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Community HESI Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A community health nurse is planning a teaching program about hypertension prevention. Which population should be the priority target?
- Elderly clients already diagnosed with hypertension
- Young children in daycare
- Pregnant women in prenatal classes
✔✔B. Middle-aged adults with a family history of hypertension
A nurse is assessing a community after a hurricane. Which action should be performed first?
- Provide grief counseling to affected families
- Establish long-term housing plans
- Organize a blood drive
✔✔B. Assess availability of clean water and shelter
A school nurse notices several children with head lice. What is the nurse’s best action?
- Exclude all students from school until treated 1 / 3
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✔✔B. Notify parents and provide teaching on treatment
- Call the local health department immediately
- Treat all students at school with shampoo
A community health nurse is planning a smoking cessation campaign. Which teaching strategy is most effective?
- Handing out flyers in the mall
- Placing posters in public places
- Recommending nicotine gum in the pharmacy
✔✔B. Conducting group counseling and support sessions
A public health nurse is screening for tuberculosis. Which group should be prioritized?
- High school athletes
- Daycare workers
- Teachers in elementary schools
✔✔B. Residents of homeless shelters
During a measles outbreak, what is the most important action for the community health nurse? 2 / 3
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- Offer vitamin supplements
- Provide antibiotics for treatment
- Quarantine all children under 5
✔✔B. Ensure vaccination of susceptible individuals
A nurse is teaching food safety at a community fair. Which statement by a participant shows understanding?
- “I can thaw meat on the kitchen counter overnight.”
- “I should taste food to check if it’s spoiled.”
- “I can refrigerate leftovers after six hours.”
✔✔C. “I need to cook poultry until juices run clear.”
A nurse is visiting an elderly client living alone. Which observation requires priority intervention?
- Expired food in the refrigerator
- A cat sitting on the couch
- Prescription bottles stored in a cabinet
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✔✔B. Multiple scatter rugs in the living room