1.The increasing number of people who must learn to part in the activities should be clearly defined.

This refers
live with chronic illness in the community to an objective which is;
implies the need for the PHN to plan and implement a
program on: a. time bounded
b. specific
a. communicable disease control c. resource oriented
b. health education d. measurable
c. child survival
d. environmental education 8. As a supervisor you plan to conduct a seminar in
response to the midwife's training need for
2. In order to improve the health of a community, the skills in community diagnosis. Which is an appropriate
PHN needs to develop their skill on: method to use to enable midwives to
apply knowledge they will gain the actual practice?
1. informational gathering
2. social communication a. lecture
3. environmental improvement b. problem solving
4. management c. group discussion
d. nominal group technique
a. 1 and 2
b. 1,2,3, and 4 9. You were requested to visit a child fever. Upon
c. 2 and 3 assessment, you found out that the child is
d. 3 and 4 suffering from acute respiratory infection. What nursing
intervention(s) would be appropriate in
3. Illness prevention activities are directed toward this case?
helping the client and family reduce:
a. relieve the child's sore throat and cough with safe
1. morbidity remedies
2. mortality b. all of these
3. risk factors c. advise the mother to watch the signs of pneumonia
d.feed the child to avoid weight loss
a. 1 and 2
b. 3 only 10. Environmental sanitation is the primary problem in
c. 1 only community. Y, as a stranger of the health
d. 2 only unit, one of the major strategies in your plan is the
improvement of the environmental health
4. You followed-up Mrs. Luy, G5P4. Her eldest son is conditions of the community. So you first intend to
underweight and her youngest daughter create public awareness and support. To
looks thin and pale. Mrs. Luy's present pregnancy would indicate this, which of the following would you do
mean another additional member of the
family. This can be considered as: 1. meet with youth officials and parents group leaders
2. meet with your religious and educational leaders
a. health deficit 3. request mayors to create task force help implement
b. health deficit and health threat your project
c. health threat 4. tip local announcers to disseminate the what and why
d. foreseeable crisis of your project

5. Tertiary prevention would best be described as a. 1 and 4 only

a. recovery from physical limitation and psychological b. 3 only
regression c. 1,2,3, and 4
b. health teaching and immunization d. 1 and 3 only
c. rehabilitation of alcoholic and drug dependent
d. preventing disability and maximum use of 11. Building a healthy community are based on the
remaining capacity following basic principles except:

6. In order to facilitate the planning and implementation a. concreteness and reasoning to understand and solve
of an income-generating project in a problems
barangay, the Public Health Nurse can do the following b. human beings do not functions independently but as
except: group
c. target of change is not individual, nor family but
a. form working groups or committees community
b. enlist the help of technical professionals training and d. environmental factors are more basic than institutional
guiding the people factors
c. form a core group to coordinate the various project 12. In planning for the nursing care of the sick person in
d. give the people all the freedom to do what they want the home the major point that the nurse
must keep in mind is:
7. In formulating an objective of a community care plan, a. who will be responsible for the patient during the
she expected results and people taking nurse's absence from the home
b. economic level of the family
c. the availability of the nearest hospital a. mass information campaign
d. whether or not the patient is under a private physician b. home visit
13. Iwa, two years old was brought to the health center c. community assembly
because of diarrhea for 4 days. d. community health survey
Assessment revealed that Iwa has under-nutrition. Which
of the following actions will you take? 19. Which of the following statements is correct
1. advise the mother to give milk and juices between regarding community health nursing?
meals at home
2. give nutritious food available at home a. evaluation of the health status of individuals and
3. refer to the hospital for proper management families should be done in consultation with
4. provide mother with ORS solution and show her how them
to give the solution b. the PHN who work with communication for 6 can
a. 2 and 4 solely determine the needs of the
b. 3 and 4 community
c. 1 and 2 c. provision of PHN care is not in any way affected by
d. all except number 3 policies of the agency where the nurse
14. Which of the following statements can be used to works
motivate a couple to practice family d. professional growth and development of the PHN is
planning? the responsibility of DOH

a. family planning helps families improve their standard 20. In combating myths and misconceptions about family
of living planning in the community, the first
b. family planning reduces/eliminates fear of unwanted thing that you should do as health educator is to:
pregnancies
c. family planning affords family members time to study a. identify the influential leaders of the community
or pursue occupational interests b. select an approach to be used in correcting myths and
d. all of the abov misconception
c. decide as to who will be involved in the conference
15. In evaluating your client level of wellness, which of d. identify myths and misconceptions prevailing in the
the following indicators can you see? community of their sources

1. appropriate nutritional level 21. To individualize care for a client and ensure him
2. sense of personal security maximum participation in that care, which
3. acceptance of oneself and one's limitation should the nurse consider as the most important factor in
4. maladaptations to one's environment planning the said care?

a. 1, 2, and 4 a. environment
b. 2 and 3 b. educational attainment
c. 1, 2, and 3 c. health benefits and practices
d. 2 and 4 d. health status

