COMMUNITY HEALTH HESI RN V1 V2 V3
TEST BANK 2026 55 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Indirect transmission.
Answer: Involves the spread of infection through an intermediate source,
such as vehicles, fomites, or vectors. Example: contracting malaria
following exposure in a mosquito-infested area.
⩥ Direct transmission.
Answer: The spread of an infection through person-to-person contact
and is characterized by portals of exit and entry.
⩥ Windshield survey.
Answer: Making systematic observations from a moving vehicle. The
nurse drives through neighborhoods viewing homes, stores, churches, air
quality, etc. which gives the nurse the best initial overview of the
residents and a sense of their community. Gives nurse impression of the
type of housing, the approximate age of the housing, and the condition
of the housing and yards.
⩥ Secondary Prevention.
Answer: Health screenings are a mainstay of this type of prevention
which focuses on health promotion. Screenings aid in early
,detection/diagnosis and treatment of disease. Implementing interventions
aimed at a cure or reducing the progress of a disease. Focuses on
reducing the intensity and duration of a crisis. Example: PAP Smear
⩥ Primary prevention.
Answer: Health-promoting activities (immunizations, wearing protective
devices to prevent injury, education about health promotion activities)
designed to reduce the potential for illness before it occurs, such as
immunizations. Keeping the crisis from occurring. Examples: Use of
barrier contraceptives, vaccinations.
⩥ Tertiary prevention.
Answer: Includes interventions aimed at disability limitation and
rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability. Minimizes the
consequences of a disorder or illness once it has developed through
aggressive management or rehabilitation. Also applies to disaster relief
efforts involving the reduction of the amount and degree of disability,
injury, and damage after a crisis.
⩥ Home health visits.
Answer: Scheduled during daylight hours to ensure safety of the client
and the nurse, identification name tag are required to be worn during
client care, visits can be made with another home care provider.
⩥ Health conditions related to the growth of industrial workforce.
,Answer: Asthma and lung cancer are triggered or worsened by airborne
substances, such as tobacco smoke, ozone, and other particles and/or
chemicals.
⩥ Goals.
Answer: Intended to be expressed in specific outcomes that provide
direction toward interventions and determine change in measurable
terms.
⩥ Outcome statements.
Answer: Include past or present events with specific quantitative
expectations with a time frame. Example: Within 2 years, students with a
body mass index greater than 95% will be reduced by 50%.
⩥ Lillian Wald.
Answer: Known for her work in public health. She developed the first
nursing service for occupational health, established The Associated
Alumnae of Training Schools for Nurses-later developed into the ANA
and the NLN, and instituted a sliding scale fee for service.
⩥ Low-birth weight infants.
Answer: The incidence is twice as high for African-American births than
Caucasian births. This is an example of a non-modifiable risk factor of
ethnicity.
, ⩥ Modifiable risk factors.
Answer: Examples are cigarette smoking, poor nutritional status, and
limited education.
⩥ Data useful in developing community healthcare plans.
Answer: Census data, risk management, budgeting process information,
client satisfaction surveys, and data about changes in the community's
demographics.
⩥ Health People 20/20.
Answer: Leading health indicators: reduced cigarette smoking,
exercising for 30 minutes a day, access to health services, improving
social determinants (graduating high school).
⩥ Risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Answer: Include nonmodifiable variables, such as gender, family history,
and race, and modifiable variables, such as underlying diseases as
hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and obesity, smoking,
sedentary lifestyle, and stress.
⩥ Lifestyle changes to manage hypertension.
Answer: In order of effectiveness: Weight loss, DASH diet, salt
restriction, and avoiding alcohol.
TEST BANK 2026 55 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Indirect transmission.
Answer: Involves the spread of infection through an intermediate source,
such as vehicles, fomites, or vectors. Example: contracting malaria
following exposure in a mosquito-infested area.
⩥ Direct transmission.
Answer: The spread of an infection through person-to-person contact
and is characterized by portals of exit and entry.
⩥ Windshield survey.
Answer: Making systematic observations from a moving vehicle. The
nurse drives through neighborhoods viewing homes, stores, churches, air
quality, etc. which gives the nurse the best initial overview of the
residents and a sense of their community. Gives nurse impression of the
type of housing, the approximate age of the housing, and the condition
of the housing and yards.
⩥ Secondary Prevention.
Answer: Health screenings are a mainstay of this type of prevention
which focuses on health promotion. Screenings aid in early
,detection/diagnosis and treatment of disease. Implementing interventions
aimed at a cure or reducing the progress of a disease. Focuses on
reducing the intensity and duration of a crisis. Example: PAP Smear
⩥ Primary prevention.
Answer: Health-promoting activities (immunizations, wearing protective
devices to prevent injury, education about health promotion activities)
designed to reduce the potential for illness before it occurs, such as
immunizations. Keeping the crisis from occurring. Examples: Use of
barrier contraceptives, vaccinations.
⩥ Tertiary prevention.
Answer: Includes interventions aimed at disability limitation and
rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability. Minimizes the
consequences of a disorder or illness once it has developed through
aggressive management or rehabilitation. Also applies to disaster relief
efforts involving the reduction of the amount and degree of disability,
injury, and damage after a crisis.
⩥ Home health visits.
Answer: Scheduled during daylight hours to ensure safety of the client
and the nurse, identification name tag are required to be worn during
client care, visits can be made with another home care provider.
⩥ Health conditions related to the growth of industrial workforce.
,Answer: Asthma and lung cancer are triggered or worsened by airborne
substances, such as tobacco smoke, ozone, and other particles and/or
chemicals.
⩥ Goals.
Answer: Intended to be expressed in specific outcomes that provide
direction toward interventions and determine change in measurable
terms.
⩥ Outcome statements.
Answer: Include past or present events with specific quantitative
expectations with a time frame. Example: Within 2 years, students with a
body mass index greater than 95% will be reduced by 50%.
⩥ Lillian Wald.
Answer: Known for her work in public health. She developed the first
nursing service for occupational health, established The Associated
Alumnae of Training Schools for Nurses-later developed into the ANA
and the NLN, and instituted a sliding scale fee for service.
⩥ Low-birth weight infants.
Answer: The incidence is twice as high for African-American births than
Caucasian births. This is an example of a non-modifiable risk factor of
ethnicity.
, ⩥ Modifiable risk factors.
Answer: Examples are cigarette smoking, poor nutritional status, and
limited education.
⩥ Data useful in developing community healthcare plans.
Answer: Census data, risk management, budgeting process information,
client satisfaction surveys, and data about changes in the community's
demographics.
⩥ Health People 20/20.
Answer: Leading health indicators: reduced cigarette smoking,
exercising for 30 minutes a day, access to health services, improving
social determinants (graduating high school).
⩥ Risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Answer: Include nonmodifiable variables, such as gender, family history,
and race, and modifiable variables, such as underlying diseases as
hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and obesity, smoking,
sedentary lifestyle, and stress.
⩥ Lifestyle changes to manage hypertension.
Answer: In order of effectiveness: Weight loss, DASH diet, salt
restriction, and avoiding alcohol.
