NURS 420 COMMUNITY HEALTH PRACTICE TEST 2 (CH. 7–
14) WITH 150 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS FOR 2026 EXAM REVIEW COVERING MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS
THIS RESOURCE PROVIDES PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR
| | | | | | | |
CHAPTERS 7 THROUGH 14 OF NURS 420: COMMUNITY HEALTH. IT COVERS
| | | | | | | | | | |
KEY TOPICS INCLUDING EPIDEMIOLOGY, HEALTH PROMOTION, COMMUNITY
| | | | | | |
ASSESSMENT, POLICY AND ADVOCACY, DISASTER PLANNING, AND CARE FOR
| | | | | | | | |
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. DESIGNED TO SUPPORT NURSING STUDENTS IN
| | | | | | | |
PREPARING FOR PRACTICE TEST 2 DURING THE 2026 TERM.
| | | | | | | | |
Which |of |the |following |describes |the |significance |of |the |passage |of |The |Public |Health |Threats |and
|Emergencies |Act? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
a. It |funded |ongoing |activities |of |the |public |health |system.
b. It |led |to |improved |water |quality |and |food |safety |guidelines.
c. It |included |funding |for |public |health |activities.
d. It |validated |that |the |public |health |system |was |prepared |for |terrorism. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-b.
|It |led |to |improved |water |quality |and |food |safety |guidelines.
c. |It |included |funding |for |public |health |activities.
Which |of |the |following |best |describes |the |importance |of |the |World |Health |Organization |(WHO)
|to |the |United |States? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
a. Provides |daily |information |on |disease |occurrences
b. Establishes |international |standards |for |antibiotics |and |vaccines
c. Creates |international |legislation |regarding |international |cooperation
d. Supports |national |programs |to |fight |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a. |Provides |daily
|information |on |disease |occurrences
b. |Establishes |international |standards |for |antibiotics |and |vaccines
Which |group |should |receive |an |injection |of |prophylactic |immune |globulin |for |possible |exposure |to
|hepatitis |A?
a. Persons |who |have |had |direct |contact |with |blood
,b. Those |who |ate |at |the |same |restaurant |as |the |person |with |hepatitis |A
c. All |health |care |workers
d. All |those |who |had |household |or |sexual |contact |with |persons |with |hepatitis |A |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER-d. |All |those |who |had |household |or |sexual |contact |with |persons
|with |hepatitis |A
A |nurse |is |uncomfortable |discussing |such |topics |as |sexual |behavior |and |sexual |orientation |when
|counseling |clients. |By |avoiding |this |topic |with |clients:
a. Potential |risks |and |risky |behaviors |will |not |be |identified.
b. Transmission |of |sexually |transmitted |diseases |will |decrease.
c. Clients |will |be |reluctant |to |return |to |care |providers.
d. The |nurse |will |be |violating |the |laws |in |most |states. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a. |Potential |risks
|and |risky |behaviors |will |not |be |identified.
Screening |blood |products |and |donor |organs |and |tissue |for |hepatitis |C |infection |is:
a. Primary |prevention
b. Secondary |prevention
c. Tertiary |prevention
d. Health |promotion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a. |Primary |prevention
Teaching |a |client |with |gonorrhea |how |to |prevent |reinfection |and |further |spread |is |an |example |of
prevention.
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Primary |health |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-b. |Secondary
The |nurse |teaches |the |family |of |an |AIDS |client |about |managing |symptomatic |illness |by
|preventing |deteriorating |conditions, |such |as |diarrhea, |skin |breakdown, |and |inadequate
|nutrition. |This |nursing |intervention |is |an |example |of prevention.
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Primary |health |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-c. |Tertiary
,A |community |health |nurse |visits |a |homeless |shelter |that |has |several |clients |with |tuberculosis
|who |are |taking |antimicrobial |drugs. |Supervised |drug |administration |may |be |done |on |a |daily
|basis |with |persons |with |poor |adherence |because:
a. This |type |of |client |does |not |care |about |his |or |her |health.
b. Homeless |people |have |no |access |to |medications.
c. Poor |adherence |can |result |in |drug |resistance.
d. The |antimicrobials |are |so |powerful, |clients |must |be |observed |for |reactions. |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER-
c. |Poor |adherence |can |result |in |drug |resistance.