16. The following statements pertain to the devolution as 22. The midwife refers you to a family who fails to take
mandate by the local government code, action during a sick member of the
Which of these is not correct? family despite her suggestions. In helping the family
a. people can participate in policy making relative to decide on what actions to take, you will:
health care delivery
b. devolution will enhance the quality of community life 1. explain the consequences of inaction
c. the barangay shall set criteria as who shall be given 2. identify the courses of action open to family and the
priority in the delivery of health care resources needed for each
services 3. discuss the consequences of each course of action
d. the DOH shall transfer regulatory function of available
inspecting food establishments to local 4. influence the family to act on what you think is best
government units for the situation

17. Which of the following is designed to help clients a. 2 and 3

reduce risk to illness and maintain b. 4 only
maximum level of function c. 1 and 4
d. 1, 2, and 3
a. illness prevention
b. crisis intervention 23. Being the immediate supervisor of the Rural Health
c. rehabilitation Midwives, the PHN prepares a
d. health promotion supervisory plan. Which of the following would be the
PHN's activity?
18. You are the new PHN in barangay Masinag. In order
to get a picture of the health and social a. perform needs assessment
status of the community, it is necessary that you conduct b. list supervisory activities
c. identifying the training needs d. provincial health office
d. formulate objectives for supervision
29. An example of secondary prevention strategy would
24. Which of the following phare/s characterize/s the 2 to be:
3 year old children?
a screening of breast cancer in women who have no
symptoms
1. prefers to feed themselves
2. eats very small nutritious meals a day rather than 3 b. using pain control medications for termina; cancer
large meals patients
3. can speak in longer sentences
4. can use toothbrush properly c. educating teenagers about using condoms to prevent of
STD
a. 2 and 3
b. 1 and 2 d. none of the above
c. 1 and 4
d. 2 and 4 30. A key component of primary prevention strategies is:

a. aggressive interventions
25. As of 2oo2, the following data were obtained from
municipality X b. detection
No. of live birth - 750
No. of infant deaths - 10 c. culture
No. of maternal deaths - 6
Total population - 25,000 d. education
The 2002 maternal mortality rate of municipality X
31. An example of he continuum health model of health
and wellness would be:
a. 15/1000 live births
b. 12.5/1000 live births a. a person is either well or not, and the emphasis is on
c. 6/1000 live births continuously and aggressively treating
d. 8/1000 live births
26. Being a community Health Nurse, you are change people who are ill
agent. Which of the following roles must
you play to be able to succeed as a change agent? b. predicting that a person will most likely continue good
health practices, based on her or his
1. information provider
2. information seeker health practices in the past, such as getting flue shots
3. motivator c. using acupuncture and therapeutic touch to cure
4. leader disease instead of traditional medical therapies
a. 1 and 3 only d. none of the above
b. 1,2,3 and 4
c. 1 and 4 only 32. Integrative models of human health see health factors
d. all except 2 as:

27. Epidemiology is directly concerned with which of the a. derived solely from physical phenomena
following?
b. intertwined and interactive, with multiple components
such as physical, psychological, and
a. factors influencing occurrence and distribution of
diseases, defects, disability of death of social
groups of individuals
b. vital health statistics c. generally being attributable to psychosocial problems
in individuals
c. environmental sanitation
d. effective only when combined and integrated with
d. treatment of a communicable alternative therapies
28. Under the local government code, health service must 33. Healthy people project is designed:
be developed to the local governments.
a. track health care trends so that the insurance liabilities
This means that local health agencies such as health can be anticipated, especially for poor
centers/rural health centers must be under
and urban populations
the:
b. show that social factors have little or no impact on
a. municipal government office individual and community health
b. barangay health councils c. follow health indicators such as activity, substabnce
use, mental health, and environmental
c. district health office
issues
d. show the access to health care in the United States is c. influencing health status of behavior and engaging in
adequate for all populations health population

34. Which of the following behaviors are influenced by d. none of the above
cultural expectations?
40. In which of the following settings would a
a. talking openly about the details of the illness community health nurse less likely to be involved?

b. deciding whether to "feed a cold" or "starve a fever" a. neighborhood or community clinic or senior center

c. taking herbal supplements to boost the immune system b. physician's office with focus on individual client care

d. all of the above c. home-based care

35. The health behavior choices that are essential to d. neighborhood planning board
promoting health and preventing diseases
41. Which of the following is a contribution of
are: community health nurses to the community's

a. getting the right kind of food, adequate sleep, physical health?

stress, and effectively handling stress
a. providing health education to vulnerable populations
b. stopping smoking and taking vacations
b. coordinating access to integrated care of population
c. making sure that all prescription mediations are taken
properly and at the right time c. developing comprehensive systems of health care in a
variety of settings
d. avoiding crowds during flu season
d. all of the above
36. Health status is influenced by which of the following:
42. A nurse activity designed to diagnose and treat a
a. lifestyle choices and community resources disease or condition in its earliest stages,

b. availability of health technology such as diagnostic before it comes full-blown, would be classified as:
machines
a. primary prevention
c. presence of toxic environmental conditions
b. secondary prevention
d. all of the above
c. tertiary prevention
37. Health activities are designed to:
d. health education
a. prevent people from exposure to germs
43. A community that uses the resources of
b. ignore spiritual factors because they can confuse neighborhood church to provide a latchkey's children
medical issues
program, to sponsor prayer/support groups for people
c. increase communities' control over their health and who are ill, and to grow a community
well-being
health garden that sends vegetables to elderly shut-ins are
d. make sure the community health nurse is in charge of engaged in what kind of activity?
health programs
a. disease prevention
38. An example of individual influences on health status
would be: b. health protection

