CHN 2
CHN 2
a. 600-899 μg/m3
b. 900 and above
c. 231-349 μg/m3
d. 350-599 μg/m3
It is a law that requires all motor vehicles to pass the smoke emission standards:
a. PD 856
b. RA 6969
c. RA 9275
d. RA 8749
With the community health activities started and in the entry phase, which of these
activities should NOT be included?
a. Conduct of deepening social investigation
b. Information campaign on health programs
c. Project management
d. Core group formation
In order to pass the examination, an examinee must obtain: (select all that apply)
A. General average of at least seventy-five percent (75%)
B. General average of at least sixty percent (60%)
C. A rating of not below sixty percent (60%) in any subject
D. A rating of not below seventy-five percent (75%) in any subject
All senior citizens are mandatorily covered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
by virtue of:
a. RA 9257
b. RA 10642
c. Republic Act No. 11036
d. RA 7432
Health and wellness program for senior citizen is a support to the following laws:
RA 9257
Presidential Proclamation No. 470
Republic Act No. 11036
DOH Administrative Order No. 2016-0039
7. A garment factory does not have an occupational nurse. Who shall provide the
occupational health needs of the factory workers?
A. Occupational health nurse at the Provincial Health Office
B. Physician employed by the factory
C. Public Health nurse of the RHU of their municipality
D. Rural Sanitary inspector of the RHU in their municipality
We say that a Filipino has attained longevity when he is able to reach the average life
span of Filipinos. What other statistic may be used to determine attainment of longevity?
A. Age-specific mortality rate
B. Proportionate mortality rate
C. Swaroop’s index
D. Case fatality rate
The number of cases of Dengue fever usually increases towards the end of the rainy
season. This pattern of occurrence of Dengue fever is best described as;
A. Epidemic occurrence
B. Cyclical variation
C. Sporadic occurrence
D. Secular occurrence
GIA
1. Simonette conducts a mother’s class to discuss the importance of boiling water to make it safe
for drinking. Which among the following role is she performing?
a. Clinician
b. Health educator
c. Leader
d. Researcher
2. Simonette organized a group of young adults and teenagers to help clean up the garbage near
the community’s water source. Which among the following is she performing?
a. Clinician
b. Health educator
c. Leader
d. Researcher
3. When Simonette instructed the community people and the health workers to continuously
report the cases of diarrhea and the midwives to properly document the cases, she was
performing her role as a?
a. Clinician
b. Health educator
c. Leader
d. Researcher
4. During the home visits, Simonette identified cases of severe dehydration among children and
immediately referred them to the district hospital. Which among of the following roles is she
performing?
a. Clinician
b. Health educator
c. Leader
d. Researcher
5. Which among the following roles transcends all dimensions of nursing?
a. Clinician
b. Health educator
c. Leader
d. Researcher
6. Nurse Joy quoted C.E. Winslow when she said that her job also deals with applying her
knowledge of the “Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health to
enable every citizen to realize his birthright to health and longevity.” This statement is
C.E.Winslow’s definition of ______________
a.Public health
b.Public health nursing
c. Community health
d. Community health nursing
7. Nurse Joy knows that only one of the following statements is correct. Which is it?
a. In CHN, the client is considered as passive recipient of care, not an active partner.
b. The goal of CHN is achieved through sectoral efforts
c. CHN practice is affected by developmental in health technology, in particular and changes in
society in general.
d. CHN is independent from the health care system and the larger human services system.
