7.

In conducting a community diagnosis in the chosen

barangay, which should be done FIRST?
A. Do a courtesy call to the barangay captain
CLASSIFIED EXAMINATION B. Prepare data collection instruments
FOR CRITICAL TEST ANALYSIS C. Determine the purpose of the community
diagnosis
Community Health Nursing II D. Form the group that will conduct the survey
(Population Groups and Community as Clients)
8. In getting to know the community you are serving,
Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination which of the following are necessary?
i. Listening to what people are saying
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iv. Clearly explaining your mission in the
community
1. Statistics refers to a systematic approach of
obtaining, organizing, and analyzing numerical facts A. i, ii C. i, iii, iv
so that conclusion may be drawn from them. In B. i, ii, iii D. i, ii, iii, iv
community health, of great importance is vital
statistics or biostatistics. Which of the following is 9. In preparation for community health education, the
TRUE of vital statistics? FIRST thing to do is:
A. It cannot indicate the health status of the A. Identify the subjects for health teaching
community. B. Assess community needs for health education
B. It is the study of vital events like births, illnesses, C. Specify goals and objectives
marriages, divorce, separation, and deaths. D. Identify who will provide support and the type of
C. It is the only way to measure the socioeconomic support to be provided
status of the community.
D. It is useful for evaluating and monitoring 10. Social preparation phase in COPAR is said to be
community health nursing programs but gives successful only when:
little value during implementation. A. People learn to identify their own health
problems
2. A community health nurse interprets a sex ratio of 80 B. People starts to plan for the solution of their
in the barangay as: health problems
A. There are 80 males in the barangay C. People are all set and ready to conduct formal
B. There are 80 females in the barangay research
C. There are 80 males for every 100 females in the D. People are able to evaluate their health projects
barangay
D. There are 80 females for every 100 males in the 11. Epidemiology is the study of occurrences and
barangay distribution of diseases. In outlining the plan for
epidemiological investigation, the FINAL step is:
3. The community has a population of 14,980 and a A. Establish time and space relationship of
crude birth rate of 20/1000. Which of the following is diseases
TRUE? B. Correlation of data obtained
A. There are close to 300 births C. Establish facts of presence of epidemic
B. The annual population growth rate is high D. Relation to characteristic of the group of
C. The people prefer to have lesser children community
D. All of the above
12. It is the phase of epidemiology that answers
4. Old and new record of diseases affecting a questions about the effectiveness of new methods
population is reflected in: for controlling diseases or for improving underlying
A. Incidence rate conditions:
B. Prevalence rate A. Descriptive epidemiology
C. Case fatality rate B. Analytical epidemiology
D. Proportionate mortality rate C. Intervention epidemiology
D. Evaluation epidemiology
5. Major processes affecting demographic
characteristics of an area are: 13. Which of the following refers to the pattern of disease
i. Fertility iii. Morbidity occurrence and distribution wherein the cases are
ii. Mortality iv. Migration few and scattered so that there is no apparent
relationship between them and they occur on and
A. i and ii C. i, ii, and iv off?
B. i, ii, and iii D. All of the above A. Sporadic C. Endemic
B. Epidemic D. Cyclical variation
6. To determine and analyze the health problems on
the community, the community health nurse should:
A. Conduct community diagnosis
B. Organize the community
C. Empower community residents
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14. There are other fields or subspecialties of nursing 20. In the Philippines, there is a rising burden from the
where public health nurses are working aside from degenerative, non-communicable diseases. This is
the Rural Health Unit. These are: one of the rational for HSRA. This growing challenge
i. Private duty nursing threatens economic and social development. The
ii. Clinic nursing following belong to the major non-communicable
iii. School health nursing diseases in the country, EXCEPT:
iv. Occupational health nursing A. Cancer C. COPD
B. DM D. Accidents
A. i and ii C. ii, iii, and iv
B. iii and iv D. All of the above 21. Which of the following is the second most leading
cause of mortality in the Philippines?
15. During the physical assessment of school children, A. Diseases of the heart
the school nurse assessed 3 children with visual B. Diseases of the blood vessels
acuity’s of 20/50, 20/40, and 20/30. The next C. Cancer
APPROPRIATE action would be: D. Hypertension
A. Do nothing because these are normal findings
for school age-children 22. Disposal of infectious, pathological and other wastes
B. Refer all children for further examination from hospital which combine them with the municipal
C. Refer children with visual acuity of 20/40 or or domestic wastes pose health hazards to the
poorer for further examination people. Nurse Geastyne would dispose infectious
D. Tell the teacher to let the students sit on the first wastes in what color code?
row A. Green C. Yellow
B. Orange D. Black
16. In occupational health nursing, workers in the
hospital that caters to patients with infectious 23. The nurse is conducting a health class regarding the
diseases face which kind of hazard: different types of water supply facilities. Which
A. Biological hazards among the following statements is a level II Facility?
B. Chemical hazards A. “This facility normally exemplifies Waterworks
C. Mechanical hazards System”
D. Physical hazards B. “These facilities are also known as the
communal faucet facilities which are located not
17. Nurse Lorna is teaching Manang Adora about the more than 25 meters from the farthest house.”
proper preparation and usage of herbal medication, C. “It is a system with a source, a reservoir, a piped
she is giving a correct information, EXCEPT: distributor network and household taps.”
A. Use clay pot and remove the cover while boiling D. “Developed spring and protected wells are
at low heat examples.”
B. You can mix two herbal medicines at a time but
not more than three for each type of sign and 24. Water system and deep well construction require the
symptoms. approval of:
C. If signs and symptoms are not relieved after 2 A. Municipal mayor
or 3 doses of herbal meds, consult a doctor B. Secretary of health
D. Stop giving herbal medication in case untoward C. Rural sanitary inspector
reaction. D. City health engineer

