HESI RN PRACTICE TEST--COMMUNITY HEALTH-
COMMUNITY HEALTH PRACTICE EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
1. A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after recently experiencing
increasing difficulty sitting and paying attention in class, and increasingly
illegible handwriting. The nurse observes that the child has protruding eyeballs
and a staring expression. What action should the nurse take next? Answer -
Gather additional data by taking a health history and measuring vital signs
2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among
children, the community health nurse should stress the importance of
implementing which activity? Answer - Set goals that are focused on
developing healthier lifestyles
3. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin. Which
intervention should the emergency department nurse implement when caring
for these clients? Answer - Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is
available
4. A young woman tells the public health nurse that a friend was recently
diagnosed with Hepatitis B and she is concerned about getting the disease.
During the assessment interview, which question is most important for the
nurse to ask this woman? Answer - "Have you shared any needles or had sex
with your friend?"
, 5. Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome for the
Leading Health indicators of Healthy People 2020? Answer - A community has
adopted a no smoking policy
6. Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when
attempting to address one of the leading health indicators of Healthy People
2020? Answer - Design and implement a no smoking campaign at the local
high school
7. Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American Nursing.
Which contributions can be attributed to her? (Select all) Answer - -
Development of Public health nursing practice
-First nursing service for occupational health
-Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN
-Instituted a sliding scale fee for service
8. A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result of a
motorcycle accident. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident,
and states that he has no intention of ever wearing one. Within the framework
of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), which response should the nurse
provide? Answer - "Wearing a helmet or not is certainly an individual
decision."
9. After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary school,
what strategy is best for the nurse to use to obtain an overview of the student
body? Answer - Conduct a windshield survey of the geographic areas served by
the school
10. A nurse organizes a community action group to help resolve health
problems in a low income neighborhood with a large population of recent
immigrants from Africa. What problem should the nurse address first? Answer
- Low immunization rate of children
COMMUNITY HEALTH PRACTICE EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
1. A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after recently experiencing
increasing difficulty sitting and paying attention in class, and increasingly
illegible handwriting. The nurse observes that the child has protruding eyeballs
and a staring expression. What action should the nurse take next? Answer -
Gather additional data by taking a health history and measuring vital signs
2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among
children, the community health nurse should stress the importance of
implementing which activity? Answer - Set goals that are focused on
developing healthier lifestyles
3. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin. Which
intervention should the emergency department nurse implement when caring
for these clients? Answer - Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is
available
4. A young woman tells the public health nurse that a friend was recently
diagnosed with Hepatitis B and she is concerned about getting the disease.
During the assessment interview, which question is most important for the
nurse to ask this woman? Answer - "Have you shared any needles or had sex
with your friend?"
, 5. Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome for the
Leading Health indicators of Healthy People 2020? Answer - A community has
adopted a no smoking policy
6. Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when
attempting to address one of the leading health indicators of Healthy People
2020? Answer - Design and implement a no smoking campaign at the local
high school
7. Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American Nursing.
Which contributions can be attributed to her? (Select all) Answer - -
Development of Public health nursing practice
-First nursing service for occupational health
-Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN
-Instituted a sliding scale fee for service
8. A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result of a
motorcycle accident. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident,
and states that he has no intention of ever wearing one. Within the framework
of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), which response should the nurse
provide? Answer - "Wearing a helmet or not is certainly an individual
decision."
9. After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary school,
what strategy is best for the nurse to use to obtain an overview of the student
body? Answer - Conduct a windshield survey of the geographic areas served by
the school
10. A nurse organizes a community action group to help resolve health
problems in a low income neighborhood with a large population of recent
immigrants from Africa. What problem should the nurse address first? Answer
- Low immunization rate of children