8. 38. Your responsibilities include the following except:
a. Participate in the implementation and evaluation of the municipal health plan for the year
2012
b. Participate in the anti – insurgency drive of the military in your municipality
c. Organize trainings on the standards for hypertension detection and BP taking for midwives
d. Organize anti – rabies immunizations for the dogs in the municipality
39. Your roles include the following except;
a. Care provider
b. Collaborator
c. Epidemiologist
d. Budget officer
9. Related to patient care, your tasks include the following except:
a. Administer streptomycin (IM) to category II PTB patients
b. Insert the NGT since it is available in the home setting and provide ORS to a severely
dehydrated child before referral
c. Close a 4 inch cut by suturing it after local infiltration with anesthesia
d. Cleanse a stage 2 decubitus ulcer in a bedridden patient in the home setting
10. You know very well that you should organize activities in the areas of ________.
a. Health promotion
b. Disease prevention
c. Rehabilitation
d. All of the above
11. In terms of educational preparation, a PHN should have __________.
a. A BS Nursing degree
b. A BS nursing degree and must be a registered nurse
c. A BS Nursing Degree, be a registered nurse and masteral units
d. A BS Nursing Degree, be a registered nurse, and masteral degree.
12. If the condition in the community is always changing, it is necessary to:
a. Isolate community problems from societal problems.
b. Develop a community health plan.
c. Identify sources of conflicts in the community.
d. Continuously assess community situations.
13. Ischemic stroke is the most common type. Which of the following is a common symptom of
Ischemic stroke?
A.Exploding headache
B.Decreased level of consciousness
C.Tinnitus and dizziness
D. Numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
14. Nurse Perla recalled that a client should be suspected of COPD, if the client
1- Is more than 40 years old
2- Is more than 50 years old
3 - Is smoking 20 sticks per day
4- Has been smoking for many years
5- Has difficulty in breathing
6- Has symptoms of progressive and increasing shortness of breath on exertion
7 - Has chronic dry cough
8- Has chronic productive cough
A. All of the above
B. 1, 3, 5 and 7
C. 2, 4, 6 and 8
D. 4, 5, 6 and 7
15. 23. Nurse Perla was conducting a home visit in a nearby barangay when Mang Pedro approached
her and requested that his blood pressure be taken. It was the first time for Nurse Perla to meet
Mang Pedro. Upon assessment, Mang Pedro’s blood pressure was 150/94 mmHg. Which among
the following should Nurse Perla do next?
a. Inform Mang Pedro that he is hypertensive and encourage him to practice healthy lifestyle.
b. Ask Mang Pedro to visit the health center after one week for further assessment and
encourage him to practice healthy lifestyle.
c. Inform Mang Pedro that he is hypertensive and prescribe antihypertensives.
d. Ask Mang Pedro to visit the health center after one week for further assessment, but in the
meantime, prescribe an antihypertensive drug.
16. 24. After a few consecutive consultations at the health center, Mang Pedro’s average blood
pressure reading was recorded at 140/90 mmHg. Nurse Perla knows that Mang Pedro belongs to
which category?
a. Normal blood pressure
b. Prehypertension
c. Hypertension, stage 1
d. Hypertension, stage 2
17. 25. Nurse Perla is careful in choosing the equipment that will be used for BP taking. She knows
very well that a BP cuff that is too narrow will lead to
a. False low systolic reading
b. False high systolic reading
c. False low reading
d. False high reading
18. 26. Nurse Perla delegated vital signs to the rural health midwife at the health center. Upon initial
assessment of Mang Pedro’s blood pressure in the left arm, the midwife missed hearing the
patient’s vascular sound because of the noise in the environment. Which of the following actions
indicate that the midwife is practicing the clinical standards in blood pressure taking?
a. The midwife waits 1-2 minutes before making further measurements on the same arm.
b. The midwife deflates the cuff completely, removes the cuff, asks Mang Pedro to move his arm,
waits for 1-2 minutes and transfers the BP cuff on the right arm.
c. The midwife deflates the cuff completely, removes the cuff, asks Mang Pedro to move his arm,
waits for 1-2 minutes and gets the BP on the same arm.
d. The midwife deflates the cuff completely, removes the cuff, asks Mang Pedro to move his arm,
waits for 1-2 minutes and transfers the BP cuff on the right arm.