a. cigarette smoking c. risk management

b. a parent with adult-onset diabetes d. health balance

c. exposure to toxic substance in workplace 44. A community health action that focuses on reducing
frequency and severity of asthma in
d. all of the abov
inner-city children by requiring a local incinerator to
39. Community health nurses help influence the health install particulate filters is an example of:
communities through which of the
a. downstream thinking
following questions?
b. risk management
a. legislative health behavior
c. primary prevention
b. recording health status of individuals in similar
geographic region d. upstream thinking
45. A person with no known illness whose daily routine c. compatible with available resources
consists of walking and following a d. developmental in nature
healthy diet would be best characterized as engaging 53. The PHN needs to be adept in the following to be
which kind of activities? able to succeed in her health education
a. health balance program:
b. disease prevention a. teaching-learning strategies
c. health promotion b. giving accurate information
d. self-fulfillment c. communication in exchange of ideas
46. As community health nurses engage in the process of d. all of these
community empowerment, it is essential 54. Magna Carta of Public Health Workers aim to:
that they: a. develop skills and capabilities of health workers to
a. gather data for the community deliver health projects/programs
b. form partnerships with people in the community b. all of these
c. make decisions for the people in the community c. encourages those with proper qualifications to remain
d. accept responsibility for people's action in government service
47. For which type of clients is the community health d. promote social and economic well-being of health
nurse primarily responsible? workers
a. individuals 55. Mark, 9 months old is given oral rehydration solution
b. populations because of diarrhea with some
c. families dehydration. In your follow-up visit, you observed that
d. class E citizens Mark's eye become puffy. Which one of
48. The milk code aims to make sure that: the following would you do/advice Mark's mother
1. public gets correct information about breastmilk and a. continue giving ORS but more slowly
breastfeeding b. show mother how much solution to give
2. health workers should not give examples of infant c. stop ORS and give plain water or milk
formula to pregnant women or mothers of
infants d. reassess patient to determine how much ORS to give
3. companies always acknowledge the superiority of 56. Which of the statements about breastfeeding is/are
breastmilk correct?
4. health workers should not accept any incentives from 1. breastfeeding within 30 minutes after birth can
milk companies stimulate breastmilk production
a. 1 and 2 only 2. breastmilk should be started 24 hours after delivery
b. 3 only 3. breastmilk given exclusively for the first 4 to 6 months
c. 1,2,3, and 4 of life helps avoid introduction of
d. all except 3 infection
49. The following are classified as essential health 4. breastfeeding should be done as often as the baby want
services except: a. 2 and 3 only
a. provision of eye glasses and dentures for the elderly b. 1 and 4 only
b. maternal and child care c. 1, 3, and 4 only
c. basic sanitation and prevention and control of locally d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
endemic diseases 57. A family planning method which is not advisable for
d. promotion of proper nutrition adequate supply of safe women with extreme irregular menstrual
water and health education periods:
50. In providing comprehensive family health care, the a. oral contraceptives
nurse utilizes four (4) basic processes. b. diaphragm
These are listed in the order in which they are carried out c. natural family planning
as follow: d. vaginal contraceptives
a. assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation 58. You attended a home delivery with the Rural Health
b. assessment, intervention, planning, and evaluation midwife. The newborn is a premature.
c. planning, assessment, intervention, and evaluation Which of the following should premature infant care be
d. planning, intervention, evaluation and assessment at home?
51. Which of the following measures the frequency of a. establishing and maintaining good respiration
occurrence of the phenomenon during a b. proper management of feeding
given period of time and which deals with only new c. minimum handling of the baby
cases? d. regulation of body temperature
a. prevalence rate 59. BCG vaccine is supplied in:
b. proportionate mortality rate 1. freeze dried form in a sealed glass ampule
c. case fatality rate 2. liquid form in a sealed glass ampule
d. incidence rate 3. liquid form in vial
52. As a community organization, the PHN facilitates the a. 2 only
planning and implementation of b. 3 only
program subjects in the community. In the light of PHC c. 1 only
approach these programs/projects should d. 2 and 3
be characterized but the following except: 60. In order to be effective as an occupational health
a. managed by the community leaders/members nurse you should be equipped with the
b. managed by non-government organizations for the knowledge and skills in which of the following:
people to ensure success 1. public health science
2. research process
3. interviewing and counseling c. appropriate and effective ways of promoting health
4. oral and written communication d. planning of administering health services
a. 1 and 2 only 68. The nurse understands that the primary goal of the
b. 3 and 4 only occupational health program is :
c. 1, 3 and 4 a. curative care of workers/employees
d. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. birth and death rates
Situation: Health statistics will provide the nurse vital c. disease trends
information which she can use for good d. social environmental conditions
decision-making in relation to which specific health 69. In order to establish priorities in planning and
promotion/prevention activities will be implementing the occupational health program,
needed by which group of people in the community. the nurse will need which of the following data: a.
61. In 1996, there were 15 cases of Acute Respiratory disease trends, birth and death rates and social
Infection (ARI) in Barangay B, while environmental conditions
Barangay C had 20 cases. A total number of children b. birth and death rates
who have ARI is: c. disease trends
a. higher in barangay C than in barangay B d. social environmental conditions
b. not comparable in Barangay B and C 70. In the provision of preventing care to workers, the
c. higher in barangay B than in barangay C nurse must be aware of biological hazards
d. data given is insufficient which are harmful to workers and their families such as:
62. From January 1 to 15, 1996, there were 8 cases of a. bacteria, fungi and insects
Tetanus neonatorum in San Lazaro b. noise
Hospital. There were two deaths. What is the case fatality c. toxic metals, poisonous gas fumes and dust
ratio of this disease? d. stress
a. 20% Situation: The following are questions that relates to
b. 30% Community Health Nursing
c. 28% 71. A nurse is practicing community health nursing when
d. 25% a. she leads a support group for obese adolescents
63. The infant rate is the number of children? b. she visits an old women in her condominium to
a. dying for every thousand of the population change her postsurgical dressing
b. dying from 0-5 year old in every thousand population c. she is in a clinic instructing a couple about newborn
