Community Health Nursing
Exam 1
1. Which is the primary goal of community health nursing?
A. To support and supplement the efforts of the medical
profession in the promotion of health and prevention of illness
B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and
communities to cope with their health needs
C. To increase the productivity of the people by providing them
with services that will increase their level of health
D. To contribute to national development through promotion of
family welfare, focusing particularly on mothers and children.
2. CHN is a community-based practice. Which best explains this
statement?
A. The service is provided in the natural environment of people.
B. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine
nursing needs and problems.
C. The services are based on the available resources within the
community.
D. Priority setting is based on the magnitude of the health
problems identified.
3. Population-focused nursing practice requires which of the
following processes?
A. Community organizing
B. Nursing process
C. Community diagnosis
D. Epidemiologic process
4. R.A. 1054 is also known as the Occupational Health Act. Aside
from number of employees, what other factor must be considered in
determining the occupational health privileges to which the workers
will be entitled?
A. Type of occupation: agricultural, commercial, industrial
B. Location of the workplace in relation to health facilities
C. Classification of the business enterprise based on net profit
D. Sex and age composition of employees
,5. A business firm must employ an occupational health nurse when
it has at least how many employees?
A. 21
B. 101
C. 201
D. 301
6. When the occupational health nurse employs ergonomic
principles, she is performing which of her roles?
A. Health care provider
B. Health educator
C. Health care coordinator
D. Environmental manager
7. A garment factory does not have an occupational nurse. Who
shall provide the occupational health needs of the factory workers?
A. Occupational health nurse at the Provincial Health Office
B. Physician employed by the factory
C. Public health nurse of the RHU of their municipality
D. Rural sanitary inspector of the RHU of their municipality
8. “Public health services are given free of charge.” Is this statement
true or false?
A. The statement is true; it is the responsibility of government to
provide basic services.
B. The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health
services.
C. The statement may be true or false, depending on the specific
service required.
D. The statement may be true or false, depending on policies of
the government concerned.
9. According to C.E.Winslow, which of the following is the goal of
Public Health?
A. For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity
B. For promotion of health and prevention of disease
C. For people to have access to basic health services
D. For people to be organized in their health efforts
,10. We say that a Filipino has attained longevity when he is able to
reach the average lifespan of Filipinos. What other statistic may be
used to determine attainment of longevity?
A. Age-specific mortality rate
B. Proportionate mortality rate
C. Swaroop’s index
D. Case fatality rate
11. Which of the following is the most prominent feature of public
health nursing?
A. It involves providing home care to sick people who are not
confined in the hospital.
B. Services are provided free of charge to people within the
catchment area.
C. The public health nurse functions as part of a team providing a
public health nursing services.
D. Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative,
services.
12. According to Margaret Shetland, the philosophy of public health
nursing is based on which of the following?
A. Health and longevity as birthrights
B. The mandate of the state to protect the birthrights of its
citizens
C. Public health nursing as a specialized field of nursing
D. The worth and dignity of man
13. Which of the following is the mission of the Department of
Health?
A. Health for all Filipinos
B. Ensure the accessibility and quality of health care
C. Improve the general health status of the population
D. Health in the hands of the Filipino people by the year 2020
14. Region IV Hospital is classified as what level of facility?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Intermediate
D. Tertiary
15. Which 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.
16. Which is an example of the school nurse’s health care provider
functions?
A. Requesting for BCG from the RHU for school entrant
immunization
B. Conducting random classroom inspection during a 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
time
17. When the nurse determines whether resources were maximized
in implementing Ligtas Tigdas, she is evaluating
A. Effectiveness
B. Efficiency
C. Adequacy
D. Appropriateness
18. 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
19. R.A. 7160 mandates devolution of basic services from the
national government to local government units. Which of the
following is the major goal of devolution?