19. Nurse Perla taught Mang Pedro lifestyle modification to help manage his hypertension. This
includes a dietary sodium intake of less than
a. 3 grams NaCl
b. 6 grams NaCl
c. 9 grams NaCl
d. 12 grams NaCl
20. 28. Mang Pedro asked if he could still drink beer with his friends especially during special
occasions. Nurse Perla informed Mang Pedro that the recommended dietary intake of regular
beer should not exceed
a. 1 bottle
b. 2 bottles
c. 3 bottles
d. 4 bottles
21. 52. Sensitivity and specificity are characteristics of effective screening procedures. Sensitivity
refers to the avoidance of which type of result?
a.True positive
b.False positive
c.True negative
d.False negative
22. Which of the following indicates the uniqueness of the association between a sign/symptom and
the disease?
a.Sensitivity
b.Specificity
c.Both
d.Neither
23. The office in charge with registering vital facts in the Philippines:
A. DOH
B. PAGCOR
C. NSO
D. PCSOD
24. This refers to systematic study of vital events such as births, illnesses, marriages, divorces and
deaths.
A. Epidemiology|
B. Demography
C. Vital statistic
D. Health statistics
25. The following measures the probability of death from a certain disease in a population, EXCEPT:
A. Crude death rate
B. Case fatality rate
C.Age-specific death rate
D. Proportional mortality rate
26. Which measure is utilized in identifying the ten leading causes of death?
A. Attack rate
B. Case fatality rate
C. Cause of death rate
D. Proportionate mortality rate
27. Which of the following rates is used in determining population growth?
A. Crude birth rate
B. Age-specific fertility rate
C. General fertility rate
D. Crude death rate
28. Which of the following gives the most accurate picture of the force of mortality in a given
population?
A. Crude death rate
B. Case fatality rate
C. Age-specific mortality rate
D. Cause-specific death rate
29. To determine the percentage of all deaths attributable to a certain disease, we compute for the
___.
A. Case fatality rate
B. Cause-specific death rate
C. Specific death rate
D. Proportional mortality rate
30. In evaluating the longstanding number of cases of rabies in a municipality, which statistical
measure will the nurse use?
A. Incidence rate
B.Prevalence rate
C. Morbidity rate
D. Mortality rate
31. Which of the following is used in determining population growth in a country?
A. Crude birth rate
B. General fertility rate
C. Age-specific rate
D. Cause-specific death rate
32. Which of the following does not measure the probability of death in a population from a certain
disease of various cases?
A. Crude death rate
B. Age-specific death rate
C. Proportional mortality rate
D. Case fatality rate
RALPHY
The PHNs’ responsibility of care is the:
A. Client
B. Family
C. Community
D. All of these
To determine the root cause of deaths in the community, the PHN must assess the:
A. Location of the barangay
B. Socio-economic status of the community
C. Health care system
D. Political system
Community in terms of health acts as center of: (select all that apply)
A. Disease prevention
B. Health promotion
C. Critical care
D. Continuity of care
The health status of the community is a product of the various interacting elements such
as:
A. Population
B. Physical and topographical characteristics
C. Socio-economic and cultural factors
D. Power structure within the community
These variables help determine the delivery of health services: (select all that apply)
A. Communication network
B. Manpower population ratio
C. Categories of health services available
D. Power structures in the community
The nurse is about to prepare a data presentation. Knowing there are only three
categories and she
wanted to show the breakdown, she will likely use what type of graph?
A. Bar graph
B. Pie chart
C. Scattered diagram
D. Histogram
In Pre-entry Phase, which of the following activities should be done in choosing the final
community?
A. Determining the outcome of the program in the community
B. Developing programs with the community
C. Community decides to formalize organization
D. Take note of political development
E. Conducting formal interviews with community residents and key informants
Evaluation is a systematic, critical analysis of the current state of the organization and/or
projects compared to desired or planned goals or objectives. In evaluation, there are two
areas of evaluation, one of which is program-based evaluation. The following are the
evaluation parameters for program-based, except:
A. Were the goals and objectives of the program/project achieved?
B. What strategies were implemented? What worked? What did not?
C. What is the level of participation in the affairs of the community organization?
D. What is the overall impact of the project on the community?
E. None of these
Who are not included in computing the dependency rate of the community?