c. dying in the first 4 weeks in every thousand children care
born alive that year d. she is performing any of these activities
d. during before 1 year old in every thousand children 72. A public health nurse can say that she is beginning to
born alive that year achieve her goal of more optimal health
for her community when:
64. Which of the following measures of the proportion of a. people learn self-care
population which exhibits a particular b. people become involved in determining health care
disease at a particular time and deals in both new and old policy
cases: c. all these indicators are present
a. proportionate morbidity rate d. people assumes responsibility for their own health
b. case fatality rate 73. The emphasis of community health nursing is on:
c. incidence ratio a. treatment of health problems
d. prevalence ratio b. preventing problems and promoting optimum health
65. Which of the following measures that risk of dying c. identification and assessment of health problems
from causes related to pregnancy, d. illness end of the wellness-illness continuum
childbirth and puerperium: 74. When the Public Health Nurse assess needs and plan
a. maternal mortality health interventions for a group of
b. neonatal death rate people in coordination with other health professionals,
c. fetal death rate she is demonstrating which of the
d. infant mortality rate following features of community health nursing:
Situation: The Occupational Health Nurse is aware of the a. CHN involves interdisciplinary collaboration
basic concept of occupational health b. use of epidemiologic approach is an essential par of
nursing and is responsible in preparing and implementing the nurse practice
the occupational health program. c. CHN is oriented to populations
66. The following statement describes specifically d. CHN promotes client's participation in determining
occupational health nursing their own health
a. this involves prevention, recognition and treatment of 75. Which of the following statement about CHN is
injury and illness wrong
b. all of these a. CHN synthesizes public health with nursing
c. the application of nursing principles in conserving the b. CHN emphasizes health
health of workers in all occupation c. promoting clients autonomy is a responsibility of
d. this requires special skills in the field of health, public nursing
education and counseling d. CHN make it unique contribution to health care not by
67. The occupational health nursing is concerned of the the natures of its practice but where it is
following except: practiced
a. educating workers about health Situation: Family planning is one of the health care
b. immediate diagnosis of illness prevailing in work field services provided by nurse in the health
centers, hospitals and private clinics c. needs and problems as seen and accepted by the family
76. The Philippine Family Program seeks to improve and d. needs as expected by the midwife assigned in the area
maintain the following life-saving where the family resides
measures. 85. The family health care plan includes the following
1. proper spacing of pregnancies listed in sequence
2. proper timing of pregnancies a. objective, statement of the problem, intervention and
3. fewer pregnancies evaluation
4. give special concern to mothers with lingering b. objectives, intervention, evaluation and statement of
maternal illness the problem
a. 1 and 3 c. evaluation, statement of the problems, objectives and
b. 3 and 4 interventions
c. 1 and 4 d. statement of the problems, objectives, intervention and
d. 1,2,3,4 evaluation
77. The major target of the Philippine Family Program Situation: In the municipality where you are assigned,
are women belonging to the high risk the people have poor hygiene practices,
group which is or are the following: poor environmental sanitation, and poor nutrition. Their
a. Women under 20 or over 35 years old educational levels are low, Infant
b. women suffering from certain medical conditions that mortality rate (IMR) is low compared to the national
contradict pregnancy IMR
c. all these groups 86. In this municipality, the nursing health care plan
d. women who have least 4 deliveries should be focused on
78. Which of the following statements is not correct a. rehabilitative services
regarding family planning: b. all these services
a. family planning is services should be made available c. health promotion and disease prevention
to those who need them d. curative services
b. it is the responsibility of every parent to determine 87. In order to determine what specific health teaching
whether to have children when or how should be appropriate for the people of
many this municipality, which of the following is the best
c. family planning is geared towards individual and methods to use:
family welfare a. interview of midwives
d. the ultimate goal of family planning is to prevent b. review records and reports
pregnancies c. study knowledge, attitudes and practices of the people
79. In the implementation of the national family planning d. review of the health statistics
program, the government assumes the 88. For Barangay Mabulaklak, in this municipality has
role of a: poor hygienic practices and poor
a. decision-maker in the practice of family planning environmental condition. These are contributing factors
methods to which of the following disease
b. regulator conditions:
c. facilitator a. influenza
d. dictator b. hepatitis B
Situation: Being the public health nurse, you provide c. parasitism
community health nursing to the family. d. measles
81. The nurse performs the following to determine the 89. For Barangay Mabulaklak, you therefore intend to
family nursing problems/needs conduct health education sessions for a
a. goal setting group of mothers. Which of the following topics for
b. family health care plan formulation discussion will be given least priority?
c. assessment a. proper selection and preparation of food
d. evaluation b. handwashing before preparing food
82. The sources of information about the family is or are c. cutting children's fingernails short
the following: d. overcrowding and its effect
a. interview results with members of the family 90. You assisted the midwife in formulating the
b. family folder objectives of the plan of care for Barangay
c. actual observation of the family situation Mabulaklak. Which of the following is a well-stated
d. all these sources of information objective:
83. The family presents several problems. Which of the a. to reduce the number of children with ascariasis by the
following criteria is considered in end of two years
determining the priority health problem: b. to protect the water sources from pollution
a. expected consequence of the problem c. to conduct health teachings on proper nutrition
b. cooperation and support of the family d. to reduce the number of underweight children by 10%
c. involvement of the members of the family in the 91. The delivery of basic health services was developed
problem to the local government units. The legal
d. modifiability of the problem basis for this is embodied in:
84. The following is an important basis in preparing the a. RA 7035
family health care plan: a. EO 119
a. needs and problems gathered and recognized by the c. RA 7160
nurse herself d. PD 999
b. data gathered from the health center
92. Local health boards were established at the a) Ms. Carmen del Rosario
provincial, city, and municipal levels. At the b) Mrs. Genara de Guzman
municipal level, the chairman of the board is the: c) Mrs. Annie Sand
