COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Q&As GUIDE FOR A
STUDENTS
I. Foundations and Principles of CHN
1. What is the primary goal of community health nursing?
A. To support and supplement the efforts of the medical profession
B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families, and communities to cope with their health
needs
C. To increase the productivity of people by improving their level of health
D. To promote family welfare, focusing on mothers and children
Answer: B
Feedback: The core aim of CHN is empowerment — enabling individuals and communities to
manage their health.
2. Community health nursing is a community-based practice. What does this mean?
A. Services are provided in hospitals
B. Nurses focus on curative care
C. Care is delivered in the natural environment of people
D. The focus is only on individual care
Answer: C
Feedback: CHN brings care to homes, schools, and workplaces — not just health facilities.
3. Which process is essential in population-focused nursing?
A. Epidemiologic process
B. Nursing process
C. Community diagnosis
D. Surveillance
Answer: C
Feedback: Community diagnosis helps identify the priority health needs of the majority.
4. Which principle is least aligned with the philosophy of CHN?
A. Health is a right
B. Curative services are central
C. Prevention is better than cure
, D. Health care is a responsibility of all
Answer: B
II. Legal Framework and Occupational Health
5. RA 1054 is known as the Occupational Health Act. Aside from number of employees, what
is another key consideration for applying its provisions?
A. Profit classification
B. Type of industry
C. Distance to health facility
D. Sex and age of employees
Answer: C
Feedback: An occupational nurse must be employed if the workplace is 1km or more away from
a health center.
6. At how many employees is a business firm required to hire an occupational health nurse?
A. 21
B. 101
C. 201
D. 301
Answer: B
7. If a garment factory lacks an occupational nurse, who provides for workers’ health needs?
A. Private doctor
B. RHU Public Health Nurse
C. Barangay Health Worker
D. Factory owner
Answer: B
8. When a nurse applies ergonomic principles in a workplace, she is performing what role?
A. Health educator
B. Environment manager
C. Coordinator
D. Direct care provider
Answer: B
9. Which of the following laws promotes safety and welfare of employees in the workplace?
A. RA 9173
B. RA 1054
STUDENTS
I. Foundations and Principles of CHN
1. What is the primary goal of community health nursing?
A. To support and supplement the efforts of the medical profession
B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families, and communities to cope with their health
needs
C. To increase the productivity of people by improving their level of health
D. To promote family welfare, focusing on mothers and children
Answer: B
Feedback: The core aim of CHN is empowerment — enabling individuals and communities to
manage their health.
2. Community health nursing is a community-based practice. What does this mean?
A. Services are provided in hospitals
B. Nurses focus on curative care
C. Care is delivered in the natural environment of people
D. The focus is only on individual care
Answer: C
Feedback: CHN brings care to homes, schools, and workplaces — not just health facilities.
3. Which process is essential in population-focused nursing?
A. Epidemiologic process
B. Nursing process
C. Community diagnosis
D. Surveillance
Answer: C
Feedback: Community diagnosis helps identify the priority health needs of the majority.
4. Which principle is least aligned with the philosophy of CHN?
A. Health is a right
B. Curative services are central
C. Prevention is better than cure
, D. Health care is a responsibility of all
Answer: B
II. Legal Framework and Occupational Health
5. RA 1054 is known as the Occupational Health Act. Aside from number of employees, what
is another key consideration for applying its provisions?
A. Profit classification
B. Type of industry
C. Distance to health facility
D. Sex and age of employees
Answer: C
Feedback: An occupational nurse must be employed if the workplace is 1km or more away from
a health center.
6. At how many employees is a business firm required to hire an occupational health nurse?
A. 21
B. 101
C. 201
D. 301
Answer: B
7. If a garment factory lacks an occupational nurse, who provides for workers’ health needs?
A. Private doctor
B. RHU Public Health Nurse
C. Barangay Health Worker
D. Factory owner
Answer: B
8. When a nurse applies ergonomic principles in a workplace, she is performing what role?
A. Health educator
B. Environment manager
C. Coordinator
D. Direct care provider
Answer: B
9. Which of the following laws promotes safety and welfare of employees in the workplace?
A. RA 9173
B. RA 1054
