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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING EXAM LATEST UPDATES -
2025/2026- ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
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RA 1054 is also known as the Occupational Health Act. Aside from the number of employees, what other factor must be considered in determining the occupational health privileges to which the workers will be entitled? A. Type of occupation, agriculture, commercial, industrial B. Location of the workplace in relation to health facilities C. Classification of the business enterprise based on net profit D. Sex and age composition of employees B. Location of the workplace in relation to health facilities FB: Based on R.A. 1054, an occupational nurse must be employed when there are 30 to 100 employees and the workplace is more than 1 km. away from the nearest health center. CHN is a community-based practice. Which best explains this statement? A. The service is provided in the natural environment of people
B. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and problems C. The service are based on the available resources within the community D. Priority setting is based on the magnitude of the health problems identified Answer: (B) The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and problems. Community-based practice means providing care to people in their own natural environments: the home, school and workplace, for example. Population- focused nursing practice requires which of the following processes? A. Community organizing B. Nursing, process C. Community diagnosis D. Epidemiologic process
- Answer: (C) Community diagnosis
D. Environment manager Ergonomics is improving efficiency of workers by improving the worker's environment through appropriately designed furniture, for example. A garment factory does not have an occupational nurse. Who shall provide the occupational health needs of the factory workers? A. Occupational health nurse at the Provincial Health Office B. Physician employed by the factory C. Public Health nurse of the RHU of their municipality D. Rural Sanitary inspector of the RHU in their municipality C. Public Health nurse of the RHU of their municipality
- "Public health services are given free of charge". Is this statement true or false? A. The statement is true; it is the responsibility of government to provide haste services
B. The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health services C. The statement may be true or false; depending on the Specific service required D. The statement may be true or false; depending on policies of the government concerned. B. The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health services Community health services, including public health services, are prepaid paid services, through taxation, for example.
- According to C.E. Winslow, which of the following is the goal of Public Health? A. For people to attain their birthrights and longevity B. For promotion of health and prevention and diseases C. For people to have access to basic health services D. For people to be organized in their health efforts A. For people to attain their birthrights and longevity
C. The public health nurse functions as part of a team providing a public health nursing service D. Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative services D. Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative services The catchment area in PHN consists of a residential community, many of whom are well individuals who have greater need for preventive rather than curative services.
- According to Margaret Shetland, the philosophy of public health nursing is based on which of the following? A. Health and longevity as birthrights B. The mandate of the state to protect the birthrights of its citizens C. Public health nursing as a specialized field of nursing D. The worth and dignity of man D. The worth and dignity of man
- Which of the following is the mission of the Department of Health? A. Health for all Filipinos B. Ensure the accessibility and quality of health C. Improve the general health status of the population D. Health in the hands of the Filipino people by the year 2020 B. Ensure the accessibility and quality of health care
- Region IV Hospital is classified as what level of facility? A. Primary B. Secondary C. Intermediate D. Tertiary D. Tertiary Regional hospitals are tertiary facilities because they serve as training hospitals for the region.
C. Taking remedial action on an accident hazard in the school playground D. Observing places in the school where pupils spend their free times B. Conducting random classroom inspection during measles epidemic Random classroom inspection is assessment of pupils/students and teachers for signs of a health problem prevalent in the community.
- When the nurse determines whether resources were maximized in implementing Ligtas Tigdas, she is evaluating: A. Effectiveness B. Efficiency C. Adequacy D. Appropriateness B. Efficiency Efficiency is determining whether the goals were attained at the least possible cost.
- You are a new B.S.N. graduate. You want to become a Public Health Nurse. Where will you apply?
A. Department of Health B. Provincial Health Office C. Regional Health Office D. Rural Health Unit D. Rural Health Unit R.A. 7160 devolved basic health services to local government units (LGU's). The public health nurse is an employee of the LGU.
- RA 7160 mandates devolution of basic services from the national government to local government units. Which of the following is the major goal of devolution? A. To strengthen local government units B. To allow greater autonomy to local government units. C. To empower the people and promote their self-reliance D. To make basic services more accessible to the people C. To empower the people and promote their self-reliance People empowerment is the basic motivation behind devolution of basic services to LGU's.
D. Tertiary A. Primary The entry of a person into the health care delivery system is usually through a consultation in out-patient services.
- The public health nurse is the supervisor of rural health midwives. Which of the following is a supervisory function of the pubic health nurse? A. Referring cases or patients to the midwife B. Providing technical guidance to the midwife C. Proving nursing care to cases referred by the midwife D. Formulating and implementing training programs for midwives B. Providing technical guidance to the midwife The nurse provides technical guidance to the midwife in the care of clients, particularly in the implementation of management guidelines, as in Integrated Management of Childhood Illness.
- One of the participants in a hilot training class asked you to whom she should refer a patient in labor who develops a complication. You will answer, to the;
A. Public health nurse B. Rural health midwife C. Municipal health officer D. Any of these health professionals C. Municipal health officer A public health nurse and rural health midwife can provide care during normal childbirth. A physician should attend to a woman with a complication during labor.
- You are the public health nurse in a municipality with a total population of about 20,000. There are 3 health midwives among the RHU personnel. How many more midwife items will the RHU need? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 A. 1 Each rural health midwife is given a population assignment of about 5,000.
- If the RHU needs additional midwife items, you will submit the request for additional midwife items for approval to the: A. Rural Health Unit
A. The community health nurse continuously develops himself personally and professionally B. Health education and community organizing are necessary in providing community health services C. Community health nursing in intended primarily for health promotion and prevention and treatment of disease. D. The goal of community health nursing is to provide nursing services to people in their own place of .residence B. Health education and community organizing are necessary in providing community health services The community health nurse develops the health capability of people through health education and community organizing activities.
- Which disease was declared through Presidential Proclamation No. 4 as a target for, eradication in the Philippines? A. Pioliomyelitis B. Measles C. Rabies D. Neonatal Tetanus B. Measles
Presidential Proclamation No. 4 is on the Ligtas Tigdas Program.
- The public health nurse is responsible for presenting the municipal health statistics using graphs and tables. To compare the frequency of the leading causes of mortality in the municipality, which graph will you prepare? A. Line B. Bar C. Pie D. Scatter diagram B. Bar A bar graph is used to present comparison of values, a line graph for trends over time or age, a pie graph for population composition or distribution, and a scatter diagram for correlation of two variables.
- Which step in community organizing involves training of potential leaders in the community? A. Integration B. Community organization C. Community study D. Core group formation
B. To mobilize the people to resolve community health problems C. To maximize the community's resources in dealing with health problems C. To maximize the community's resources in dealing with health problems Community organizing is a developmental service, with the goal of developing the people's self-reliance in dealing with community health problems. A, B and C are objectives of contributory objectives to this goal.
- An indicator of success in community organizing is when people are able to: A. Participate in community activities for the solution of a community problem B. Implement activities for the solution of the community problem C. Plan activities for the solution of the community problem D. Identify the health problem as a common concern A. Participate in community activities for the solution of a community problem Participation in community activities in resolving a community problem may be in any of the processes mentioned in the other choices.
- Tertiary prevention is needed in which stage of the natural history of disease? A. Pre-pathogenesis B. Pathogenesis C. Predromal D. Terminal D. Terminal
- Which is the primary goal of community health nursing? A. To support and supplement the efforts of the medical profession in the promotion of health and prevention of B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with their health needs C. To increase the productivity of the people by providing them with services that will increase their level of health D. To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare, focusing particularly on mothers and children Answer: (B) To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with their health needs. FB: To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare, focusing particularly on mothers and children.
