Saudi Prometric Nursing Community and Public Health Nursing

Question 1

Which level of prevention includes screening programs for early disease detection?

Accepted Answer

Secondary prevention

Answer

Primary prevention

Answer

Tertiary prevention

Answer

Quaternary prevention

Question 2

The community health nurse is investigating a cluster of gastrointestinal illness after a community dinner. This investigation process is called:

Accepted Answer

Epidemiological outbreak investigation

Answer

Health promotion assessment

Answer

Environmental health surveillance

Answer

Disease burden analysis

Question 3

A public health nurse calculates an incidence rate. What does the incidence rate measure?

Accepted Answer

New cases of disease occurring in a population during a specific time period

Answer

All existing cases of disease in a population at a given point in time

Answer

Deaths due to a specific disease in a population

Answer

The proportion of a population with a disease at one point in time

Question 4

The nurse is conducting a home visit to a patient with tuberculosis who is non-adherent with medications. The most appropriate intervention is:

Accepted Answer

Directly observed therapy (DOT)

Answer

Hospitalization for the full treatment course

Answer

Increased telephone follow-up only

Answer

Education about the importance of completing treatment

Question 5

Which epidemiological measure would a public health nurse use to compare the risk of disease in an exposed group versus an unexposed group?

Accepted Answer

Relative risk (risk ratio)

Answer

Attributable risk

Answer

Odds ratio

Answer

Incidence rate difference

Question 6

A community health nurse is working with a low-income population with high rates of hypertension. According to the social determinants of health framework, which intervention addresses upstream factors?

Accepted Answer

Advocating for affordable healthy food access and safe exercise spaces

Answer

Teaching patients how to take blood pressure medications

Answer

Providing free blood pressure checks at community events

Answer

Educating patients about the DASH diet