a. rural health physician d) Mrs. Anastacio Giron-Tupas
b. public health nurse 102. The earliest school of nursing in the country is the:
c. municipal mayor a) Ilo-Ilo Mission Hospital School of Nursing
d. chairman of the committee on health b) St. Paul's Hospital School of Nursing
93. Certain health policies/strategies serve as guidelines c) University of Sto. Tomas College of Nursing
in the delivery of services. Which of d) Manila Central University
these is incorrect: 103. The organization of nurses employed in the DOH is
a. growth monitoring chart is a tool recommended for the the:
assessment and recording of the child's a) Philippine Nurses Association
health condition b) National League of Nurses
b. voluntary blood donation shall be promoted through c) Catholic Nurses Guild of the Philippines
organization of walking blood banks in d) MCNAP
rural 104. To be able to work as a public health nurse, the
c. public sectors is encouraged to work separately from minimum requirement that should be met is:
the private sector for effective utilization a) BSN
of resources b) BSN, RN
d. traditional birth attendants are trained and allowed to c) BSN, RN, 1 year experience
provide prenatal care to mothers d) BSN, RN, 25 years old, 1 year experience
94. Under the present system, the local government unit 105. A nurse working in the community assumes
shall be responsible for which of the different roles. When the nurse acts as a
following: community organizer, she does which of the following
a. operation and maintenance of health facilities functions?
b. all of these activities i. motivate and enhance community participation when
c. implementation of health programs/projects planning and implementing health
d. delivery of health services programs and services
95. With the present system, family planning program at ii. develops family's capability to take care of a sick
the municipal barangay levels are member
managed by: iii. identifies needs, priorities and problems of
a. non-government organization individuals, families and community
b. LGU's iv. participates in community development activities
c. all these units/organizations are managing family v. coordinates with government and nongovernment
planning program organization in the implementation of
d. other government organizations research and studies
96. In the preparation of your health education plan, the 106. In terms of CHN practice, the nurse in the
first thing to do is: community is trained as:
a. assess community needs for health education a) nurse-midwife
b. identify the subjects for health teaching b) practice nursing
c. specify your goals and objectives c) generalist in nursing
d. identify who will provide support and type of support d) midwife
to be provided Situation: Mrs. Fuentes, a nurse who has been with the
97. You are an effective educator if you can: DOH for more than twelve years already,
a. listen to people's problems and then decide approach was promoted as a Nurse Supervisor.
for meeting their needs 107. The following are the qualifications of Nurse
b. select the best strategy for health action for the people Supervisor at the provincial level except:
to implement a) BSN, RN
c. direct the people's effort to implement community- b) at least 3 yrs. experience
based projects c) Master's in public health
d. just tell your clients what to do for their at least 5 yrs experience in public health
problems/needs 108. The following are functions of the Provincial Nurse
98. In teaching a responsible member of the family to Supervisor except:
perform a certain procedure of the patient, a) interprets policies, guidelines, and SDP to nursing and
what is the best thing to do: midwifery staff of province
a. do all these steps b) assesses training needs and plans for staff
b. arrange for the practice of the procedure development program for nursing and midwifery
c. describe the procedure staff
d. demonstrate the procedure c) participates in planning, developing and evaluating
Situation: Mrs. Amy Madril, a clinical instructress, OJT for nurses and midwives conducted by
begins her lecture in CHN with the history of the department
nursing in the Philippines. The following are the d) collects, consolidates, analyzes and interprets health
important points that she discussed with her record and reports and makes
students. recommendation as needed
101. The first Filipino nurse supervisor that worked in 109. The following are requirements and qualifications
the Bureau of Health was appointed to of regional nurse supervisor
office in 1919. This nurse is no other than: 1) BSN, RN
2) with at least 5 years experience in CHN a) CHN is based on recognized needs of individuals,
3) with MAN major in CHN groups, families, and communities
4) with 2 years experience in supervisory position b) In CHN, the family is the unit of the service
a) 1 & 2 c) health teaching is part and parcel of the responsibility
b) 2 & 4 of the community health nurse
c) 1,2,3 d) the community health nurse works alone even as she is
d) 1,2,3,4 a member of the health team
110. A colleague who is interested in the position of a 117. the ultimate goal of the community health services
chief nurse in a city health office asked being provided by the government is to:
Mrs. Fuentes about the qualifications she must meet. a) help communities cope up with health threats and
Mrs. Fuentes correctly answers that the discontinue of life
following are qualifications of chief nurse in city health b) promote reciprocally supportive relationship between
departments and health offices: people and environment
1) master's degree in public health major in community c) increase level of awareness for the level of wellness
health nursing administration d) raise the level of health of the citizenry
2) doctorate degree in public health 118. the primary focus of the community health nursing
3) 3 years in supervisor position is:
4) 2 yrs. in the Asst. Chief Nurse position a) health promotion
a) 1 & 3 b) health education
b) 2 & 4 c) delivery of basic nursing services
c) 1,2,3 d) maternal and child services
d) 1,2,3,4 Situation: Primary Health Care (PHC) is defined by the
111. Considering her qualifications, Mrs. Fuentes told WHO as essential health care made
her colleague that she is qualified to take universally accessible to individuals and families in the
the position of Assistant Chief Nurse, a position community by means acceptable to them,
responsible for the following tasks: through their full participation and at a cost that the
1) assesses needs for community health services as part community and country can afford at every
of total health program stage of development.
2) evaluates the quality and efectivity of nursing services 119. The WHO held a meeting in this place where
in relation to the total health program primary health care was discussed. What is
3) coordinates community health services with other this place?
health and socio-economic progress a) alma ata
4) supervises, coordinates and evaluate the performance b) Russia
of the District Nurse Supervisors and c) Vienna
assists them in the evaluation of Community Health d) Geneva
Nurses 120. Health problems beyond the capacity of PHC units
a) 1 & 3 are referred to the RHU. The RHU team
b) 2 & 4 consist of all except:
c) 1,2,3 a) physician
d) 4 only b) nurse
112. In terms of CHN practice, the nurse in the c) midwife
community is trained as: d) city engineers
a) nurse-midwife 121. The primary components of the PHC include:
b) generalist in nursing a) immunization and Control Communicable Diseases
