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Community & Public Health Nursing Exam Questions And
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- exam 1
State public health agency responsibilities include:
A. conducting community health assessments
B. enforcing public health codes
C. monitoring health status
D. Providing expertise that facilitates EBP
C. monitoring health status
What is the goal of local public health departments?
A. monitor communicable diseases
B. improve health status of communities
C. To offer services for the uninsured
D. enforce environmental codes and laws
B. improve health status of communities
A PHN assists a client in identifying the services needed the most at the least
cost. Which of the following best describes the role that the nurse is being
used?
A. Role Model
B. Advocate
C. Counselor
D. Case manager
D. Case manager
A PHN is working with uninsured individuals. Which of the following is the
most-appropriate action for the nurse to take?
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A. providing direct care for this population in times of acute illness
B. advocating for federal policy changes for this population
C. Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
D. Encouraging lifestyle changes for this population
C. Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
A nurse is working in an occupational health setting. Which of the following
roles will the nurse most likely have?
A. Administrator
B. Clinicians/practitioner
C. Consultant
D. Educator
B. Clinicians/practitioner
The nurse is doing a walk-through to identify workplace hazards. Which of the
following levels of prevention is being implemented?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Assessment
A. Primary
Secondary prevention in the occupational health arena may include:
A. Providing education on safety in the workplace to prevent injury
B. Working with chronically diabetic workers to ensure appropriate medication
C. Screening for hearing loss resulting from noise levels in the plants
D. Ensuring that a person with CV disease attends rehab programs
C. Screening for hearing loss resulting from noise levels in the plants
An occupational health nurse is involved in disaster planning. Which of the
following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to take:
A. Assess for possible disasters
B. Prevent injuries and death of workers
C. Store Medical Data Sheets in a safe place
D. Collaborate with government authorities to plan disaster management
B. Prevent injuries and death of workers
In the course of a single day, a PHN may engage in all three levels of
preventive practice. Here is a list of activities she participated in just
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yesterday. Which of the following represents secondary prevention?
A. Touched base with homebound student and her mother about child's needs
B. Created and distributed take-home pamphlets on an after-school
vaccination program
C. Helped teach a substance abuse prevention class
D. Conducted visual screening tests for 2nd graders
D. Conducted visual screening tests for 2nd graders
A faith community nursing program is creating in an individual community of
faith. The nurse is paid by the congregation and is accountable to the
congregation and its governing body. Which model of faith community nursing
is being used?
A. paid congregational
B. paid institutional
C. Unpaid congregational
D. Unpaid institutional
A. paid congregational
Which dimension is central to the practice of parish nursing?
A. physical
B. Psychological
C. Spiritual
D. Social
C. Spiritual
A faith community nurse encourages participation in political activities that
impact the health and wellbeing of the faith community. Which of the following
roles is the nurse implementing?
A. Counselor
B. Developer of support groups
C. Integrator of faith and health
D. Advocate
D. Advocate
The scope of practice of the parish nurse would likely include which of the
following independent nursing functions? Select all that apply.
A. Completing a physical exam and instructing a client regarding the best OTC
med to choose for back pain
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B. Conducting a health education session about clients' self-care regiments
for HTN< including med and self-monitoring of BP
C. Initiating a bereavement support group
D. Providing a health risk appraisal and intervention plan for an elderly couple
E. Providing spiritual care during a time of severe illness
B. Conducting a health education session about clients' self-care regiments for HTN
including med and self-monitoring of BP
C. Initiating a bereavement support group
D. Providing a health risk appraisal and intervention plan for an elderly couple
E. Providing spiritual care during a time of severe illness
A school nurse is providing health info to school administrators, teachers, and
parent-teacher groups. Which of the following roles is being implemented?
A. Health Educator
B. Case manager
C. Consultant Correct
D. Counselor
A. Health Educator
A site that provides primary health care services to children and youths by
NPs in the school setting is a:
A. primary care clinic
B. School-based health center
C. School health services
D. Child health improvement plan
B. School-based health center
A nurse identifies a child who may be abused or receives information from a
teacher that a child may have been abused. Which of the following actions
must the nurse take?
A. Call the police immediately to take the child to a safe place
B. Contact the parents and ask about it
C. Contact the legal authorities as well as the school's principal
D. Examine the child to see if the abuse really occured
C. Contact the legal authorities as well as the school's principal
A nurse is developing a community-based exercise program for a group of
women who have CV disease. Which of the following levels of prevention is
Community & Public Health Nursing Exam Questions And
Rationale Comprehensive 2026 Questions Exam Latest
Version Solved Questions & Answers Verified 100 %
- exam 1
State public health agency responsibilities include:
A. conducting community health assessments
B. enforcing public health codes
C. monitoring health status
D. Providing expertise that facilitates EBP
C. monitoring health status
What is the goal of local public health departments?
