 weeks before the onset of symptoms. Based on this history/ which
disease condition will you suspect?
A. Hepatitis A
B. Hepatitis B
C. Tetanus
D. Leptospirosis
D. Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is transmitted through contact with the skin or mucous membrane with water or
moist soil contaminated with urine of infected animals, like rats.
12) You are the PHN in the city health center. A client underwent screening for AIDS using
ELISA. His result was positive. What is the best course of action that you may take?
A. Get a thorough history of the client, focusing on the practice of high risk behavior
B. Ask the client to be accompanied by a significant person before revealing the result.
C. Refer the client to the physician since he is the best person to reveal the result to the client
, D. Refer the client for a supplementary test, such as Western blot, since the ELISA result maybe
false
D. Refer the client for a supplementary test, such as Western blot, since the ELISA result may be
false.
A client having a reactive ELISA result must undergo a more specific test, such as Western blot.
A negative supplementary test result means that the ELISA result was false and that, most
probably, the client is not infected.
13) Which is the BEST control measure for AIDS?
A. Being faithful to a single sexual partner
B. Using a condom during each sexual contact
C. Avoiding sexual contact with commercial sex workers
D. Making sure that one's sexual partner does not have signs of AIDS
A. Being faithful to a single sexual partner
Sexual fidelity rules out the possibility of getting the disease by sexual contact with another
infected person. Transmission occurs mostly through sexual intercourse and exposure to blood or
tissues.
14) The most frequent causes of death among clients with AIDS are opportunistic diseases.
Which of the following opportunistic infections is characterized by tonsilllopharyngitis?
A. Respiratory candidiasis
B. Infectious mononucleosis
C. Cytomegalovirus disease
D. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
B. Infectious mononucleosis
Cytomegalovirus disease is an acute viral disease characterized by fever, sore throat and
lymphadenopathy
15) To determine the possible sources of sexually transmitted infections, which is the BEST
method that may be undertaken by the public health nurse?
A. Contact tracing
B. Community survey
C. Mass screening tests
D. Interview suspects
A. Contact tracing
