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HESI Comp 2 Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A community health nurse is planning a health fair on diabetes prevention. Which activity is the best example of primary prevention?
- Providing foot care teaching to clients with diabetes
- Screening blood glucose levels in older adults
- Referring clients with high A1C to endocrinologists
✔✔B. Offering nutrition and exercise education to the public
During a measles outbreak, what is the nurse’s priority action in the community?
- Treat clients with fever and rash
- Distribute antibiotics to exposed contacts
- Encourage fluid intake for symptomatic clients
✔✔B. Provide measles vaccinations to unprotected individuals
A nurse is conducting a tuberculosis screening clinic. Which type of prevention is this?
- Primary 1 / 4
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✔✔B. Secondary
- Tertiary
- Palliative
A nurse is visiting a family with limited access to healthcare. Which intervention demonstrates advocacy?
- Encouraging the family to buy private insurance
- Teaching about balanced meals only
- Recommending they avoid healthcare until emergencies
✔✔B. Assisting the family in applying for Medicaid
A public health nurse is planning disaster preparedness training. Which activity is most appropriate?
- Providing counseling to families after a hurricane
- Assisting in rebuilding homes after an earthquake
- Conducting rehabilitation for injured survivors
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✔✔B. Teaching families how to create emergency supply kits
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A nurse is teaching about breast cancer prevention. Which statement demonstrates secondary prevention?
- “I exercise three times a week to stay healthy.”
- “I had chemotherapy for breast cancer.”
- “I eat more fruits and vegetables daily.”
✔✔B. “I get a mammogram every year.”
A community nurse is addressing childhood obesity. Which is the best example of a population- based primary prevention strategy?
- Screening BMI in schools
- Referring obese children to nutritionists
- Teaching weight loss strategies to families
✔✔B. Implementing a school-wide healthy lunch program
A nurse is assigned to a community with frequent flooding. Which action reflects disaster mitigation?
- Treating flood-related infections
- Distributing bottled water after a flood 3 / 4
✔✔B. Educating residents about building homes above flood level
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- Counseling residents who lost homes
A client recovering from a stroke is receiving rehabilitation at home. Which level of prevention is this?
- Primary
- Secondary
- Community
✔✔C. Tertiary
A nurse is planning a smoking cessation program for high school students. What is the best teaching strategy?
- Showing statistics about lung cancer rates
- Handing out brochures about smoking
- Recommending nicotine patches for all students
✔✔B. Using peer-led discussions and interactive sessions
A community health nurse is assigned to investigate an outbreak of salmonella. What is the first step?
- Notify the CDC
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