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COMMUNITY HEALTH HESI PRACTICE QUESTIONS MOST
COMPREHENSIVE 2026 QUESTIONS EXAM LATEST
VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
100 %
An adult male client with recurrent ascites from cirrhosis tells the home health
nurse that he has no appetite or energy. The nurse should provide what diet
suggestions for this client. Select all that apply
a. Eat concentrated sweets for a quick energy boost
b. Avoid adding salt to foods when cooking or at the table
c. Try to eat at least six small meals daily
d. Limit helpings of fresh fruits and vegetables
e. Choose small helping of lean protein such as legumes
b. Avoid adding salt to foods when cooking or at the table
c. Try to eat at least six small meals daily
e. Choose small helping of lean protein such as legumes
Which topic should the nurse include in planning a primary prevention class
for adolescents?
A. Risk factors for heart disease.
B. Dietary management of obesity.
C. Suicide risks and prevention.
D. Coping with stressful situations
C. Suicide risks and prevention.
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The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding for a local
health clinic.
Which strategy is likely to be most effective in obtaining funding for the clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the clinic
provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state
representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the community
clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's
value
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state representatives
A nurse is planning a nutrition class for a group of senior citizens at a
community center and
wants to emphasize the amount and types of fat in some foods versus others.
What is the best
teaching method for the nurse to use?
a. Display posters with foods and tell seniors about fat content
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional
panel of each
product
c. Show a movie about cooking with foods that are low in fat but delicious
d. Ask each senior to bring a food for others to taste, then estimate the fat
contained in these
foods
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional panel
of each
product
The nurse administers a booster dose of DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and
pertussis) vaccine to an
infant. Which level of prevention is the nurse implementing?
A. Primary prevention.
B. Tertiary prevention.
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C. Secondary prevention.
D. Primary nursing.
A. Primary prevention.
When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among children,
the community
health nurse should stress the importance of implementing which activity?
A. Set goals that are focused on developing healthier lifestyles.
B. Develop strict diet plans for school-aged children.
C. Provide diet classes for the obese children during school hours.
D. Require all children to participate in organized team sports.
A. Set goals that are focused on developing healthier lifestyles.
Which topic should the nurse include in planning a secondary
prevention project for the local retirement community?
A. Safety measures in the home.
B. Adult immunization program.
C. Rehabilitation after surgery.
D. Vision and hearing screening.
D. Vision and hearing screening.
The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed female client
following a mild stroke. At this time she is able to walk with the aid of a walker.
As part of the discharge planning,
what referral is most important for the nurse to make?
A. Pastoral care.
B. Meals-on-Wheels.
C. Grief support group.
D. Physical therapy.
B. Meals-on-Wheels.
The nurse is working in a community clinic that serves a population
comprised mainly of migrant families. In planning the use of
resources for secondary prevention, which activity should be the
priority?
A. Skin testing for tuberculosis.
B. Glucose monitoring for diabetes.
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C. Blood work for cardiovascular disease.
D. Height and weight for altered nutrition
A. Skin testing for tuberculosis.
The home health nurse is admitting a client with Parkinson's disease
to the home healthcare service. In planning care for this client,
which nursing diagnosis has priority?
A. Impaired physical mobility related to muscle rigidity and
weakness.
B. Ineffective coping related to depression and dysfunction due to
disease progression.
C. Ineffective breathing pattern related to respiratory muscle
weakness.
D. Fear related to constant possibility of experiencing seizures.
A. Impaired physical mobility related to muscle rigidity and
weakness.
The multidisciplinary home health care team is discussing a female client
diagnosed with
Parkinson's disease. The home health care nurse reports the client is getting
worse and her
husband is no longer able to care for her in the home. Which action should the
home health
nurse implement first?
A. Request a chaplain to counsel with the couple.
B. Assign a home health care aide to provide care daily.
C. Talk to the husband about placing his wife in a nursing home.
D. Contact the client's children to discuss the situation.
B. Assign a home health care aide to provide care daily.
What is an example of a positive outcome for one of the Leading
Health Indicators of Healthy People 2020?
A.A community has adopted a no smoking policy.
B. A rural community has a public transportation system.
C. The high school drop out rate has decreased by 15%.
D. A county has decreased their divorce rate by 10%.
A.A community has adopted a no smoking policy.
