HESI RN Practice Test Community Health
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
1. A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after recently experiencing
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increasing difficulty sitting and paying attention in class, and increasingly illegible
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handwriting. The nurse observes that the child has protruding eyeballs and a
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staring expression. What action should the nurse take next? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Gather additional data by taking a health history and measuring | | | | | | | | | |
vital signs |
2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among children,
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the community health nurse should stress the importance of implementing which
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activity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Set goals that are focused on developing
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healthier lifestyles |
3. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin. Which
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intervention should the emergency department nurse implement when caring for
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|these clients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide supportive nursing care until
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antitoxin is available | |
4. A young woman tells the public health nurse that a friend was recently
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diagnosed with Hepatitis B and she is concerned about getting the disease.
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During the assessment interview, which question is most important for the nurse
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to ask this woman? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"Have you shared any needles or
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had sex with your friend?"
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, 5. Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome for the
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Leading Health indicators of Healthy People 2020? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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community has adopted a no smoking policy | | | | | |
6. Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when attempting
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to address one of the leading health indicators of Healthy People 2020? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Design and implement a no smoking campaign at the local
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high school
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7. Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American Nursing. Which
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contributions can be attributed to her? (Select all) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
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Development of Public health nursing practice | | | | |
-First nursing service for occupational health
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-Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN
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-Instituted a sliding scale fee for service | | | | | |
8. A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result of a
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motorcycle accident. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident,
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and states that he has no intention of ever wearing one. Within the framework of
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the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), which response should the nurse provide? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"Wearing a helmet or not is certainly an individual
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decision."
9. After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary school,
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what strategy is best for the nurse to use to obtain an overview of the student
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body? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Conduct a windshield survey of the geographic
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areas served by the school
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
1. A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after recently experiencing
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
increasing difficulty sitting and paying attention in class, and increasingly illegible
| | | | | | | | | | |
handwriting. The nurse observes that the child has protruding eyeballs and a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
staring expression. What action should the nurse take next? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Gather additional data by taking a health history and measuring | | | | | | | | | |
vital signs |
2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among children,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the community health nurse should stress the importance of implementing which
| | | | | | | | | |
activity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Set goals that are focused on developing
| | | | | | | | | | |
healthier lifestyles |
3. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin. Which
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
intervention should the emergency department nurse implement when caring for
| | | | | | | | |
|these clients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide supportive nursing care until
| | | | | | | | |
antitoxin is available | |
4. A young woman tells the public health nurse that a friend was recently
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
diagnosed with Hepatitis B and she is concerned about getting the disease.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
During the assessment interview, which question is most important for the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | | |
to ask this woman? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"Have you shared any needles or
| | | | | | | | | | | |
had sex with your friend?"
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, 5. Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome for the
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Leading Health indicators of Healthy People 2020? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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community has adopted a no smoking policy | | | | | |
6. Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when attempting
| | | | | | | | | |
to address one of the leading health indicators of Healthy People 2020? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Design and implement a no smoking campaign at the local
| | | | | | | | | |
high school
| |
7. Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American Nursing. Which
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
contributions can be attributed to her? (Select all) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
| | | | | | | | | |
Development of Public health nursing practice | | | | |
-First nursing service for occupational health
| | | | |
-Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN
| | | | | | | |
-Instituted a sliding scale fee for service | | | | | |
8. A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result of a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
motorcycle accident. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident,
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and states that he has no intention of ever wearing one. Within the framework of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), which response should the nurse provide? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"Wearing a helmet or not is certainly an individual
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decision."
9. After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary school,
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
what strategy is best for the nurse to use to obtain an overview of the student
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
body? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Conduct a windshield survey of the geographic
| | | | | | | | | |
areas served by the school
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