COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
QUESTIONS
Easy Questions
In the typology of Nursing Problems, there are different categories of health problem. A health
problem category that occurs when there is a gap between actual and achievable health status
is?
Answer: Health Threat
For how long does the Lactating Amenorrhea Method is effective in preventing unwanted
pregnancy?
Answer: 6 months
In a new resolution by the DOH, Rota virus vaccine was added in the EPI program. The amount
to be administered per dose of the vaccine would be:
Answer: 1.5 mL
Moderate Questions
What law created the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care?
Answer: Republic Act 8423
This concept or theory states that disease development does not rest on a single cause. Health
conditions result from a multitude of factors.
Answer: Multiple Causation theory
According to the maternal health program of the department of health, what is the number one
cause of maternal death?
Answer: Hypertension
Difficult Questions
Which of the following women should be considered as special targets for family planning?
A. Those who have two children or more
B. Those with medical conditions such as anemia
C. Those younger than 20 years and older than 35 years
D. Those who just had a delivery within the past 15 months
Answer: D
We say that a Filipino has attained longevity when he is able to reach the average lifespan 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
Answer: C
Which of the following statements about immunization is not true?
A. A child should be immunized in the health center before referral
B. There is no contraindication to immunization if the child is well enough to go home and a
child should not be immunized in the health center before referral are both correct
C. There is no contraindication to immunization if the child is well enough to go home
D. A child with diarrhea who is due for OPV should receive OPV but has extra dose on the next
visit
Answer: D
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
QUESTIONS
Easy Questions
In taking care of patient experiencing pain, the health care provider knows that the most
validated pain intensity scale is:
Answer: Visual Analogue Scale
Opioid treatment fits best on which step of the analgesic ladder?
Answer: Stage 3
An insect or an animal that can be a vehicle of an infection is called:
Answer: Vector
Moderate Questions
Identify this instrument:
Answer: Richardson Retractor (manual) is used to retract deep abdominal or chest
incisions.
Non-living vehicles of transmission of infectious diseases is called:
Answer: Fomites
The country is now experiencing high prevalence of Dengue. Mag 4S laban sa DENGUE! is the
program of the DOH that help community to decrease the incidence of the communicable
disease. What does 4S stands for:
Answer:
Search and destroy
Self-protection measures
Seek early consultation
Say ‘No’ to indiscriminate fogging
Difficult Questions
Identify this instrument:
Answer: Balfour with bladder blade (self-retaining) is used to retract wound edges during
deep abdominal procedures.
This is a symptom of meningitis in which the knee cannot be straightened if the person is lying
down with the thigh brought up against the abdomen.
Answer: Kernig’s Sign
This is the superior view of the heart. Identify the parts of the heart indicated in the diagram.
Answer:
A. Pulmonary semilunar valve
B. Aortic semilunar valve
C. Tricuspid valve
D. Bicuspid valve
TIE-BREAKING QUESTIONS
Ms. Florence Nightingale was born on __________________ at_____________________:
Answer: May 12, 1820 at Florence, Italy
AIDS is discovered in the year _____________.
Answer: 1981
In taking care of a poliomyelitis patient, the nurse knows that __________ and __________
precautions must be observed and instituted:
Answer: Enteric and Droplet precaution