COMMUNITY HEALTH HESI PRACTICE QUESTIONS MOST
COMPREHENSIVE 2026 QUESTIONS EXAM LATEST
VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
100 %
An adult male client with recurrent ascites from cirrhosis tells the home health
nurse that he has no appetite or energy. The nurse should provide what diet
suggestions for this client. Select all that apply
a. Eat concentrated sweets for a quick energy boost
b. Avoid adding salt to foods when cooking or at the table
c. Try to eat at least six small meals daily
d. Limit helpings of fresh fruits and vegetables
e. Choose small helping of lean protein such as legumes
b. Avoid adding salt to foods when cooking or at the table
c. Try to eat at least six small meals daily
e. Choose small helping of lean protein such as legumes
Which topic should the nurse include in planning a primary prevention class
for adolescents?
A. Risk factors for heart disease.
B. Dietary management of obesity.
C. Suicide risks and prevention.
D. Coping with stressful situations
C. Suicide risks and prevention.
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The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding for a local
health clinic.
Which strategy is likely to be most effective in obtaining funding for the clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the clinic
provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state
representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the community
clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's
value
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state representatives
A nurse is planning a nutrition class for a group of senior citizens at a
community center and
wants to emphasize the amount and types of fat in some foods versus others.
What is the best
teaching method for the nurse to use?
a. Display posters with foods and tell seniors about fat content
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional
panel of each
product
c. Show a movie about cooking with foods that are low in fat but delicious
d. Ask each senior to bring a food for others to taste, then estimate the fat
contained in these
foods
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional panel
of each
product
The nurse administers a booster dose of DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and
pertussis) vaccine to an
infant. Which level of prevention is the nurse implementing?
A. Primary prevention.
B. Tertiary prevention.
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C. Secondary prevention.
D. Primary nursing.
A. Primary prevention.
When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among children,
the community
health nurse should stress the importance of implementing which activity?
A. Set goals that are focused on developing healthier lifestyles.
B. Develop strict diet plans for school-aged children.
C. Provide diet classes for the obese children during school hours.
D. Require all children to participate in organized team sports.
A. Set goals that are focused on developing healthier lifestyles.
Which topic should the nurse include in planning a secondary
prevention project for the local retirement community?
A. Safety measures in the home.
B. Adult immunization program.
C. Rehabilitation after surgery.
D. Vision and hearing screening.
D. Vision and hearing screening.
The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed female client
following a mild stroke. At this time she is able to walk with the aid of a walker.
As part of the discharge planning,
what referral is most important for the nurse to make?
A. Pastoral care.
B. Meals-on-Wheels.
C. Grief support group.
D. Physical therapy.
B. Meals-on-Wheels.
The nurse is working in a community clinic that serves a population
comprised mainly of migrant families. In planning the use of
resources for secondary prevention, which activity should be the
priority?
A. Skin testing for tuberculosis.
B. Glucose monitoring for diabetes.
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C. Blood work for cardiovascular disease.
D. Height and weight for altered nutrition
A. Skin testing for tuberculosis.
The home health nurse is admitting a client with Parkinson's disease
to the home healthcare service. In planning care for this client,
which nursing diagnosis has priority?
A. Impaired physical mobility related to muscle rigidity and
weakness.
B. Ineffective coping related to depression and dysfunction due to
disease progression.
C. Ineffective breathing pattern related to respiratory muscle
weakness.
D. Fear related to constant possibility of experiencing seizures.
A. Impaired physical mobility related to muscle rigidity and
weakness.
The multidisciplinary home health care team is discussing a female client
diagnosed with
Parkinson's disease. The home health care nurse reports the client is getting
worse and her
husband is no longer able to care for her in the home. Which action should the
home health
nurse implement first?
A. Request a chaplain to counsel with the couple.
B. Assign a home health care aide to provide care daily.
C. Talk to the husband about placing his wife in a nursing home.
D. Contact the client's children to discuss the situation.
B. Assign a home health care aide to provide care daily.
What is an example of a positive outcome for one of the Leading
Health Indicators of Healthy People 2020?
A.A community has adopted a no smoking policy.
B. A rural community has a public transportation system.
C. The high school drop out rate has decreased by 15%.
D. A county has decreased their divorce rate by 10%.
A.A community has adopted a no smoking policy.