A. 60 years old and above
B. 18 years old and below
C. 14 years old and below
D. None of the above
One of the best way to show that you are listening is:
A. Talking to the person next to you
B. Appropriate amount of eye contact
C. Frowning at the person
D. Asking to repeat what they said
The PHN wants to determine the appropriateness and adequacy of the Infection Training
Module. The PHN evaluates the:
A. Manpower
B. Resources
C. Process
D. Outcome
Which among the following is true to Evaluation? (select all that apply)
A. It is assumed that the more resources used in a program; it means good health care.
B. Unqualified service people doing an evaluation may result to an insufficient evaluation.
C. Evaluation is a plant that entails determining the specific input, process and
output/outcome indicators of the program stating the criteria and standards of each.
D. Record keeping is a part of the evaluation.
Which among the following best describe Environmental Health (EH)? (select all that
apply)
A. EH refers to the characteristics of environmental conditions that affect the man’s
well-being.
B. EH is the aspect of private health that is concerned with those forms of life, substances,
forces, and conditions in the surroundings or person that may exert an influence on human
health and well-being.
C. EH comprises of those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are
determined by physical, chemical, biological, social and psychosocial factors in the
environment that can potentially affect adversely the health of past generations.
D. EH is the component of the man’s well-being that is determined by interactions with the
physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors external to him.
A PHN came to visit a remote area. The water being used for drinking came from the
mountains. It is best to advise the people to let the water boil for about:
A. 30 seconds
B. 1 minute
C. 2 minutes
D. 3 minutes
On the other hand, Cora described their toilet as pit latrine with a screened air vent
installed directly over the pit. This is a:
A. Aqua privy
B. Overhung latrine
C. VIP latrine
D. Chemical privy
It is a law that requires all motor vehicles to pass the smoke emission standards:
A. RA 6969
B. PD 856
C. RA 8749
D. RA 9275
This law declares the adoption of a systematic, comprehensive, and ecological solid
waste management programs as a policy state of the State. Adopts a community-based
approach. Mandates waste diversion through composting and recycling:
A. RA 6969
B. RA 9003
C. RA 8749
D. RA 9275
This law allows traditional small-scale burning but prohibits incineration of biomedical
waste and hazardous waste.
A. RA 6969
B. RA 9003
C. RA 8749
D. RA 9275
This law regulates the importation, use, movement, treatment and disposal of toxic
chemicals and hazardous and nuclear wastes in the Philippines:
A. RA 6969
B. RA 9003
C. RA 8749
D. RA 9275
The minimum air space that shall be provided for school rooms must be:
A. School Rooms - 3.00 cu. meters with 1.00 sq. meter of floor area per person
B. Workshop, Factories, and Offices - 12.00 cu. meters of air space per person
C. Habitable Rooms - 14.00 cu. meters of air space per person
D. 12.00 sq. meters of floor area per person
Which among the following statement is true to communicable disease? (select all that
apply)
A. An infectious disease can be contagious because the latter can be transmitted indirectly.
B. Communicable diseases could either be contagious or infectious.
C. An infectious disease is transmitted through indirect physical contact.
D. Contagious diseases are sometimes called as infectious diseases.
In order for an agent to cause infection, it must be: (select all that apply)
A. present all that time
B. capable of infecting the host
C. a virus
D. a bacteria
Which among the following is NOT true to the epidemiologic triangle model?
A. As long as the balance is maintained or is tilted in favor of the host, disease does not
occur.
B. Environmental elements can tilt the balance in favor of the agent.
C. The model suggests that the agent and the susceptible host interact freely in a common
environment.
D. If the balance is tilted in favor of the agent, disease does not occur.
Which among the following is true to the epidemiologic triangle model? (select all that
apply)
A. As long as it is tilted in favor of the host, disease does not occur.
B. Environmental elements can tilt the balance in favor of the agent.
C. The model suggests that the environment and the susceptible host interact freely in a
common agent.