18. Botika ng Barangay refers to a drug outlet that was 25. Which of the following statements violates the “right
established to promote equity in health by ensuring source” in the food sanitation program?
the availability and accessibility of affordable, safe A. Use water only from clean and safe sources
and effective quality essential drugs. Nurse Mentha B. Always look at the expiry dates of processed
Cordifolia and Nurse Momordica Charantia foods and avoid buying the expired ones
considered criteria for establishing Botika ng C. Always buy fresh meat, fish, fruits, and
Barangay, EXCEPT: vegetables.
A. The community should be a far-flung service D. When in doubt of the water source, boil water
area for at least one minute
B. It should be supervised by a licensed
pharmacist 26. Nurse Takao is doing a health teaching to a group of
C. Service area is a barangay with a licensed clients regarding proper preparation and handling of
drugstore food. Who among the following violates the four
D. There should be at least two accredited rights of food safety?
barangay health workers trained as botika ng A. Babie, who states that infant foods may be
barangay aides. stored in the refrigerator and may be consumed
later
19. Two known prescription antibiotic drugs, as well as B. Toby, who states that “when in doubt, throw it
selected medication for chronic diseases are out”
available over the counter in Botika ng Barangay. C. Mandy, who states that food should be reheated
Which of the following antibiotic anti-infectives is to at least 70°C
INCLUDED in the list of medications for Botika ng D. Jose, who states that he avoids putting warm
Barangay? food in the refrigerator
A. Acyclovir C. Amoxicillin
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27. There are four rights in food safety that involve the
chain in food processing from the source in the
market until the food reaches the table. Which
among the following portrays “right cooking” in the
food sanitation program?
A. Avoid buying canned foods with dents, bulges,
deformation, broken seals and improper seams.
B. Ensure that all parts of the food should reach 70
degrees centigrade when cooking food.
C. Sweep kitchen floors to remove food droppings
to prevent the harbor of rats and insects.
D. All cooked foods should be left at room
temperature for not more than two hours to
prevent multiplication of bacteria.

28. As part of primary health care, the use of locally

available medicinal plants has been advocated by
the DOH. There are 10 advocated herbal plants by
the DOH. Which of the following should the nurse
inform the mother of Wingie Buday, a 2-year-old child
suffering from round worm infestation?
A. Niyug-niyugan seeds
B. Decocted niyug-niyugan leaves
C. Pounded niyug-niyugan leaves
D. None of the above

29. A mother with her child is complaining of diarrhea. As

a community health nurse, what can you recommend
to use?
i. Guava
ii. Tsaanggubat
iii. Niyug-niyogan
iv. Sambong

A. i and ii C. iii and iv

B. ii and iv D. i and iv

30. During the use of herbal plants as medication, what

should the nurse do in cases of untoward reaction
such as allergy?
A. Give accurate dose of suggested preparations
B. Use only one kind of herbal plants for the
sickness
C. Stop giving the herbal medication
D. All of the above

“Where there is no struggle,

there is no strength.”
-Oprah Winfrey-

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