Title PRE-INTENSIVE - NP1 - SC ✅

1 | Page PRE-INTENSIVE EXAMINATION NURSING PRACTICE I COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING NOV 2025 Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination Review GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: 1. This test questionnaire contains 100 test questions 2. Shade only one (1) box for each question on your answer sheets. Two or more boxes shaded will invalid your answer. 3. AVOID ERASURES. 4. Detach one (1) answer sheet from the bottom of your Examinee ID/Answer Sheet Set. 5. Write the subject title “NURSING PRACTICE III” on the box provided Situation: Nurse Ally is a newly-graduate nurse who is planning to work in a community. As such, it is important for her to be well-informed about the roles and responsibilities of a community health nurse. 1. Nurse Ally discovers that health is defined differently among institutions and sources. Which among the following is health, as defined by the World Health Organization? A. Health is the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit, especially freedom from physical diseases or pain. B. Health is the capacity to lead a satisfying life, fulfill ambitions, and accommodate to change C. Health is the soundness of body or mind; that condition in which its functions are duly and efficiently discharged. D. Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity 2. What differentiates a public health nurse from a community health nurse? A. A public health nurse is someone who works outside hospital or clinical settings. B. A public health nurse is a practicing nurse in the public sector such as national and local government health departments and public schools. C. A public health nurse is focused on mental health and school health nurse while a community health nurse is focused on family health. D. A public health nurse’s work is based on setting while a community health nurse’s work is based on funding. 3. During a meeting among the healthcare workers on the rural health unit, nurse Ally knows that her primary responsibility as a community health nurse is to: A. Educate the community on proper health practices B. Plan and map out the municipal health plan C. Serve as the medico-legal officer of the community D. Maintain the environmental sanitation of the community 4. Which among the following states that social support network is a determinant of health? A. People from higher income and social status are linked to better health. B. Those that know more about health is healthier as composed to those who do not C. Better health is linked to those who receive greater support from families, friends, and communities D. Access and use of health services that prevent and treat disease influences one’s health status 5. Which among the following are the functions of public health? I. Health situation monitoring and analysis II. Development of policies and planning in public health III. Regulation and enforcement to protect public health IV. Health promotion, social participation, and empowerment V. Research, development, and implementation of innovative solutions A. I, II, III B. II, IV, V C. I, III, V D. All of the above Situation: As a nurse working in the community, you are tasked to take care of patients ranging from individuals, families, population, and the community to promote their overall health. 6. Which among the following are not considered to be the primary clients of a community health nurse in the community? A. Individuals B. Families C. Population aggregates D. A patient’s extended family 7. Which of the following best describes the family as a clientele of the community health nurse? A. They are the goal point of care in the community B. They are people in the community who share common characteristics and developmental needs C. They are the entry point of care to all clients D. They share common geographical boundaries, share common interests, characteristics, values, and/or goals 8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a health community? A. Community members with a shared sense of being a community based on history and values B. Structures exist within the community to allow only certain subgroups to participate in decision making C. Community resources are used equitably and efficiently D. Conflicts within the community are managed through acceptable means 9. Which among the following specifies the role of a public health nurse as a researcher? A. Collaborates with individuals, families, and groups for health and health services B. Motivates changes in the health behavior of individuals, families, and communities C. Identifies the health needs, priorities, and problems of individuals, families, and communities D. Uses observation, interview, survey questionnaires, physical examinations, and other methods in the assessment of individuals, families, and communities. 10. In taking care of a family who composes of Pedro and Maria as the couple, their 18-year old son who plans to go to Manila in order to study for college, their 10-year old daughter who has a girlfriend, their 6-year old with asthma, and their two-year old who has cerebral palsy. You know that you are taking care of which family in which stage of the family cycle? A. Family with adolescent B. Family with a toddler C. Family with a pre-school aged child * NLE * NCLEX * CGFNS * HAAD * PROMETRICS * DHA * MIDWIFERY * LET * RAD TECH * CRIMINOLOGY * DENTISTRY * PHARMACY *