c) practice nursing b) health education
d) midwife c) environmental sanitation
113. Which one below should the CHN utilize to reach d) all of the above
more people in the community for health 122. The legal basis for the PHC is the:
promotion? a) LOI 949
a) home visit fo the control b) RA 7164
b) radio announcement c) PD No. 773
c) announcement in public market d) PD 996
d) community assembles like mother class 123. The key strategy to obtain the mission of PHC is:
114. When the PHN conducts pre-marriage counseling or a) partnership with people
responsibility, she performs: b) organizations of communities arising from their
a) role modeling expressed needs
b) change agent role c) development of inter-sectioned linkages
c) health monitoring role d) mobilization of people
d) counselor 124. Steven is a trained community worker in the
115. As a public health nurse, what is your primary community. Steven is identified at what level of
function or responsibility? primary health care worker?
a) health promotion a) intermediate level health care
b) health restoration b) BHW's
c) prevention of illness c) trained hilot
d) prevention of complication d) volunteer
116. Which of the following principles of CHN is Situation: A strategy of the DOH to achieve health goals
inaccurate? is increasing investments for
primary health care. groups, families, and communities. There are several
factors in the eco-system which affect this
125. There are 4 cornerstones/pillars in PHC. Of the level of functioning.
following which is not included?
130. The following are mission of the DOH except?
a) active community participation
b) intra and intersectoral linkages a) ensure accessibility
c) use of appropriate technology b) quality of health care
d) government funds c) health of all Filipinos
- the cornerstones/pillars of PHC are: d) quality of lie of all Filipinos
active community participation
intra and intersectoral linkages
use of appropriate technology 131. The vision of DOH is:
support mechanism made available
a) health for all Filipinos
126. The following are elements of PHC except: b) health for all Filipinos in the year 2004
c) health in the hands of the people
a) environmental sanitation d) health care that is globally competitive
b) control of CD
c) FHSIS is the recording and reporting system used by the DOH 132. Eco-system influences an optimum level of
d) provision of essential drugs functioning (OLOF). Which of the following
factors refers to safety, oppression, people and
- the elements or components ofPHC are the: employment?
environmental sanitation
locally endemic diseases treatment
health education a) behavior
maternal and child health and family planning b) heredity
essential drugs made available
proper nutrition and adequate food
c) political
emergency treatment and provision of medical care d) health care delivery system
immunization - behavioral factors include culture, habits, morals and ethnic customs.
Heredity factors include genetic endowment that can cause inborn
defects, strengths, risks, familial
127. The legal basis of PHC is: and racial tendencies
Health care delivery system refers to promotive, preventive, curative
a) LOI 949 - LOI 949 was signed into law by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos and rehabilitative
on October 19, 1979, a year after activities/services
the first International Conference of PHC in Alma Ata in USSR held on Environment factors include air, food, water, waste, noise, radiation,
September 6-12, 1978 and pollution, urban or rural
sponsored by WHO and UNICEF setting
Socio-economic factors include employment, education and housing
b) RA 7305
c) EO 51
133. According to the WHO, health is?
d) RA 3573
a) a state of complete, physical, mental and social well
128. Which of the following is the mission of PHC?
being not merely the absence of disease
- according to the WHO, health is a state of complete physical, mental
a) health for all Filipinos and health in the hands of the and social well being
people by year 2020 not merely the absence of diseas
b) strengthening the health care system by increasing b) a science and art of preventing disease and prolonging
opportunities wherein people will life
manage their own health care - the goal of PHC is Health for c) a science dedicated to the common attainment of the
all Filipinos and Health in the Hands of the People by year highest level of physical, mental and
2020 social well being
c) partnership and empowerment of the people d) a learned process of well being with the ultimate goal
d) community based of wellness, as individual and in
collaboration with others
129. It is defined by WHO as essential health care made
universally accessible to Situation: The WHO expert committee of nursing
individuals and families in the community by means defines public health nursing as a special field
acceptable to them of nursing that combines the special skills of nursing,
public health and some phases of social
a) PHC assistant and functions as part of the total health
b) primary health service program for the promotion of health
- WHO defines by PHC as "essential health care made universally
accessible to individuals mprovement of conditions in the social and physical
and families in the community by means acceptable to them through their environment, rehabilitation of illness and
full participation and at a disability.
cost that the community and country can afford at every stage of
development.
c) UNICEF 134. In case of complication to improper use of
d) ANSAP technology, to whom should cases be preferred
to:
Situation: The modern concept of health refers to
optimum level of functioning of individual, a) rural physician - cases which involve improper use of
technology should be referred to the rural physician
b) city health office first Filipino nurse to hold the position of Chief Nurse
c) midwife Superintendent.
d) district hospital
102) A - Ilo-Ilo Mission Hospital School of Nursing,
135. As an occupational health nurse in the industry, you founded in 1906, was the first nursing
are primarily responsible to:
school in the country. University of Sto. Tomas College
of Nursing was the first College of
a) institute health precautionary measure preventing
accidents (helmets, gloves, mask) Nursing in the country.
the primary responsibility of the OHN is to institute health precautionary
measure 103) B- Philippine Nurses Association is the
preventing accidents (helmets, gloves, mask) organization of Filipino nurses accredited by
b) assess each employee for possible respiratory the PRC. Catholic Nurses Guild of the Philippines is an
infections association of Catholic Nurses.
c) follow-up existing medical problems an appropriate MCNAP is an association of nurses involved in the
medical referral practice of maternal and child health
d) health education and awareness dissemination nursing.
regarding communicable disease
104) B - to be able to work as a Public Health (Nurse II
and II), one must be a holder of a
1.] .........2.] b .......3.] a ......4.] d ........5.] d degree in Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a registered
nurse in the Philippines
6.] d ......7.] c .........8.] c .......9.] b .....10.] c
105) C- the nurse is a provider of nursing care when she
11.] d .....12.] a .....13.] d ....14.] d ..... 15.] a develops the capability of the
16.] c .....17.] d ......18.] d ....19.] a ..... 20.] d family to take care of a sick member. The nurse assumes
21.] d ....22.] d .....23.] a .....24.] c ..... 25) d the role of a planner or