D. If the balance is tilted in favor of the agent, disease does not occur.
Which among the following statements made by the student denotes understood the
concept of direct transmission?
A. “I will not eat street foods.”
B. “I should be wearing gloves when taking care of a patient with diarrhea.”
C. “Protected sexual intercourse may result to sexual transmitted disease.”
D. “I will advise mothers not to let their children walk barefooted. “
The recorded blood pressure of Mr. J is 130/100. The PHN understands that he will be
considered to have hypertension if the average value of measurements of BP 2x daily in
the morning and the evening for several days is:
A. 140/90
B. 130/80
C. 120/70
D. 110/60
Eric is monitoring the level of physical activity of Mang Tomas. Eric knows that Mang
Tomas’s activity is classified as low if he reported that he: (select all that apply)
A. Washes cars twice a week
B. Does arts and crafts every day for 10 minutes daily
C. Plays non-competitive volleyball for an hour 2x a week
D. Washes dishes daily
Eric suggested strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Eric knows
that Mang Tomas understood the teachings when he reported that he: (select all that
apply)
A. Watch his diet by eating foods low in fat.
B. Eat healthy snack before social gathering.
C. Eat in front of a television
D. Engage in a moderate intensity of physical activity for at least 10 minutes daily.
Which among the following is included in the program components of Mental Health?
(select all that apply)
A. Wellness of Daily Living
B. Life Experience
C. Rehabilitation Services
D.Neurologic Disorders
Which among the following describes the “Pinggang Pinoy”? (select all that apply)
A. It builds from the base, showing that should eat more foods from the bottom part of the
pyramid like vegetables, whole grains and less from the top such as red meat, sugar, fats and
oils.
B. It is a quick and easy guide on how much to eat per mealtime.
C. It is the similar to the DNG Pyramid for Filipinos that is based on the latest science about
how our food, drink, and activity choices affect our health.
D. It serves as visual tool to help Filipinos adopt healthy eating habits at meal times by
delivering effective dietary and healthy lifestyle messages.
The visual acuity of less than 6/18, but equal to or better than 3/60, or a corresponding
visual field loss to less than 20 degrees in the better eye with best possible correction:
A. Low vision
B. Blindness
C. Cataract
D. Error in refraction
The PHN understands that PAR is conducted and not a conventional research when:
(select all that apply)
A. The central aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the Herbal Plant Use
Education of the community through inquiry from other party.
B. The research team members are experts of research.
C. It is a combination of a quantitative and qualitative data mining.
D. The research is conducted from planning until the evaluation of the program identified.
The community members as researchers are experts in their role. They are experts
because:
A. They are being guided by the research team.
B. They have unique perspective as influenced by their lived experience.
C. They have the knowledge and expertise in doing the research.
D. They participate in making collaborative decisions.
Which of the following types of fats should be minimized by Mang Pedro since it raises
low-density lipoprotein and lowers high-density lipoprotein?
a. Monosaturated fat
b. Polyunsaturated fat
c. Saturated fat
d. Monosaturated fat
Situation: Nurse Julia, a new registered nurse, is assigned in a community health center in the
province of Samar. She knows that the province is endemic with schistosomiasis.
She was on her way to conduct a home visit in a nearby barangay when she noticed that
a group of school-aged children were happily gathering small nails in the shallow waters
of a stream. She immediately told them to destroy the snails that they have gathered
because those were Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi, the intermediate host of
schistosomiasis. Nurse Julia knows that were Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi possess
the following characteristics EXCEPT:
a. Adult snail is greenish-brown in color and is just a little bit bigger than a palay grain
b. Adult snail tastes like chicken when cooked in a coconut milk.
