HESI CASE STUDY: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
(STD'S) 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
1. Which is an example of a nurse applying community as client? - (answer)Planning for a peer
mentorship program for youth with serious mental illness.
2. A nurse examines records for flu vaccination among older adults attending an adult day health center.
The nurse is applying which step in the nursing process? - (answer)Assessment.
3. Data about infection with chlamydia trachomatis are obtained by the health department in order to
do which of the following? (Select all that apply. One, some, or all options may be correct.) -
(answer)Report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Identify trends in the incidence of communicable diseases.
Plan and implement prevention and disease control programs.
4. Which of the following is an example of incidence of communicable disease? - (answer)New diagnoses
of gonorrhea in the community.
5. Which of the following is an example of prevalence of communicable disease? - (answer)Number of
individuals in the county with hepatitis C.
6. Infection with chlamydia trachomatis is of particular concern for which of the following reasons?
(Select all that apply. One, some, or all options may be correct.) - (answer)The infection is often
asymptomatic, especially among females.
Chlamydia is the most prevalence sexually transmitted infection worldwide.
Untreated infection can lead to endometriosis and pelvic peritonitis.
7. Which population group has the highest rate of infection with chlamydia? - (answer)Young adults.
, HESI CASE STUDY: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
(STD'S) 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
8. The nurse decides to interview pediatricians, reproductive health providers, and several current
students to find out what they know about chlamydia infections among the high school youth. This
method of data collection is known as which of the following? - (answer)Key informant interviews.
9. The nurse is aware that socioeconomic status impacts access to resources such as health services.
Which of the following would be the most effective intervention to address healthcare disparities? -
(answer)Collaborate with providers to offer free school-based health services.
10. Testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections at a school-based health center is an
example of which level of prevention? - (answer)Secondary prevention
11. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student asks the nurse if any of the sexually transmitted diseases can be
transmitted through oral sex. Which of the following is the correct response? - (answer)Sexually
transmitted infections can be transmitted through oral, vaginal or anal sex.
12. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student asks the nurse about the transmission of herpes. Which information
regarding herpes simplex virus (HSV) transmission should the nurse present? - (answer)Herpes can
cause painful sores in the mouth, anus, and genital area.
13. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student reports that they have several open and painful sores in their genital
area. Which priority action should the nurse take? - (answer)Assist the student to obtain an
appointment with a reproductive healthcare provider.
(STD'S) 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
1. Which is an example of a nurse applying community as client? - (answer)Planning for a peer
mentorship program for youth with serious mental illness.
2. A nurse examines records for flu vaccination among older adults attending an adult day health center.
The nurse is applying which step in the nursing process? - (answer)Assessment.
3. Data about infection with chlamydia trachomatis are obtained by the health department in order to
do which of the following? (Select all that apply. One, some, or all options may be correct.) -
(answer)Report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Identify trends in the incidence of communicable diseases.
Plan and implement prevention and disease control programs.
4. Which of the following is an example of incidence of communicable disease? - (answer)New diagnoses
of gonorrhea in the community.
5. Which of the following is an example of prevalence of communicable disease? - (answer)Number of
individuals in the county with hepatitis C.
6. Infection with chlamydia trachomatis is of particular concern for which of the following reasons?
(Select all that apply. One, some, or all options may be correct.) - (answer)The infection is often
asymptomatic, especially among females.
Chlamydia is the most prevalence sexually transmitted infection worldwide.
Untreated infection can lead to endometriosis and pelvic peritonitis.
7. Which population group has the highest rate of infection with chlamydia? - (answer)Young adults.
, HESI CASE STUDY: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
(STD'S) 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
8. The nurse decides to interview pediatricians, reproductive health providers, and several current
students to find out what they know about chlamydia infections among the high school youth. This
method of data collection is known as which of the following? - (answer)Key informant interviews.
9. The nurse is aware that socioeconomic status impacts access to resources such as health services.
Which of the following would be the most effective intervention to address healthcare disparities? -
(answer)Collaborate with providers to offer free school-based health services.
10. Testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections at a school-based health center is an
example of which level of prevention? - (answer)Secondary prevention
11. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student asks the nurse if any of the sexually transmitted diseases can be
transmitted through oral sex. Which of the following is the correct response? - (answer)Sexually
transmitted infections can be transmitted through oral, vaginal or anal sex.
12. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student asks the nurse about the transmission of herpes. Which information
regarding herpes simplex virus (HSV) transmission should the nurse present? - (answer)Herpes can
cause painful sores in the mouth, anus, and genital area.
13. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student reports that they have several open and painful sores in their genital
area. Which priority action should the nurse take? - (answer)Assist the student to obtain an
appointment with a reproductive healthcare provider.
