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HESI Community Health Practice Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A community health nurse is planning a screening for hypertension. Which population is most appropriate to target?
- Preschool children
- Adolescents
- New mothers
✔✔C. Middle-aged adults
During a measles outbreak, what is the priority role of the community health nurse?
- Provide nutritional teaching
- Conduct smoking cessation classes
- Promote exercise programs
✔✔B. Identify and isolate affected individuals
A nurse is conducting a windshield survey. Which observation is most relevant for assessing community health? 1 / 3
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- Number of streetlights
- Color of houses
- Amount of traffic lights
✔✔B. Presence of grocery stores and clinics
A community nurse is educating a group about primary prevention. Which example should be included?
- Screening for cervical cancer
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Blood pressure monitoring
✔✔C. Immunizations for influenza
A rural community has limited access to healthcare. Which intervention by the nurse best improves care?
- Encourage travel to urban hospitals
- Distribute exercise equipment
- Host nutrition fairs only 2 / 3
✔✔B. Advocate for mobile health clinics
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A nurse is working with a family that lacks running water and electricity. Which is the priority intervention?
- Teach stress management
- Provide parenting classes
- Educate on exercise routines
✔✔B. Refer to social services for basic needs
A community nurse is addressing obesity in adolescents. Which intervention represents secondary prevention?
- Provide healthy school lunches
- Offer cardiac rehabilitation
- Teach cooking classes to parents
✔✔B. Conduct BMI screenings in schools
A client is diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Which action should the community health nurse take first?
- Provide the family with masks
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✔✔B. Initiate directly observed therapy (DOT)