NURS 3036 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Which of the following best describes community health nursing?
a. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate's needs
b. Giving care with a focus on the group's needs
c. Focusing on the health care of individual clients in the community
d. Working with an approach of unique client care - ANS c. Focusing on the health care of
individual clients in the community
Which of the following best describes primary health care?
a. A comprehensive way to address issues of social justice
b. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention - ANS a. A comprehensive way
to address issues of social justice
The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)?
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,a. Families
b. Groups
c. Individuals
d. Populations - ANS d. Populations
Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since the
early 1900s?
a. An increase in findings from medical laboratory research
b. Incredible advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Improved sanitation and other public health activities
d. Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections - ANS c. Improved sanitation and other
public health activities
Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?
a. Telenurses
b. Corrections nurses
c. Nurse entrepreneurs
d. Street or outreach nurses - ANS c. Nurse entrepreneurs
A PHN strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership with other community
groups. Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN's role?
a. The PHN asks the political leaders what interventions should be chosen.
b. The PHN assesses the community and decides on appropriate interventions.
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,c. The PHN uses data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine
needed health services.
d. The PHN works with community members to carry out public health functions. - ANS d.
The PHN works with community members to carry out public health functions.
Which of the following is used as a measurement of population health?
a. Health status indicators
b. The levels of prevention
c. The number of memberships at the local fitness centre
d. Reported provincial alcohol and tobacco sales in any given month - ANS a. Health status
indicators
A registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a CHN. Which question would be most
relevant to her practice as she begins her position?
a. "Which community groups are at greatest risk for problems?"
b. "Which patients should I see first as I begin my day?"
c. "With which physicians will I be collaborating most closely?"
d. "Who is the nursing assistant to whom I can refer patients?" - ANS a. "Which community
groups are at greatest risk for problems?"
The CHN working with women at the senior citizens' centre reminds them that the only way the
centre will be able to afford a driver and a van service for those who cannot drive themselves is
to continue to write letters to their local city council representatives, requesting funding for
such a service. What is the CHN doing?
a. Ensuring that the women do not expect the CHN herself to do anything about
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, their problem
b. Demonstrating that she understands the women's concerns and needs
c. Expressing empathy, support, and concern
d. Helping the women engage in political action locally - ANS d. Helping the women engage in
political action locally
Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN?
a. Organizing home care support for a newly discharged older adult client
b. Acting as a member of a community action group for provision of accessible
transit choices
c. Doing prenatal assessments
d. Facilitating a self-help group for smoking cessation - ANS b. Acting as a member of a
community action group for provision of accessible
transit choices
In which scenario is the PHN most comprehensively fulfilling collaborative practice
responsibilities?
a. The PHN meets with several groups about community recreation issues.
b. The PHN spends the day attending meetings at various health agencies.
c. The PHN talks to several people about their particular health concerns.
d. The PHN watches television, including a telecast of a city council meeting on the local cable
station. - ANS b. The PHN spends the day attending meetings at various health agencies.
A CHN often has to make resource allocation decisions. In such cases, which approach will most
help the CHN to arrive at the decision?
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Which of the following best describes community health nursing?
a. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate's needs
b. Giving care with a focus on the group's needs
c. Focusing on the health care of individual clients in the community
d. Working with an approach of unique client care - ANS c. Focusing on the health care of
individual clients in the community
Which of the following best describes primary health care?
a. A comprehensive way to address issues of social justice
b. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention - ANS a. A comprehensive way
to address issues of social justice
The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)?
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,a. Families
b. Groups
c. Individuals
d. Populations - ANS d. Populations
Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since the
early 1900s?
a. An increase in findings from medical laboratory research
b. Incredible advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Improved sanitation and other public health activities
d. Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections - ANS c. Improved sanitation and other
public health activities
Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?
a. Telenurses
b. Corrections nurses
c. Nurse entrepreneurs
d. Street or outreach nurses - ANS c. Nurse entrepreneurs
A PHN strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership with other community
groups. Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN's role?
a. The PHN asks the political leaders what interventions should be chosen.
b. The PHN assesses the community and decides on appropriate interventions.
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,c. The PHN uses data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine
needed health services.
d. The PHN works with community members to carry out public health functions. - ANS d.
The PHN works with community members to carry out public health functions.
Which of the following is used as a measurement of population health?
a. Health status indicators
b. The levels of prevention
c. The number of memberships at the local fitness centre
d. Reported provincial alcohol and tobacco sales in any given month - ANS a. Health status
indicators
A registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a CHN. Which question would be most
relevant to her practice as she begins her position?
a. "Which community groups are at greatest risk for problems?"
b. "Which patients should I see first as I begin my day?"
c. "With which physicians will I be collaborating most closely?"
d. "Who is the nursing assistant to whom I can refer patients?" - ANS a. "Which community
groups are at greatest risk for problems?"
The CHN working with women at the senior citizens' centre reminds them that the only way the
centre will be able to afford a driver and a van service for those who cannot drive themselves is
to continue to write letters to their local city council representatives, requesting funding for
such a service. What is the CHN doing?
a. Ensuring that the women do not expect the CHN herself to do anything about
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, their problem
b. Demonstrating that she understands the women's concerns and needs
c. Expressing empathy, support, and concern
d. Helping the women engage in political action locally - ANS d. Helping the women engage in
political action locally
Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN?
a. Organizing home care support for a newly discharged older adult client
b. Acting as a member of a community action group for provision of accessible
transit choices
c. Doing prenatal assessments
d. Facilitating a self-help group for smoking cessation - ANS b. Acting as a member of a
community action group for provision of accessible
transit choices
In which scenario is the PHN most comprehensively fulfilling collaborative practice
responsibilities?
a. The PHN meets with several groups about community recreation issues.
b. The PHN spends the day attending meetings at various health agencies.
c. The PHN talks to several people about their particular health concerns.
d. The PHN watches television, including a telecast of a city council meeting on the local cable
station. - ANS b. The PHN spends the day attending meetings at various health agencies.
A CHN often has to make resource allocation decisions. In such cases, which approach will most
help the CHN to arrive at the decision?
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