HESI RN COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A young adult man goes to an emergency treatment area after
finishing a marathon run. He is weak dizzy and remains thirsty after
drinking a pint of a flavored sports drink. What action should the nurse
implement first?
a. Instruct the runner that a urine sample is needed
b. Send for the automatic external defibrillator
c. Determine if there are friends or family nearby
d.Give the runner another pint of fluids to drink. Answer: d. Give the
runner another pint of fluids to drink
⩥ An older adult male who fractured his right hip is discharged to home
one week following an arthroplasty. Which adjustment to the clients
home environment is most important for the home health nurse to
implement?
a. Lower the temperature on the clients water heater
b. Encourage the client to wear rubber soled shoes
c. Ensure that an elevated toilet seat is installed
d.Leave motion activated light in the living room. Answer: c. Ensure that
an elevated toilet seat is installed
,⩥ The nurse is caring for four clients in a women's health clinic. Which
client should the nurse assess for risk for pelvic inflammatory disease?
a. A 30 year old with endometriosis
b. A 40 year old with leiomyoma
c. A 50 year old perimenopause
d. A 20 year old with gonorrhea. Answer: d. A 20 year old with
gonorrhea
⩥ The nurse is teaching a group of adults at a health fair about healthy
life style choices. Which information is most important for the nurse to
emphasize?
a. Completely stop the use of cigarette and tobacco products
b. Eat a diet high in fruits vegetables and whole grains
c. Avoid the midday sun and use sunscreen
d. Perform monthly self examination of breasts and testes. Answer: a.
Completely stop the use of cigarette and tobacco
⩥ The school nurse who is reviewing immunization records of students
who will start kindergarten within the next month notes that most of the
students have only received one does of the measles mumps rubella
vaccine. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
a. Note in the student records that the second dose of the mmr vaccine
should be administered prior to entering first grade
b. Send notices home with the children on the first day of class advising
that mmr vaccine series must be completed
,c. Contact kindergarten parents to remind them that the second dose of
mmr is due at eh start of the school year
d. Speak at the next parent teacher association meeting to teach parents
the benefits of immunizing their childre. Answer: b. Send notices home
with the children on the first day of class advising that mmr vaccine
series must be completed
⩥ A middle aged male client presents for his annual health visit at a
community clinic. He is 5 ft 10 in tall weighs 250 pounds, and works as
an accountant. He smokes at least one pack of cigarettes every day for
the last 15 years. Which secondary prevention measure should the nurse
recommend the client to follow?
a. Compliance with antihypertensive and lipid lowering agents.
b. Increase physical activity and diet low in saturated fat
c. Smoking cessation
d. Blood pressure and lipid screening. Answer: d. Blood pressure and
lipid screening
⩥ A male high school student is referred to the school nurse because he
lost consciousness during gymnastics class. His neurological vital signs
are with normal limits, and his blood pressure is 100/62. He is 6 ft 3 in
tall wighs 135 pound and his body mass index is 16.9. which assessment
data should the nurse obtain first?
a. Serial bp reading every 30 minutes
b. Twenty-four hour diet recall
, c. Use of performance enhancing drugs
d. Recent exposure to allergens. Answer: b. Twenty-four hour diet recall
⩥ The nurse is planning to implement a health education program on
breast screening for Hispanic women at a community center. Which
component of the teaching plan best provides culturally competent care?
a. Provide handouts and brochures in the English and Spanish languages
b. Ask a Hispanic breast cancer survivor to present the educational class
c. Include treatment modalities with survival statistics for Hispanic
women
d. Design flyers that target Hispanic women encouraging their
attendance. Answer: a. Provide handouts and brochures in the English
and Spanish languages
⩥ The nurse is planning a health education program for 10-year old.
Which setting is most likely to increase the preadolescent's participation
in the program?
a. The school classroom
b. Community center
c. Home of one of the children d. A local place of worship. Answer: a.
The school classroom
⩥ The public health nurse receives grant funding to implement primary
prevention strategies for migrant farm workers and their families. Which
action should the nurse plan to include?
