Community Health Hesi
Community Health Hesi
Community Health Hesi
1. Where should you initiate preventive measures for kids with dental caries- WIC Program
2. After numerous patient teachings, a man with Parkinsons disease still cant instill his eye
3. A school nurse wants to initiate a presentation to parents regarding 25% of the schools
children being obese – Determine the parent’s involvement and how much they’re
4. A school nurse wants to do a program about children’s health risks, what should she
5. What pt. should be seen first – A man with Gunshot wound with a pulse ox of 90%
6. Nurse see’s pt with NGT drinking glass of water after the UAP leaves room – take the
7. A nurse observes a wife of a pt in bed with the pt. – close the door and give them privacy
8. Charge nurse is drunk and smells of alcohol – report it to the nurse supervisor
9. The clinic receptionist is considered a gatekeeper – “you can speak with the RN about
10. Flu vaccines are low, which client should you tell to come back later when there is
11. A nurse took a sleeping pill 4 hours ago – send her home
12. A nurse forgot her glasses at home and she lives a hour away – send her home to get her
glasses.
13. In preparing for a bioterrorism attack, which should the nurse consider – Tuleremia
14. A nurse is referring a patient with Ancanthosis nicigricans to a family doctor – body
mass index
15. Patients postoperative with different drains, who should nurse assess first – 40ml dark
16. Who should nurse see first – African American baby that’s spitting up and has lost 6oz in
17. Patient wants to get off birth control & have a baby, she has a family history of diabetes
& she was treated for Chlamydia 6 months ago, what causes the most concern –
Chlamydia
18. What pt should be considered for involuntary commitment to the psych ward – (1) Pt
who hasn’t eaten in 3 days & thinks that he is Jesus. (2) A women who mumbles in
corner about killing herself. (3) A man who says that the communist are telling him to
19. A nurse & social worker talking loudly about a pt referral but there are no patients
around the nurse’s station – tell them to go to a private work station to talk. ©
20. A nurse tells a UAP to collect a sputum sample, the nurse should first – determine if UAP
21. An experienced UAP working at an antepartal clinic, what can she do – take initial VS &
urine dipstick.
22. Nurse caring for a 65 year old African American male, she sets up a meeting with his
wife, 3 kids, and mother, to talk to the MD. What cultural variance is the nurse
24. A pt tells the nurse that she doesn’t want a male nurse – reassign the nurse
25. Which pt is most at risk to get pneumonia – homeless person who is an alcoholic and
smoker. ©
26. Nurse wants to start an outreach program, what should she explain when she’s trying to
receive funding for the program – that the program will help people in nearby factories,
schools, churches.
27. The RN is assisting the MD with a thoracent, & the ED dept calls to say that a pt with
agina needs to be admitted ASAP. An LVN & UAP are available to help, what should
RN do – tell PN to assist with thoracentisis, RN take report on agina pt, UAP get room
28. A hospital is thinking about getting new equipment, what is cost efficient for the hospital
29. A nurse is giving test to detect influenza, the test is 99% accurate. The test has a high rate
of – sensitivity
30. A nurse does a community health fair about cardio, how can the nurse determine if the
teachings were effective upon an assessment 6 months later – 10% reduction in cardiac
death. ©
31. Who are at the greatest risk to get Hepatitis A – a family living in a crammed area
32. How can the charge nurse decrease role ambiguity among the staff nurses – explain the
role
33. A nurse wants to do research on infant death rate, where would she go – Bureau of vital
statistics.
34. Which resources will benefit a rural community – trauma health center
35. A charge nurse will intervene if she notices – a clerk taking (telephone) orders from the
MD.
36. Female pt goes to local community health clinic, she’s homeless and cant seem to find
help, which statement indicates that she’s separated from society and hopeless – “Im
37. How can a hospital determine how many beds they may need in a community – if there is