Community/Public Health Nursing-Final and HESI Prep: Practice Questions
| 2025/2026 | Latest update
A nurse in a clinic that provides direct a. community-based nursing.
care services to clients with tuberculosis
would be classified as practicing: The nurse practicing as a community-based nurse is more likely to give direct care
to people than are nurses who practice from a community-oriented framework.
a.community-based nursing.
b.community-oriented nursing.
c. institutional nursing.
d.public health nursing.
Jennifer is a nurse in a family medicine b. community-based nursing.
clinic. Today she is assessing Jose, a 4-
year-old who is being seen for an In community-based nursing, the nurse focuses on "illness care" of individuals
earache. The type of nursing Jennifer and families across the life span.
practices is:
a.community-oriented nursing.
b.community-based nursing.
c. public health nursing.
d.tertiary health nursing.
A school nurse teaches three middle a. community-based nursing.
school students with asthma conditions
techniques to minimize their incidence of The goal of community-based nursing (CBN) is to manage acute or chronic
bronchial spasms. This is an application of: conditions while promoting self-care among individuals and families.
a.community-based nursing.
b.community-oriented nursing.
c. institutional nursing.
d.public health nursing.
,The public health nurse deals with the c. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information.
examination of a community setting to d.Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of
determine the community's health status. the population.
Which of the following activities should be e.Questioning the availability of health services to the community
considered in the assessment phase?
Select all that apply.
a. Assisting communities to
implement and evaluate plans and
projects.
b.Building constituencies to work with
the community.
c. Collecting, analyzing, and
disseminating information.
d.Evaluating the social, economic,
and environmental characteristics of
the population.
e.Questioning the availability of
health services to the community
In a federally funded preschool a. individual results are compared with established standards for children of the
program such as Head Start, nursing same age group.
services that include conducting
developmental-level screening for Within federally funded programs for preschool children, from a community-oriented
cognitive and psychomotor nursing care perspective, nursing services could be provided to individual
development of individual children would children by conducting developmental-level screening tests to evaluate each child's
most likely be considered community- level of cognitive and psychomotor development in comparison with established
oriented nursing care when: standards for children of the same age. This is population-focused service.
a.individual results are compared
with established standards for children
of the same age group.
b.program characteristics are assessed
for their effectiveness in making the
school population healthier.
c. referral is provided for a child
identified with delayed psychomotor
development.
d.treatment is initiated for a child with
an identified learning disability.
Public health nursing is a specialty with b. populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
a distinct focus and scope of practice
and requires a special knowledge base The primary focus that has differentiated public health nursing from other
different from other specialty areas of specialties has been the emphasis on the population rather than on individuals or
nursing. A public health nurse would families.
first be interested in:
a.drug treatments for diabetes.
b.populations with the highest rate
of diabetes.
c. educational materials for individuals
with diabetes.
d.new technology for diabetic care.
, A state agency has received multiple a. assurance.
complaints regarding the availability of
elder transportation services to a The public health core function of assurance focuses on the responsibility of
specific county senior center. The state public health agencies to be sure that activities are appropriately carried out to
agency assigns a public health nurse to meet public health goals and plans.
work with the community to evaluate its
program for elder transportation
services to publicly sponsored elder care
programs. The public health core function
applied is:
a.assurance.
b. policy development.
c. primary prevention.
d. public transportation.
A nurse planning a smoking cessation a. community-oriented care.
clinic for adolescents in the local middle
schools and high schools is providing: Community-oriented nurses emphasize health protection, maintenance, and
promotion and disease prevention, as well as self-reliance among clients.
a.community-oriented care.
b.community-based care.
c. secondary care.
d.tertiary care.
In a community clinic that screens and d. the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among various groups.
treats individuals for cardiovascular
disorders, the nurse practicing public
health/population-focused nursing would
most likely ascertain:
a. a holistic treatment plan.
b.a specific clinical diagnosis.
c. individual dietary interventions for
cardiovascular disorders.
d.the prevalence rate of cardiovascular
disorders among various groups.
