Community Health Nursing A

Community Organizing Participatory Action Research is the process and structure through which
members of a community are/or become organized for participation in health care and community
development activities. The following questions apply:

1. This phase of the COPAR Process is otherwise known as Social Preparation Phase:
a. Pre – entry
b. Entry
c. Organization Building
d. Sustenance and Strengthening

2. This activity is done in the selection of a core group under the entry phase wherein the
nurse conducts leader spotting:
a. Sociogram
b. ARAS
c. Organizational Chart
d. Leadership formation

3. This is an activity by the nurse wherein he/she connects with the people by living with
them and imbibing community life:
a. Organization building
b. ARAS
c. Integration
d. Leadership formation

4. This is the initial phase of the organizing process where the community organizer looks for
communities to serve and help:
a. Pre – entry
b. Entry
c. Organization Building
d. Sustenance and Strengthening

5. In selecting communities, the community organizer considers criteria. Which of the

following would probably suggest a negative criterion in initial site selection?
a. Must have a population of 100 – 200 families
b. Economically depressed
c. No strong resistance from the community
d. With serious peace and order problems

Which of the following conditions may be acceptable truths applied to Community Health Nursing
Practice?

6. Which of the following is the primary focus of community health nursing practice?
a. Cure of illnesses
b. Prevention of illness
c. Rehabilitation back to health
d. Promotion of health
 7. In community health nursing, which of the following is our unit of service as nurses?
a. The community
b. The extended members of the family
c. The individual members of the Barangay
d. The family

8. A very important part of the Community Health Nursing Assessment Process includes:
a. The application of professional judgment in estimating importance of facts to family and
community
b. Evaluation structures and classifications of health center team
c. Coordination with other sectors in relation to health concerns
d. Carrying out nursing procedures as per plan of action

9. In community health nursing, it is important to take into account the family health data
coupled with an equally important need to perform ocular inspection of the area as
activities which are powerful elements of:
a. Evaluation
b. Assessment
c. Implementation
d. Planning

10. The initial step in the PLANNING process in order to engage in any nursing project or
activities at the community level involves:
a. Goal – setting
b. Monitoring
c. Evaluation of data
d. Provision of data

Community Health Nursing is vital in every community. The following principles apply:

11. According to C.E.Winslow, which of the following is the goal of Public Health?
a. For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity
b. For promotion of health and prevention of disease
c. For people to have access to basic health services
d. For people to be organized in their health efforts

12. Which of the following is the most prominent feature of public health nursing?
A. It involves providing home care to sick people who are not confined in the hospital.
B. Services are provided free of charge to people within the catchment area.
C. The public health nurse functions as part of a team providing a public health nursing
services.
D. Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services.
 13. 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

14. 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 care especially the poor
C. Improve the general health status of the population
D. Health in the hands of the Filipino people by the year 2020

15. Region IV Hospital is classified as what level of facility?

A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Intermediate
D. Tertiary

Primary Health Care has been used by the Philippines since 1979. Technology is one of the
cornerstones in its implementation.

16. Feasibility of technology means that methods could be used even without electricity. If
there is no power, what can the nurse use to ensure sterility of equipments:
a. Autoclave c. LPG stove
b. Sterilization d. solar powered stove

17. Which of the following herbal plants can be used to treat fungal infections such as “an-an”:
a. Lagundi c. Bayabas
b. Yerba Buena d. Akapulko

18. Use of appropriate technology requires knowledge of indigenous technology. Which

medicinal herb is given for fever, headache and cough?
A. Sambong
B. Tsaang gubat
C. Akapulko
D. Lagundi

19. What law created the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care?
A. R.A. 8423
B. R.A. 4823
C. R.A. 2483
D. R.A. 3482

20. What is the legal basis for Primary Health Care approach in the Philippines?
A. Alma Ata Declaration on PHC
 B. Letter of Instruction No. 949
C. Presidential Decree No. 147
D. Presidential Decree 996

Situation: One important tool a community health nurse uses in the conduct of his/her activities is
the CHN bag. Which of the following best describes the use of this vital facility of our practice?

21. The Community / Public Health Bag is:

a. A requirement for home visits
b. An essential and indispensable equipment of the community health nurse
c. Contains basic medications and articles used by the Community Health Nurse
d. A tool used by the Community health nurse in rendering effective nursing procedures
during a home visit

22. The rationale in the use of bag technique during home visits are the following, except:
a. It helps render effective nursing care to clients in the clinic
b. It saves time and effort of the nurse in the performance of nursing procedures
c. It should minimize or prevent the spread of infection from individuals to families
d. It should not overshadow concern for the patient

23. Which among the following is most important in the use of the bag technique during
home visit?
a. Arrangement of the bag’s contents must be convenient to the nurse
b. The bag should contain all the necessary supplies and equipment ready for use
c. Be sure to thoroughly clean your bag especially when exposed to communicable
diseases
d. Minimize if not totally prevent the spread of infection

24. This is an indispensable procedure of the nurse during home visits.

a. Protection of the CHN bag
b. Arrangement of the contents of the CHN bag
c. Cleaning the CHN bag
d. Proper hand washing

25. In consideration of the steps in applying bag technique, which side of the paper lining of
the CHN bag is considered clean to make a non – contaminated work area?
a. The lower lip
b. The outer surface
c. The upper tip
d. The inside surface

Situation: Mrs. Fuentes, a nurse who has been with the DOH for more than twelve years already, was
promoted as a Nurse Supervisor.

26. In terms of CHN practice, the nurse in the community is trained as:
a. Nurse-midwife
b. Practice nursing
c. Generalist in nursing
d. Midwife

27. The following are the qualifications of Nurse Supervisor at the provincial level except:
a. BSN, RN
b. At least 3 years experience
c. Masters in Public Health
d. At least 5 years experience in public health

28. The following are requirements and qualifications of regional nurse supervisor:
1. BSN, RN
2.With at least 5 years experience in CHN
3.With MAN major in CHN
4.With 2 years experience in supervisory position
a. 1 & 2
b. 2 & 4
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 2, 3, 4

29. A colleague who is interested in the position of a chief nurse in a city health office asked
Mrs. Fuentes about the qualifications she must meet. Mrs. Fuentes correctly answers that
the following are qualifications of chief nurse in city health departments and health offices:
1.Master’s Degree in Public Health major in Community Health Nursing
Administration
2.Doctorate Degree in Public Health
3.3 years in supervisory position
4.2 years in the Asst. Chief Nurse position
a. 1 & 3
b. 2 & 4
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 2, 3, 4

30. The acceptable minimum qualifications of a Nurse instructor II include:

a. BSN, RN, MAN, 3 years experience
b. BSN, RN, MAN, 6 years experience with 3 years in nursing education or training
c. BSN, RN, 5 years experience with 2 years in supervisory position, MAN major in CHN
administration and supervision
d. BSN, RN, 5 years experience with 3 years supervisory position, Master’s Degree in Nursing
major in CHN, demonstrated leadership ability