A. monitor communicable diseases
B. improve health status of communities
C. To offer services for the uninsured
D. enforce environmental codes and laws
B. improve health status of communities
A PHN assists a client in identifying the services needed the most at the least
cost. Which of the following best describes the role that the nurse is being
used?
A. Role Model
B. Advocate
C. Counselor
D. Case manager
D. Case manager
A PHN is working with uninsured individuals. Which of the following is the
most-appropriate action for the nurse to take?
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A. providing direct care for this population in times of acute illness
B. advocating for federal policy changes for this population
C. Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
D. Encouraging lifestyle changes for this population
C. Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
A nurse is working in an occupational health setting. Which of the following
roles will the nurse most likely have?
A. Administrator
B. Clinicians/practitioner
C. Consultant
D. Educator
B. Clinicians/practitioner
The nurse is doing a walk-through to identify workplace hazards. Which of the
following levels of prevention is being implemented?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Assessment
A. Primary
Secondary prevention in the occupational health arena may include:
A. Providing education on safety in the workplace to prevent injury
B. Working with chronically diabetic workers to ensure appropriate medication
C. Screening for hearing loss resulting from noise levels in the plants
D. Ensuring that a person with CV disease attends rehab programs
C. Screening for hearing loss resulting from noise levels in the plants
An occupational health nurse is involved in disaster planning. Which of the
following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to take:
A. Assess for possible disasters
B. Prevent injuries and death of workers
C. Store Medical Data Sheets in a safe place
D. Collaborate with government authorities to plan disaster management
B. Prevent injuries and death of workers
In the course of a single day, a PHN may engage in all three levels of
preventive practice. Here is a list of activities she participated in just
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yesterday. Which of the following represents secondary prevention?
A. Touched base with homebound student and her mother about child's needs
B. Created and distributed take-home pamphlets on an after-school
vaccination program
C. Helped teach a substance abuse prevention class
D. Conducted visual screening tests for 2nd graders
D. Conducted visual screening tests for 2nd graders
A faith community nursing program is creating in an individual community of
faith. The nurse is paid by the congregation and is accountable to the
congregation and its governing body. Which model of faith community nursing
is being used?
A. paid congregational
B. paid institutional
C. Unpaid congregational
D. Unpaid institutional
A. paid congregational
Which dimension is central to the practice of parish nursing?
A. physical
B. Psychological
C. Spiritual
D. Social
C. Spiritual
A faith community nurse encourages participation in political activities that
impact the health and wellbeing of the faith community. Which of the following
roles is the nurse implementing?
A. Counselor
B. Developer of support groups
C. Integrator of faith and health
D. Advocate
D. Advocate
The scope of practice of the parish nurse would likely include which of the
following independent nursing functions? Select all that apply.
A. Completing a physical exam and instructing a client regarding the best OTC
med to choose for back pain
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B. Conducting a health education session about clients' self-care regiments
for HTN< including med and self-monitoring of BP
C. Initiating a bereavement support group
D. Providing a health risk appraisal and intervention plan for an elderly couple
E. Providing spiritual care during a time of severe illness
B. Conducting a health education session about clients' self-care regiments for HTN
including med and self-monitoring of BP
C. Initiating a bereavement support group
D. Providing a health risk appraisal and intervention plan for an elderly couple
E. Providing spiritual care during a time of severe illness
A school nurse is providing health info to school administrators, teachers, and
parent-teacher groups. Which of the following roles is being implemented?
A. Health Educator
B. Case manager
C. Consultant Correct
D. Counselor
A. Health Educator
A site that provides primary health care services to children and youths by
NPs in the school setting is a:
A. primary care clinic
B. School-based health center
C. School health services
D. Child health improvement plan
B. School-based health center
A nurse identifies a child who may be abused or receives information from a
teacher that a child may have been abused. Which of the following actions
must the nurse take?
A. Call the police immediately to take the child to a safe place
B. Contact the parents and ask about it
C. Contact the legal authorities as well as the school's principal
D. Examine the child to see if the abuse really occured
C. Contact the legal authorities as well as the school's principal
A nurse is developing a community-based exercise program for a group of
women who have CV disease. Which of the following levels of prevention is