A. To strengthen local government units
B. To allow greater autonomy to local government units
C. To empower the people and promote their self-reliance
D. To make basic services more accessible to the people
20. Who is the Chairman of the Municipal Health Board?
A. Mayor
Exam 1
1. Which is the primary goal of community health nursing?
A. To support and supplement the efforts of the medical
profession in the promotion of health and prevention of illness
B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and
communities to cope with their health needs
C. To increase the productivity of the people by providing them
with services that will increase their level of health
D. To contribute to national development through promotion of
family welfare, focusing particularly on mothers and children.
2. CHN is a community-based practice. Which best explains this
statement?
A. The service is provided in the natural environment of people.
B. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine
nursing needs and problems.
C. The services are based on the available resources within the
community.
D. Priority setting is based on the magnitude of the health
problems identified.
3. Population-focused nursing practice requires which of the
following processes?
A. Community organizing
B. Nursing process
C. Community diagnosis
D. Epidemiologic process
4. R.A. 1054 is also known as the Occupational Health Act. Aside
from number of employees, what other factor must be considered in
determining the occupational health privileges to which the workers
will be entitled?
A. Type of occupation: agricultural, commercial, industrial
B. Location of the workplace in relation to health facilities
C. Classification of the business enterprise based on net profit
D. Sex and age composition of employees
,5. A business firm must employ an occupational health nurse when
it has at least how many employees?
A. 21
B. 101
C. 201
D. 301
6. When the occupational health nurse employs ergonomic
principles, she is performing which of her roles?
A. Health care provider
B. Health educator
C. Health care coordinator
D. Environmental manager
7. A garment factory does not have an occupational nurse. Who
shall provide the occupational health needs of the factory workers?
A. Occupational health nurse at the Provincial Health Office
B. Physician employed by the factory
C. Public health nurse of the RHU of their municipality
D. Rural sanitary inspector of the RHU of their municipality
8. “Public health services are given free of charge.” Is this statement
true or false?
A. The statement is true; it is the responsibility of government to
provide basic services.
B. The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health
services.
C. The statement may be true or false, depending on the specific
service required.
D. The statement may be true or false, depending on policies of
the government concerned.
9. According to C.E.Winslow, which of the following is the goal of
Public Health?
A. For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity
B. For promotion of health and prevention of disease
C. For people to have access to basic health services
D. For people to be organized in their health efforts
,10. We say that a Filipino has attained longevity when he is able to
reach the average lifespan of Filipinos. What other statistic may be
used to determine attainment of longevity?
A. Age-specific mortality rate
B. Proportionate mortality rate
C. Swaroop’s index
D. Case fatality rate
11. Which of the following is the most prominent feature of public
health nursing?
A. It involves providing home care to sick people who are not
confined in the hospital.
B. Services are provided free of charge to people within the
catchment area.
C. The public health nurse functions as part of a team providing a
public health nursing services.
D. Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative,
services.
12. According to Margaret Shetland, the philosophy of public health
nursing is based on which of the following?
A. Health and longevity as birthrights
B. The mandate of the state to protect the birthrights of its
citizens
C. Public health nursing as a specialized field of nursing
D. The worth and dignity of man
13. Which of the following is the mission of the Department of
Health?
A. Health for all Filipinos
B. Ensure the accessibility and quality of health care
C. Improve the general health status of the population
D. Health in the hands of the Filipino people by the year 2020
14. Region IV Hospital is classified as what level of facility?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Intermediate
D. Tertiary
15. Which 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.
16. Which is an example of the school nurse’s health care provider
functions?
A. Requesting for BCG from the RHU for school entrant
immunization
B. Conducting random classroom inspection during a 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
time
17. When the nurse determines whether resources were maximized
in implementing Ligtas Tigdas, she is evaluating
A. Effectiveness
B. Efficiency
C. Adequacy
D. Appropriateness
18. 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
19. R.A. 7160 mandates devolution of basic services from the
national government to local government units. Which of the
following is the major goal of devolution?
A. To strengthen local government units
B. To allow greater autonomy to local government units
C. To empower the people and promote their self-reliance
D. To make basic services more accessible to the people
20. Who is the Chairman of the Municipal Health Board?
A. Mayor