What |information |would |be |appropriate |for |a |nurse |to |share |when |educating |IV |drug |users |about
|sharing |equipment?
a. Tell |the |clients |to |throw |away |their |equipment |after |one |use.
b. Educate |the |clients |on |using |full-strength |bleach |on |their |drug |paraphernalia |for |30 |seconds.
c. Report |illegal |activities |to |the |authorities |and |confiscate |the |needles |and |syringes.
d. Give |out |needles |and |syringes |to |whoever |wants |them. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-b. |Educate
|the |clients |on |using |full-strength |bleach |on |their |drug |paraphernalia |for |30 |seconds.
A |nurse |utilizes |the |provisions |created |by |the |Ryan |White |Comprehensive |AIDS |Resource
|Emergency |Act |when |performing |which |intervention?
a. Increasing |AIDS |awareness |in |the |community
b. Determining |available |health |care |services |for |HIV-infected |individuals
c. Preventing |the |transmission |of |AIDS |to |children |from |their |mothers
d. Allowing |persons |in |the |final |stages |of |HIV |to |die |with |dignity |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER-b. |Determining |available |health |care |services |for |HIV-infected |individuals
A |nurse |is |working |in |a |public |health |center. |A |patient |who |has |been |newly |diagnosed |as |HIV
|positive |comes |for |counseling. |By |law, |what |must |the |nurse |do?
a. Give |antiviral |medications |to |the |patient.
b. Ask |the |person |to |name |all |of |his |or |her |sexual |contacts.
c. Refer |the |patient |to |the |social |worker |as |someone |possibly |needing |case |management.
d. Report |the |HIV-infected |person |to |the |state |health |department. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-d.
|Report |the |HIV-infected |person |to |the |state |health |department.
, A |nurse |is |assisting |an |employer |who |has |hired |an |individual |who |has |been |recently |diagnosed
|with |HIV. |Which |intervention |would |be |most |appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |implement?
a. Educate |about |how |to |reduce |the |risk |of |breaching |the |employees |confidentiality.
b. Explain |how |to |inform |co-workers |about |avoiding |HIV |transmission.
c. Facilitate |obtaining |medical |insurance |coverage |for |the |HIV-infected |employee.
d. Describe |the |early |signs |and |symptoms |of |HIV |infection. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a. |Educate
|about |how |to |reduce |the |risk |of |breaching |the |employees |confidentiality.
The |nurse |is |counseling |a |female |who |has |recently |tested |positive |for |HIV. |The |nurse |educates |her
|that |she |is |responsible |to |(select |all |that |apply):
a. Have |regular |medical |evaluations |and |follow-ups.
b. Donate |blood, |plasma, |body |organs, |or |sperm.
c. Inform |health |care |providers |about |the |HIV |infection.
d. Consider |the |risk |of |perinatal |transmission. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a. |Have |regular
|medical |evaluations |and |follow-ups.
c. |Inform |health |care |providers |about |the |HIV |infection.
d. |Consider |the |risk |of |perinatal |transmission.
Change |for |the |community |as |client |must |often |occur |at |several |levels |because:
a. Health |problems |caused |by |lifestyle |are |multidimensional.
b. Most |individuals |can |change |their |habits |alone.
c. Aggregates |are |responsible |for |social |change.
d. Geographic |areas |often |have |health |risks |that |the |nurse |must |identify. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
a. |Health |problems |caused |by |lifestyle |are |multidimensional.