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A young adult man goes to an emergency treatment area after
finishing a marathon run. He is weak dizzy and remains thirsty after
drinking a pint of a flavored sports drink. What action should the nurse
implement first?
a. Instruct the runner that a urine sample is needed
b. Send for the automatic external defibrillator
c. Determine if there are friends or family nearby
d.Give the runner another pint of fluids to drink. Answer: d. Give the
runner another pint of fluids to drink
⩥ An older adult male who fractured his right hip is discharged to home
one week following an arthroplasty. Which adjustment to the clients
home environment is most important for the home health nurse to
implement?
a. Lower the temperature on the clients water heater
b. Encourage the client to wear rubber soled shoes
c. Ensure that an elevated toilet seat is installed
d.Leave motion activated light in the living room. Answer: c. Ensure that
an elevated toilet seat is installed
,⩥ The nurse is caring for four clients in a women's health clinic. Which
client should the nurse assess for risk for pelvic inflammatory disease?
a. A 30 year old with endometriosis
b. A 40 year old with leiomyoma
c. A 50 year old perimenopause
d. A 20 year old with gonorrhea. Answer: d. A 20 year old with
gonorrhea
⩥ The nurse is teaching a group of adults at a health fair about healthy
life style choices. Which information is most important for the nurse to
emphasize?
a. Completely stop the use of cigarette and tobacco products
b. Eat a diet high in fruits vegetables and whole grains
c. Avoid the midday sun and use sunscreen
d. Perform monthly self examination of breasts and testes. Answer: a.
Completely stop the use of cigarette and tobacco
⩥ The school nurse who is reviewing immunization records of students
who will start kindergarten within the next month notes that most of the
students have only received one does of the measles mumps rubella
vaccine. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
a. Note in the student records that the second dose of the mmr vaccine
should be administered prior to entering first grade
b. Send notices home with the children on the first day of class advising
that mmr vaccine series must be completed
,c. Contact kindergarten parents to remind them that the second dose of
mmr is due at eh start of the school year
d. Speak at the next parent teacher association meeting to teach parents
the benefits of immunizing their childre. Answer: b. Send notices home
with the children on the first day of class advising that mmr vaccine
series must be completed
⩥ A middle aged male client presents for his annual health visit at a
community clinic. He is 5 ft 10 in tall weighs 250 pounds, and works as
an accountant. He smokes at least one pack of cigarettes every day for
the last 15 years. Which secondary prevention measure should the nurse
recommend the client to follow?
a. Compliance with antihypertensive and lipid lowering agents.
b. Increase physical activity and diet low in saturated fat
c. Smoking cessation
d. Blood pressure and lipid screening. Answer: d. Blood pressure and
lipid screening
⩥ A male high school student is referred to the school nurse because he
lost consciousness during gymnastics class. His neurological vital signs
are with normal limits, and his blood pressure is 100/62. He is 6 ft 3 in
tall wighs 135 pound and his body mass index is 16.9. which assessment
data should the nurse obtain first?
a. Serial bp reading every 30 minutes
b. Twenty-four hour diet recall
, c. Use of performance enhancing drugs
d. Recent exposure to allergens. Answer: b. Twenty-four hour diet recall
⩥ The nurse is planning to implement a health education program on
breast screening for Hispanic women at a community center. Which
component of the teaching plan best provides culturally competent care?
a. Provide handouts and brochures in the English and Spanish languages
b. Ask a Hispanic breast cancer survivor to present the educational class
c. Include treatment modalities with survival statistics for Hispanic
women
d. Design flyers that target Hispanic women encouraging their
attendance. Answer: a. Provide handouts and brochures in the English
and Spanish languages
⩥ The nurse is planning a health education program for 10-year old.
Which setting is most likely to increase the preadolescent's participation
in the program?
a. The school classroom
b. Community center
c. Home of one of the children d. A local place of worship. Answer: a.
The school classroom
⩥ The public health nurse receives grant funding to implement primary
prevention strategies for migrant farm workers and their families. Which
action should the nurse plan to include?