26) b ..... 27) a ..... 28) a ..... 29 ) a ..... 30) d programmer when she identifies needs, priorities and
problems of individuals, families and
31) a .....32) b .....33)c ..... 34) d ..... 35) a
community. The nurse works as a researcher when she
36) d .... .37) c ..... 38) d ..... 39) c ..... 40) b coordinates with government and

41) d ..... 42) b .....43) d ..... 44) d ..... 45) c nongovernment organization in the implementation of
research and studies.
46) b ..... 47) a ..... 48) c ..... 49) a .....50) a
106) C - community health nurses are generalist as they
51) d .....52) b .....53) d ..... 54) b ....55) c provide a wide range of nursing
56) c .....57) c .....58) a ..... 59) c .... 60) d responsibilities to different types of patients.
61) a .....62) d ..... 63) d ....64) d .....65) a 107) B - the qualifications of a Nurse Supervisor at
provincial or city level are:
66) c .... 67) b ..... 68) d ....69) a .... .70) a
BSN
71) b .....72) c ..... 73) b ..... 74) a ..... 75) d
RN
76) d ..... 77) c ..... 78) d ..... 79) c
master's degree in nursing or public health
81) c ..... 82) d ..... 83) d ..... 84) c ..... 85) d
five years experience as public health nurse
86) c ..... 87) c ..... 88) c ..... 89) d ..... 90) a
108) C- Other functions of a Nurse Supervisor at
91) c ..... 92) c ..... 93) c ..... 94) b ..... 95) b provincial and city level are:
96) a ..... 97) c ..... 98) d assesses needs for Community Health Nursing Services
at the provincial/city level
101) A - Mrs. Genara de Guzman was the first Chief of
the Division of Nursing when the participates in the formulation of the provincial/city
health plan with the medical, technical
government offices were reorganized in October 7, 1947.
Mrs. Annie Sand was the founder and administrative staff
and the president of the National League of Nurses. Mrs. develops nursing components of the provincial/city
Anastacia Giron-Tupas was the health plan
organizes and directs implementation of Community with demonstrated leadership ability
Health Nursing services and other
111) A- the qualifications of Assistant Chief Nurse are:
health program
BSN
supervises monitors and evaluates implementation of
health programs/projects RN