A |nurse |cares |for |the |community |as |the |client |when |focusing |on:
a. Providing |care |for |aggregates |living |in |the |community
b. The |collective |good |of |the |population
c. The |provision |of |care |for |families |in |the |home |setting
d. Providing |health |education |in |the |community |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-b. |The |collective |good |of
|the |population
14) WITH 150 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS FOR 2026 EXAM REVIEW COVERING MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS
THIS RESOURCE PROVIDES PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR
| | | | | | | |
CHAPTERS 7 THROUGH 14 OF NURS 420: COMMUNITY HEALTH. IT COVERS
| | | | | | | | | | |
KEY TOPICS INCLUDING EPIDEMIOLOGY, HEALTH PROMOTION, COMMUNITY
| | | | | | |
ASSESSMENT, POLICY AND ADVOCACY, DISASTER PLANNING, AND CARE FOR
| | | | | | | | |
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. DESIGNED TO SUPPORT NURSING STUDENTS IN
| | | | | | | |
PREPARING FOR PRACTICE TEST 2 DURING THE 2026 TERM.
| | | | | | | | |
Which |of |the |following |describes |the |significance |of |the |passage |of |The |Public |Health |Threats |and
|Emergencies |Act? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
a. It |funded |ongoing |activities |of |the |public |health |system.
b. It |led |to |improved |water |quality |and |food |safety |guidelines.
c. It |included |funding |for |public |health |activities.
d. It |validated |that |the |public |health |system |was |prepared |for |terrorism. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-b.
|It |led |to |improved |water |quality |and |food |safety |guidelines.
c. |It |included |funding |for |public |health |activities.
Which |of |the |following |best |describes |the |importance |of |the |World |Health |Organization |(WHO)
|to |the |United |States? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
a. Provides |daily |information |on |disease |occurrences
b. Establishes |international |standards |for |antibiotics |and |vaccines
c. Creates |international |legislation |regarding |international |cooperation
d. Supports |national |programs |to |fight |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a. |Provides |daily
|information |on |disease |occurrences
b. |Establishes |international |standards |for |antibiotics |and |vaccines
Which |group |should |receive |an |injection |of |prophylactic |immune |globulin |for |possible |exposure |to
|hepatitis |A?
a. Persons |who |have |had |direct |contact |with |blood
,b. Those |who |ate |at |the |same |restaurant |as |the |person |with |hepatitis |A
c. All |health |care |workers
d. All |those |who |had |household |or |sexual |contact |with |persons |with |hepatitis |A |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER-d. |All |those |who |had |household |or |sexual |contact |with |persons
|with |hepatitis |A
A |nurse |is |uncomfortable |discussing |such |topics |as |sexual |behavior |and |sexual |orientation |when
|counseling |clients. |By |avoiding |this |topic |with |clients:
a. Potential |risks |and |risky |behaviors |will |not |be |identified.
b. Transmission |of |sexually |transmitted |diseases |will |decrease.
c. Clients |will |be |reluctant |to |return |to |care |providers.
d. The |nurse |will |be |violating |the |laws |in |most |states. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a. |Potential |risks
|and |risky |behaviors |will |not |be |identified.
Screening |blood |products |and |donor |organs |and |tissue |for |hepatitis |C |infection |is:
a. Primary |prevention
b. Secondary |prevention
c. Tertiary |prevention
d. Health |promotion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a. |Primary |prevention
Teaching |a |client |with |gonorrhea |how |to |prevent |reinfection |and |further |spread |is |an |example |of
prevention.
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Primary |health |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-b. |Secondary
The |nurse |teaches |the |family |of |an |AIDS |client |about |managing |symptomatic |illness |by
|preventing |deteriorating |conditions, |such |as |diarrhea, |skin |breakdown, |and |inadequate
|nutrition. |This |nursing |intervention |is |an |example |of prevention.
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Primary |health |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-c. |Tertiary
,A |community |health |nurse |visits |a |homeless |shelter |that |has |several |clients |with |tuberculosis
|who |are |taking |antimicrobial |drugs. |Supervised |drug |administration |may |be |done |on |a |daily
|basis |with |persons |with |poor |adherence |because:
a. This |type |of |client |does |not |care |about |his |or |her |health.
b. Homeless |people |have |no |access |to |medications.
c. Poor |adherence |can |result |in |drug |resistance.
d. The |antimicrobials |are |so |powerful, |clients |must |be |observed |for |reactions. |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER-
c. |Poor |adherence |can |result |in |drug |resistance.
