2026 Community HESI Exam Prep |
Public Health Nursing Practice Questions
& Community Assessment Review
1. The primary goal of community health nursing is to:
A. Provide bedside care
B. Improve population health
C. Treat acute illness
D. Manage hospital staffing
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Community health nursing focuses on promoting and protecting the health of
populations.
2. Which level of prevention focuses on early disease detection?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Quaternary
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Secondary prevention includes screening and early diagnosis.
3. Immunizations are an example of:
A. Secondary prevention
B. Tertiary prevention
C. Primary prevention
D. Rehabilitation
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Immunizations prevent disease before it occurs.
4. A community health nurse assessing lead exposure is addressing which determinant of
health?
,A. Biological
B. Behavioral
C. Environmental
D. Cultural
Correct Answer: C
5. The focus of public health nursing is on:
A. Individuals
B. Families
C. Communities and populations
D. Hospitals
Correct Answer: C
6. Which is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Vaccination
B. Blood pressure screening
C. Cardiac rehabilitation
D. Health education
Correct Answer: C
7. The public health nursing process begins with:
A. Diagnosis
B. Planning
C. Assessment
D. Implementation
Correct Answer: C
8. Which organization is responsible for national public health protection in the U.S.?
A. WHO
B. CDC
C. OSHA
D. FDA
Correct Answer: B
, 9. Community-oriented nursing focuses on:
A. Individual patient care
B. Disease treatment
C. Health promotion in populations
D. Acute care
Correct Answer: C
10. Epidemiology is the study of:
A. Disease treatment
B. Distribution of health events
C. Hospital management
D. Genetic disorders
Correct Answer: B
11. Morbidity refers to:
A. Death rate
B. Disease occurrence
C. Birth rate
D. Immunization rate
Correct Answer: B
12. Mortality refers to:
A. Illness rate
B. Disease incidence
C. Death rate
D. Survival rate
Correct Answer: C
13. Which population is considered vulnerable?
A. Middle-income adults
B. College students
Public Health Nursing Practice Questions
& Community Assessment Review
1. The primary goal of community health nursing is to:
A. Provide bedside care
B. Improve population health
C. Treat acute illness
D. Manage hospital staffing
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Community health nursing focuses on promoting and protecting the health of
populations.
2. Which level of prevention focuses on early disease detection?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Quaternary
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Secondary prevention includes screening and early diagnosis.
3. Immunizations are an example of:
A. Secondary prevention
B. Tertiary prevention
C. Primary prevention
D. Rehabilitation
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Immunizations prevent disease before it occurs.
4. A community health nurse assessing lead exposure is addressing which determinant of
health?
,A. Biological
B. Behavioral
C. Environmental
D. Cultural
Correct Answer: C
5. The focus of public health nursing is on:
A. Individuals
B. Families
C. Communities and populations
D. Hospitals
Correct Answer: C
6. Which is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Vaccination
B. Blood pressure screening
C. Cardiac rehabilitation
D. Health education
Correct Answer: C
7. The public health nursing process begins with:
A. Diagnosis
B. Planning
C. Assessment
D. Implementation
Correct Answer: C
8. Which organization is responsible for national public health protection in the U.S.?
A. WHO
B. CDC
C. OSHA
D. FDA
Correct Answer: B
, 9. Community-oriented nursing focuses on:
A. Individual patient care
B. Disease treatment
C. Health promotion in populations
D. Acute care
Correct Answer: C
10. Epidemiology is the study of:
A. Disease treatment
B. Distribution of health events
C. Hospital management
D. Genetic disorders
Correct Answer: B
11. Morbidity refers to:
A. Death rate
B. Disease occurrence
C. Birth rate
D. Immunization rate
Correct Answer: B
12. Mortality refers to:
A. Illness rate
B. Disease incidence
C. Death rate
D. Survival rate
Correct Answer: C
13. Which population is considered vulnerable?
A. Middle-income adults
B. College students