conducts training for nursing and midwifery staff and Master's Degree in Nursing Major in Community Health
participates in the training and Nursing or Master's Degree in

evaluation of other health workers of the province/city Public Health Nursing Administration

establishes linkages with government and five years experience in community health nursing, 2
nongovernment organizations for effective health years of which have been in

care delivery in Rural Health Units (RHUs) Health supervisory position

Centers
with demonstrated leadership ability
supervises Public Health Nurses and one or more
Other Functions of Assistant Chief Nurse
Midwife Supervisors at the Provincial
participates with the Chief Nurse in the assessment of
Office/City Domiciliary Obstetrical Service (DOS)
nursing needs
participates in the recruitment and selection of new
participates in planning, organizing and directing the
nursing and midwifery staff
implementation of Community Health
coordinates with provincial/city health officer and staff
nursing Services
as well as the representatives of
Participates in the recruitment and selection of nursing
health and other health related agencies (GOs and NGOs)
personnel and in the orientation of
conducts, participates in studies and researches on
new community health nurses
nursing and related fields
analyzes potentials of Nurse Supervisors for professional
attends meetings, seminars, workshops, conferences and
growth and recommends
updates on nursing and related
deserving nurses for study grants
fields
participates in the planning and conduct of staff
Letter C is a function of a Nurse Instructor II
development programs for nurses
109) D- the qualifications of a Regional Nurse
works with professional organizations and other socio-
Supervisor are:
civic groups (GOs and NGOs) to
BSN
improve nursing services
RN
acts as resource person in seminars and meetings on
five years experience in community health nursing with 2 nursing, community development and
years in supervisory position
related matters
Master's degree in public or Master of Arts in Nursing
participates/conducts studies/researches in the
major in Community Health Nursing
community/health nursing to improve
Administration and Supervision
service
110) A- the qualifications of Chief Nurse in a city health
departments and health offices:

BSN
performs the functions of the Chief Nurse in his or her
RN
absence
Master's Degree in Nursing Major in Community Health
attends meetings, seminars, workshops on nursing and
Nursing or Master's Degree in
related
Public Health Major in Community Health Nursing
112) B- Community health nurses are generalist as they
Administration
provide a wide range of nursing
five years experience in community health nursing, 3
responsibilities to different types of patients.
years of which have either been in

supervisory position or Assistant Chief Nurse position

113) B- radio announcement will reach a wider range of 124) B- The Two Levels of Primary Health Care in the
coverage reaching people at work, at Community are

home, at school and public places Village or Barangay Health Workers who are the trained
community health workers, health
114) D
auxiliary volunteer, traditional birth attendants (TBAs)
115) A and trained healers
116) D Intermediate Level Health Workers who are the
professional health workers such as the
117) D
general medical practitioners, public health nurse, rural
118) A- the primary focus of community health nursing
sanitary inspector and midwife.
is on health promotion.
The PHC team consists of:
119) A
physician
- the first international conference of PHC was held in
Alma Ata, USSR on September 6-12, 1978. nurses
It was sponsored by the World Health Organization. midwives
120) D nurse auxiliaries
121. D- the elements or components of PHC include: locally trained community health workers
environmental sanitation traditional birth attendants
control of communicable diseases healers
immunization 125) D- the cornerstones/pillars of PHC are:
health education active community participation
maternal and child health and family planning intra and intersectoral linkages
adequate food and proper nutrition use of appropriate technology
provision of medical care and emergency treatment support mechanism made available
treatment of locally endemic diseases 126) C- the elements or components ofPHC are the:
provision of essential drugs environmental sanitation
122) A- letter of instruction 949 signed into law by locally endemic diseases treatment
President Ferdinand Marcos on October 19,
health education
1979 legalized the implementation of Primary Health
Care in the Philippines. maternal and child health and family planning

123) A- the core strategy of PHC is partnership with the essential drugs made available
people and empowerment of the people
proper nutrition and adequate food
which means that the people are not merely recipients of
health care services. PHC aims to develop emergency treatment and provision of medical care

self-reliant people who participate fully and actively in immunization

achieving an acceptable level of health and

well bein

123) A- the core strategy of PHC is partnership with the

people and empowerment of the people

which means that the people are not merely recipients of

health care services. PHC aims to develop

self-reliant people who participate fully and actively in

achieving an acceptable level of health and

well being.