A community-oriented nurse has a. assessment.
identified obesity as a problem in the
middle school. The next step in a The three public health core functions are assessment, policy development, and
population-focused practice is to make assurance. Assessment is systematic data collection on the population, monitoring
information available about the health the population's health status, and making information available about the health of
of the middle school students. This the community.
describes the public health core function
of:
a.assessment.
b.assurance.
c. policy development.
d. research.
| 2025/2026 | Latest update
A nurse in a clinic that provides direct a. community-based nursing.
care services to clients with tuberculosis
would be classified as practicing: The nurse practicing as a community-based nurse is more likely to give direct care
to people than are nurses who practice from a community-oriented framework.
a.community-based nursing.
b.community-oriented nursing.
c. institutional nursing.
d.public health nursing.
Jennifer is a nurse in a family medicine b. community-based nursing.
clinic. Today she is assessing Jose, a 4-
year-old who is being seen for an In community-based nursing, the nurse focuses on "illness care" of individuals
earache. The type of nursing Jennifer and families across the life span.
practices is:
a.community-oriented nursing.
b.community-based nursing.
c. public health nursing.
d.tertiary health nursing.
A school nurse teaches three middle a. community-based nursing.
school students with asthma conditions
techniques to minimize their incidence of The goal of community-based nursing (CBN) is to manage acute or chronic
bronchial spasms. This is an application of: conditions while promoting self-care among individuals and families.
a.community-based nursing.
b.community-oriented nursing.
c. institutional nursing.
d.public health nursing.
,The public health nurse deals with the c. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information.
examination of a community setting to d.Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of
determine the community's health status. the population.
Which of the following activities should be e.Questioning the availability of health services to the community
considered in the assessment phase?
Select all that apply.
a. Assisting communities to
implement and evaluate plans and
projects.
b.Building constituencies to work with
the community.
c. Collecting, analyzing, and
disseminating information.
d.Evaluating the social, economic,
and environmental characteristics of
the population.
e.Questioning the availability of
health services to the community
In a federally funded preschool a. individual results are compared with established standards for children of the
program such as Head Start, nursing same age group.
services that include conducting
developmental-level screening for Within federally funded programs for preschool children, from a community-oriented
cognitive and psychomotor nursing care perspective, nursing services could be provided to individual
development of individual children would children by conducting developmental-level screening tests to evaluate each child's
most likely be considered community- level of cognitive and psychomotor development in comparison with established
oriented nursing care when: standards for children of the same age. This is population-focused service.
a.individual results are compared
with established standards for children
of the same age group.
b.program characteristics are assessed
for their effectiveness in making the
school population healthier.
c. referral is provided for a child
identified with delayed psychomotor
development.
d.treatment is initiated for a child with
an identified learning disability.
Public health nursing is a specialty with b. populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
a distinct focus and scope of practice
and requires a special knowledge base The primary focus that has differentiated public health nursing from other
different from other specialty areas of specialties has been the emphasis on the population rather than on individuals or
nursing. A public health nurse would families.
first be interested in:
a.drug treatments for diabetes.
b.populations with the highest rate
of diabetes.
c. educational materials for individuals
with diabetes.
d.new technology for diabetic care.
, A state agency has received multiple a. assurance.
complaints regarding the availability of
elder transportation services to a The public health core function of assurance focuses on the responsibility of
specific county senior center. The state public health agencies to be sure that activities are appropriately carried out to
agency assigns a public health nurse to meet public health goals and plans.
work with the community to evaluate its
program for elder transportation
services to publicly sponsored elder care
programs. The public health core function
applied is:
a.assurance.
b. policy development.
c. primary prevention.
d. public transportation.
A nurse planning a smoking cessation a. community-oriented care.
clinic for adolescents in the local middle
schools and high schools is providing: Community-oriented nurses emphasize health protection, maintenance, and
promotion and disease prevention, as well as self-reliance among clients.
a.community-oriented care.
b.community-based care.
c. secondary care.
d.tertiary care.
In a community clinic that screens and d. the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among various groups.
treats individuals for cardiovascular
disorders, the nurse practicing public
health/population-focused nursing would
most likely ascertain:
a. a holistic treatment plan.
b.a specific clinical diagnosis.
c. individual dietary interventions for
cardiovascular disorders.
d.the prevalence rate of cardiovascular
disorders among various groups.
A community-oriented nurse has a. assessment.
identified obesity as a problem in the
middle school. The next step in a The three public health core functions are assessment, policy development, and
population-focused practice is to make assurance. Assessment is systematic data collection on the population, monitoring
information available about the health the population's health status, and making information available about the health of
of the middle school students. This the community.
describes the public health core function
of:
a.assessment.
b.assurance.
c. policy development.
d. research.