c. Adult snail could be found clinging to fresh and decaying leaves of water plants or
grasses, pieces of rotting wood and protruding rocks
d. Adult snail could also be found in sandy-loam soil
Nurse Julia warned the children not to swim in the stream. She explained that may get
schistosomiasis by swimming in the infected water through skin penetration of the
parasite. Skin penetration is a capability of
a. Ovum
b. Miracidium
c. Cercariae
d. Schistosomiasis
Nurse Emy identified Ascariasis, Trichuriasis and Hookworm infestation among the
common soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the Philippines. Anemia is a common health
problem associated with these EXCEPT
a. Ascariasis
b. Trichuriasis
c. Hookworm infestation
d. All of the above
A common diagnostic procedure for all includes microscopic identification of eggs in the
stool. Which among these may also be visualized during barium examination?
a. Ascariasis
b. Trichuriasis
c. Hookworm infestation
d. All of the these
a. Clinician
b. health educator
c. leader
d. researcher
PIPAY
Upon entry in the community, the nurse can start the following except:
a. Deepening social investigation
b. Community integration
c. Small group formation
d. Social preparation
The following are activities that define the roles and functions of the core group except:
a. Prepare the community for the health and development work
b. Organize a research team
c. Set up community health organization
d. Immobilize the whole community
The Magna Carta of Public Health Workers applies to: (select all that apply)
A. Barangay Health Nurse
B. Barangay Health Workers
C. Barangay Tanod
D. Liaison officer of an RHU
The LDL cholesterol level is said to be at borderline level if it is:
a. More than 190
b. 90
c. 100-129
d. 130-159
Which of the following should a nurse do if the purpose in the community organizing is to
integrate with the people?
a. Be punctual in reporting to RHU
b. Live with people
c. Assign community officers and leader
d. Reside in the house of municipal health officer or barangay captain or barangay hall
In community organizing you must conduct assembly in the area. The purpose of assembly
is to:
a. Find out the program acceptability d. To introduce the staff
b. To meet local officials
c. Instruct with people
The council of church leaders decided to develop a local HCDS that is more responsive to
the needs of community. They invited a nurse, one of the CO to help. The first thing that the
CO should:
a. Identify the potential leaders in the community
b. Do a courtesy call at the main health center
c. Immerse himself in the community
d. Perform a community diagnosis
The community health nurse as manager, leader and supervisor best performs all
these roles EXCEPT:
a. Organizes and mobilizes the community in a campaign to prevent and control endemic
diseases
b. Assumes the Municipal health officer’s role in his/her absence
c. Performs surgical and dental procedures during medical missions
d. Plans, enhances and evaluates health skills of midwives and auxiliary workers in the
performance of their jobs
Community health nurses are generalists in their practice which means that:
a. they should obtain a master’s degree
b. they should be able to deal with all types of clients with varied health conditions
c. they should be immersed in the community
d. they should use the nursing process
Which of the following actions of Nurse Ana describes the primary focus of community
health nursing?
a. Nurse Ana performs first aid measures on a child who was bitten by a dog
b. Nurse Ana promotes healthy lifestyle through health teachings about hygiene and
nutrition
c. Nurse Ana assists in the consultation of patients in the rural health unit
D. Nurse Ana conducts case finding activities
Nurse Ana understands that the unit of care in community health nursing is the:
a. Individual
b. population group
c. Family
d. community as a whole
The crucial stage of COPAR is the Entry Phase, which is also known as the social
preparation. Nurse Katherine is in the phase of COPAR if he is doing which of the
following activities?
a. Setting up linkages and network referrals
b. Training of CHO workers
c. SALT (self-awareness leadership training)
d. Implementation of livelihood projects
e. Conduct of mobilization on health and development concerns
The following are some of the actives during the entry phase of community
organizing, except for?
a. This phase formalizes the start of the organizing process.
b. This is the stage where the organizer gets to know the community likewise gets to know
the organizer.
c. Courtesy calls to local formal leaders
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Is a related learning experience program requiring student nurses to live and work
within a selected remote community.
a. PAR
b. COPAR
c. Community Immersion
d. Entre Phase
This level of water system is common to remote areas. It can be shallow or deep but
without distribution system:
a. Point system
b.Standpost
c. Water works system
d. Communal faucet