2 | Page D. Launching family Situation: One of the responsibilities of a community health nurse is to be able to collaborate with different organizations and institutions within and outside the community and to be able to navigate a patient in the RHU within the different levels of care. The following questions revolve around our country’s healthcare delivery system 11. When a community health nurse plans to collaborate with the Department of Education in their plan to promote the expanded program on immunization, the nurse is utilizing which type of relationship? A. Internal referrals B. External referrals C. Intersectoral linkages D. Intrasectoral linkages 12. Which among the following is not considered to be an institution providing care under the primary level? A. Rural health unit B. Barangay health center C. District hospitals D. Community hospitals 13. The following are descriptions of institutions considered to be under the public sector, except? A. Healthcare is paid through user fees at the point of services B. It is largely financed through a tax-based budgeting system C. Healthcare is generally given free at the point of service D. Budget for services comes from both the national and local levels 14. When the community health nurse who has finished assessing a patient has referred them to the rural health physician in the barangay health center for further check-up, the nurse is utilizing which type of referral? A. Organizational referral B. Internal referrals C. Intra-institutional referrals D. External referrals 15. In this level, care is given by physicians with basic health training in health facilities either privately-owned or government- operated. What is this level of care? A. Primary level of care B. Secondary level of care C. Tertiary level of care D. Quaternary level of care Situation: As a community health nurse, one must be aware of not only their roles and responsibilities in the health center but also those of the other healthcare professionals so that professional collaboration can be achieved 16. The Department of Health mandates what to be the recommended ratio of a public health nurse to the population they serve? A. 1:5000 population B. 1:10000 population C. 1:15000 population D. 1:20000 population 17. The following are considered as grassroot or auxiliary health workers, except? A. Barangay health worker B. Barangay health volunteer C. Traditional healers D. Midwives 18. Which of the following is a correct statement regarding the scope of practice of intermediate health workers? A. They are the first contact of the community B. They receive payment through honorarium C. They consist of professionals D. They only provide basic healthcare measures 19. These are called satellite stations which are considered as the smallest unit of the primary level of healthcare. A. Barangay health station B. Barangay health center C. Rural health unit D. Community hospitals 20. Which of the following is correct regarding the role of the public health nurse in the barangay health center? A. They supervise the midwife and the barangay health workers B. They are the administrator of the rural health unit C. They plan and manage dental health programs D. They are the ones who receive the patient in the barangay health center Situation: Primary health care is healthcare made universally accessible to individuals and families by means acceptable to them. The following questions revolve around primary healthcare and its different elements 21. Which of the following indicates that a certain health service is accessible? A. Community members have lesser out-of-pocket expenses when using a service B. Health services are within 4 kilometers away from a community member C. Health services are according to the culture of the community members D. Community members can avail a health service whenever they want 22. What is the goal of primary health care? A. Health services is always available to the general population B. The population is able to control and take care of themselves C. There is an adequate amount of healthcare professionals for every member of the population D. The population is aware and knowledgeable about the health services that the barangay offers 23. When was primary healthcare launched in the Philippines? A. 1989 B. 1979 C. 1981 D. 1990 24. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the aims of primary health care? A. Active community participation B. Linkages used whether intrasectorally or intersectorally C. Use of sophisticated technology for the best care D. Available support mechanisms 25. The following are considered to be elements of primary healthcare, except? A. Internationally-endemic diseases B. Emergency services C. Sanitation D. Maternal and child health 26. In a situation where a child with conjunctivitis spread the disease their classmates in the entire classroom because they went to the school despite being advised to be absent, what type of endemic will the school health nurse document this as? A. Point source epidemic B. Propagated epidemic C. Cyclical epidemic D. Secular variation 27. The following are the objectives of the field health service information system, except? A. A system that enables summary, analysis, and interpretation of data B. Serves as a basis for monitoring and evaluating community health programs C. Minimizing the burden of barangay health professionals in handling community data D. Standardizing the format of databases used by all facilities 28. Which of the following is not included in an individual treatment record? A. Name, age, and sex of the patient B. Date of check-ups of the patient C. The diagnosis of the patient D. The number of health services received by the patient