What |information |would |be |appropriate |for |a |nurse |to |share |when |educating |IV |drug |users |about
|sharing |equipment?
a. Tell |the |clients |to |throw |away |their |equipment |after |one |use.
b. Educate |the |clients |on |using |full-strength |bleach |on |their |drug |paraphernalia |for |30 |seconds.
c. Report |illegal |activities |to |the |authorities |and |confiscate |the |needles |and |syringes.
d. Give |out |needles |and |syringes |to |whoever |wants |them. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-b. |Educate
|the |clients |on |using |full-strength |bleach |on |their |drug |paraphernalia |for |30 |seconds.
A |nurse |utilizes |the |provisions |created |by |the |Ryan |White |Comprehensive |AIDS |Resource
|Emergency |Act |when |performing |which |intervention?
a. Increasing |AIDS |awareness |in |the |community
b. Determining |available |health |care |services |for |HIV-infected |individuals
c. Preventing |the |transmission |of |AIDS |to |children |from |their |mothers
d. Allowing |persons |in |the |final |stages |of |HIV |to |die |with |dignity |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER-b. |Determining |available |health |care |services |for |HIV-infected |individuals
A |nurse |is |working |in |a |public |health |center. |A |patient |who |has |been |newly |diagnosed |as |HIV
|positive |comes |for |counseling. |By |law, |what |must |the |nurse |do?
a. Give |antiviral |medications |to |the |patient.
b. Ask |the |person |to |name |all |of |his |or |her |sexual |contacts.
c. Refer |the |patient |to |the |social |worker |as |someone |possibly |needing |case |management.
d. Report |the |HIV-infected |person |to |the |state |health |department. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-d.
|Report |the |HIV-infected |person |to |the |state |health |department.
, A |nurse |is |assisting |an |employer |who |has |hired |an |individual |who |has |been |recently |diagnosed
|with |HIV. |Which |intervention |would |be |most |appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |implement?
a. Educate |about |how |to |reduce |the |risk |of |breaching |the |employees |confidentiality.
b. Explain |how |to |inform |co-workers |about |avoiding |HIV |transmission.
c. Facilitate |obtaining |medical |insurance |coverage |for |the |HIV-infected |employee.
d. Describe |the |early |signs |and |symptoms |of |HIV |infection. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a. |Educate
|about |how |to |reduce |the |risk |of |breaching |the |employees |confidentiality.
The |nurse |is |counseling |a |female |who |has |recently |tested |positive |for |HIV. |The |nurse |educates |her
|that |she |is |responsible |to |(select |all |that |apply):
a. Have |regular |medical |evaluations |and |follow-ups.
b. Donate |blood, |plasma, |body |organs, |or |sperm.
c. Inform |health |care |providers |about |the |HIV |infection.
d. Consider |the |risk |of |perinatal |transmission. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a. |Have |regular
|medical |evaluations |and |follow-ups.
c. |Inform |health |care |providers |about |the |HIV |infection.
d. |Consider |the |risk |of |perinatal |transmission.
Change |for |the |community |as |client |must |often |occur |at |several |levels |because:
a. Health |problems |caused |by |lifestyle |are |multidimensional.
b. Most |individuals |can |change |their |habits |alone.
c. Aggregates |are |responsible |for |social |change.
d. Geographic |areas |often |have |health |risks |that |the |nurse |must |identify. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
a. |Health |problems |caused |by |lifestyle |are |multidimensional.
A |nurse |cares |for |the |community |as |the |client |when |focusing |on:
a. Providing |care |for |aggregates |living |in |the |community
b. The |collective |good |of |the |population
c. The |provision |of |care |for |families |in |the |home |setting
d. Providing |health |education |in |the |community |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-b. |The |collective |good |of
|the |population
