COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
EXAMINATION (2025/2026) COMPREHENSIVE
THEORY AND POPULATION HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Population Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Disease
Prevention, and Community-Based Nursing Practice
A group of migrant farmworkers has arrived in a community. The local public health nurse
realizes that an important step before scheduling clinic services is to:
A. Consult the public health staff regarding their scheduling preferences
B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to determine when
and how services can best be scheduled
C. Review written materials about the farmworkers' culture of origin
D. Visit the farmworker camp and tell the camp leaders when clinic services will be available.
B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to determine when
and how services can best be scheduled
A nurse is implementing a population-focused model of home care delivery. Which of the
following actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?
A. use an assessment protocol when conducting visits
B. Collaborate with other disciplines
C. Provide care for a specific population
D. Apply high-intensity interventions
A. use an assessment protocol when conducting visits
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,A nurse is coordinating care to ensure a comfortable and peaceful death. Which of the following
factors should be an important consideration for the nurse?
A. The unique stress dying patients often experience
B. Cultural values, expectations, and preferences of the family
C. The communication style of each family member
D. The abilities of the nurse and health care team
B. Cultural values, expectations, and preferences of the family
A nurse has referred a home care client to hospice care. Which of the following best explains
the rationale for this referral?
A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
B. To reduce the cost of care for the terminally ill
C. To keep clients at home until the end of life
D. To provide care for terminally ill clients expected to live longer than 6 months
A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
The nurse provides direct care services to a stroke victim to avoid complications. Which of the
following levels of prevention is being implemented
A. primary intervention
B. secondary intervention
C. tertiary intervention
D. assessment
C. tertiary intervention
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,PHNs are challenged to respond to public health-related trends of the twenty-first century,
which include:
A. racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities; rise of drug-resistant pathogens; unequal
access to health care; violence
B. violence; availability of health care for all; and increasing life expectancy
C. health disparities, access issues, and adequate mental health program funding
D. rise of drug-resistant organisms, increased life-expectancy, societal violence, and more
effective disease survelliance
A. racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities; rise of drug-resistant pathogens; unequal
access to health care; violence
State public health agency responsibilities include:
A. conducting community health assessments
B. enforcing public health codes
C. monitoring health status
D. Providing expertise that facilitates EBP
C. monitoring health status
What is the goal of local public health departments?
A. monitor communicable diseases
B. improve health status of communities
C. To offer services for the uninsured
D. enforce environmental codes and laws
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, B. improve health status of communities
A PHN assists a client in identifying the services needed the most at the least cost. Which of the
following best describes the role that the nurse is being used?
A. Role Model
B. Advocate
C. Counselor
D. Case manager
D. Case manager
A PHN is working with uninsured individuals. Which of the following is the most-appropriate
action for the nurse to take?
A. providing direct care for this population in times of acute illness
B. advocating for federal policy changes for this population
C. Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
D. Encouraging lifestyle changes for this population
C. Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
A nurse is working in an occupational health setting. Which of the following roles will the nurse
most likely have?
A. Administrator
B. Clinicians/practitioner
C. Consultant
D. Educator
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EXAMINATION (2025/2026) COMPREHENSIVE
THEORY AND POPULATION HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Population Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Disease
Prevention, and Community-Based Nursing Practice
A group of migrant farmworkers has arrived in a community. The local public health nurse
realizes that an important step before scheduling clinic services is to:
A. Consult the public health staff regarding their scheduling preferences
B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to determine when
and how services can best be scheduled
C. Review written materials about the farmworkers' culture of origin
D. Visit the farmworker camp and tell the camp leaders when clinic services will be available.
B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to determine when
and how services can best be scheduled
A nurse is implementing a population-focused model of home care delivery. Which of the
following actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?
A. use an assessment protocol when conducting visits
B. Collaborate with other disciplines
C. Provide care for a specific population
D. Apply high-intensity interventions
A. use an assessment protocol when conducting visits
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,A nurse is coordinating care to ensure a comfortable and peaceful death. Which of the following
factors should be an important consideration for the nurse?
A. The unique stress dying patients often experience
B. Cultural values, expectations, and preferences of the family
C. The communication style of each family member
D. The abilities of the nurse and health care team
B. Cultural values, expectations, and preferences of the family
A nurse has referred a home care client to hospice care. Which of the following best explains
the rationale for this referral?
A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
B. To reduce the cost of care for the terminally ill
C. To keep clients at home until the end of life
D. To provide care for terminally ill clients expected to live longer than 6 months
A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
The nurse provides direct care services to a stroke victim to avoid complications. Which of the
following levels of prevention is being implemented
A. primary intervention
B. secondary intervention
C. tertiary intervention
D. assessment
C. tertiary intervention
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,PHNs are challenged to respond to public health-related trends of the twenty-first century,
which include:
A. racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities; rise of drug-resistant pathogens; unequal
access to health care; violence
B. violence; availability of health care for all; and increasing life expectancy
C. health disparities, access issues, and adequate mental health program funding
D. rise of drug-resistant organisms, increased life-expectancy, societal violence, and more
effective disease survelliance
A. racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities; rise of drug-resistant pathogens; unequal
access to health care; violence
State public health agency responsibilities include:
A. conducting community health assessments
B. enforcing public health codes
C. monitoring health status
D. Providing expertise that facilitates EBP
C. monitoring health status
What is the goal of local public health departments?
A. monitor communicable diseases
B. improve health status of communities
C. To offer services for the uninsured
D. enforce environmental codes and laws
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, B. improve health status of communities
A PHN assists a client in identifying the services needed the most at the least cost. Which of the
following best describes the role that the nurse is being used?
A. Role Model
B. Advocate
C. Counselor
D. Case manager
D. Case manager
A PHN is working with uninsured individuals. Which of the following is the most-appropriate
action for the nurse to take?
A. providing direct care for this population in times of acute illness
B. advocating for federal policy changes for this population
C. Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
D. Encouraging lifestyle changes for this population
C. Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
A nurse is working in an occupational health setting. Which of the following roles will the nurse
most likely have?
A. Administrator
B. Clinicians/practitioner
C. Consultant
D. Educator
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