1.

“Nursing practice in a wide variety of community services and consumer advocate areas, and in a wide
variety of community services and consumer advocate areas, and in a variety of roles, at times including
independent practice… community nursing is certainly not confined to public health nursing agencies “was
defined by.
a. Wald
b. Freeman
c. Jacobson
d. Nightingale

2. She defined Community Health nursing as “service rendered by a professional nurse from communities,
groups, families, individuals at home, in health centers, in clinics, in schools, in places of world for the
promotion of health, prevention of illness, care of the sick at home and rehabilitation”
a. Wald
b. Freeman
c. Jacobson
d. Paplau

3. In the Philippine Health Care Delivery system, it is composed of the public and private sector. The public
sector consists of the national and local government agencies providing health services. Which governing
agency leads the public sector at the national level?
a. PhilHealth
b. Department of Health
c. Philippine Red Cross
d. Philippine General Hospital

4. A facility for the examination of the human body, specimens from the human body for diagnosis,
sometimes treatment of disease, or drinking water for analysis.
a. Primary Care Facility
b. Custodial Care Facility
c. Diagnostic/Therapeutic Facility
d. Specialized Outpatient Facility

5. The 4 pillars of PHC include:

a. Use of Appropriate Technology, Multi-sectoral Approach to Health, Community Participation, Support
Mechanisms Made Available
b. Use of Appropriate Technology, Multi-sectoral Approach to Health, Community Health Participation,
Support Mechanisms Made Available
c. Use of Appropriate Technology, Multi-sectoral Approach to Health, Community Participation, Support
Systems Made Available
d. Use of Available Technology, Multi-sectoral Approach to Health, Community Participation, Support
Mechanisms Made Available

6. Based on the answer from item 3, Its new role as the national authority on health providing technical and
other resource assistance to concerned groups as mandated by E.O 102 has Identified the following
general functions under its 3 specific roles in health sector: (Select all that apply)
i. Leadership in Health
ii. Health Promotion
iii. Enabler and Capacity Builder
iv. Administrator of Specific Services
v. Prevention of Illnesses and Promotion of Longevity
a. i, ii, iii, iv, v
b. i,ii,iii
c. i,iii,iv
d. i, ii, iv

7. Primary Health Care is an essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and families in
the community by means acceptable to them through their full participation and at a cost that the
community and country can afford at every stage of development. What are the Elements of Primary
Health Care? (Select all that apply)
i. Environmental Sanitation
ii. Control of Communicable Disease
iii. Immunization
iv. Health Education
v. Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning
vi. Provision of Medical Care and Emergency Treatment
vii. Treatment of Locally Endemic Diseases
viii. Provision of Essential Drugs
ix. Unang Yakap
 a. i, ii, iii, v, vi, vii, viii, ix
b. i, iii, v, vi, vii, ix,
c. i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii,
d. i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix

8. There are 2 levels of primary health care workers have been identified. This level refers to trained
community health workers or health auxiliary volunteer or a traditional birth attendant.
a. Intermediate level health
b. Advanced level health
c. Barangay Health Workers
d. Municipal Health worker
9. The home visit is a family- nurse contact which allows the health worker to assess the home and family
situations in order to provide the necessary nursing care and health related activities. Which of the
following is the first step in conducting home visits?
a. Greet the patient and introduce yourself
b. Put bag in a convenient place then proceed to perform the bag technique
c. State the purpose of the visit
d. Observe the patient and determine the health needs

10. Generally, strict isolation technique is difficult to carry out in the homes where houses are small and occupy
a large number of people. Which of the following are appropriate principles for Isolation technique at
home? (Select all that apply)
i. All articles used by the patient should not be mixed with the articles used by the rest of the
members of the household.
ii. The one caring for the sick member should be provided with a protected gown that should be
used only within the room of the sick.
iii. All discharges, especially from the nose and throat of a communicable disease patient, should
be carefully discarded.
iv. Articles soiled with discharges should first be boiled in water 30minutes before laundering.
Those could be burned, should be burned.
v. Frequent washing and airing of beddings and other articles and disinfection of room are
imperative. Abundant use of soap, water, sunlight and some chemical disinfectants is
necessary

a. i, iii, iv, v
b. I, ii, iii, iv, v
c. I, ii, iii
d. I, iii, iv

11. Community organizing is a process of change is often termed as “empowerment” or building the capability
of people for the future community action. Which stage of Community Organizing entails an evaluation of
the “driving forces” which may facilitate or impede the advocated change.
a. Community Analysis
b. Dissemination – Reassessment
c. Design and Initiation
d. Implementation

12. Which stage of Community Organizing integrates community values into the programs, materials and
messages. The community language, values and norms have to be incorporated into the program.
a. Design and Initiation
b. Program and maintenance - consolidation
c. Dissemination – Reassessment
d. Implementation

13. Continuous assessment is part of the monitoring aspect in the management of the program. Which stage of
Community Organizing assess the effectiveness of interventions/programs by means of quantitative and
qualitative methods of evaluation.
a. Design and Initiation
b. Program and maintenance - consolidation
c. Dissemination – Reassessment
d. Implementation

14. The first use of the term health promotion occurred in 1945 when Henry E, Sigerist, the great medical
historian defined the four major tasks of medicine as: (Select all that apply)
i. Promotion of Health
ii. Prevention of Illness
iii. Curative Function
iv. The restoration of the sick
v. Restoration

a. i, ii, iii, iv
 b. i, ii, iv, v
c. i, iii, iv, v
d. i, ii, iii, v

15. It is considered as the backbone of the prevention of disease.

a. Epidemiology
b. Demography
c. Agent
d. Host

16. The Epidemiologic Triangle consists of three components, which are:

a. Reservoir, Source, Vector
b. Person, Environment, Health
c. Promotive, Curative, Rehabilitative
d. Host, Agent, Environment

17. It is the infectious agent or its toxic component that is transmitted from the source of infection to the
susceptible body.
a. Host
b. Causative Agent
c. Reservoir
d. Agent

18. Rabies occurs sporadically in the Philippines. In a given year, there are few cases during certain weeks of
the year, while there are no cases at all during the other weeks. During the weeks when the few cases are
occurring, the cases are scattered throughout the country. This occurrence is an example of what Pattern
ofoccurence?
a. Endemic
b. Sporadic
c. Epidemic
d. Pandemic

19. Schistosomiasis is a continuous occurrence in Leyte and Samar. This occurrence is an example of what
Pattern of Occurrence?
a. Endemic
b. Sporadic
c. Epidemic
d. Pandemic

20. The Universal goal of Family Planning is to provide universal access to family planning information and
services wherever and whenever these are needed. Family Planning aims to contribute to:
i. Reduce infant deaths
ii. Neonatal deaths
iii. Under-five deaths
iv. Maternal deaths
a. i, ii and iii only
b. i and iv only
c. i, and ii only
d. i, ii, iii, iv

21. it is the type of Family Planning Method that uses a thin sheath of latex rubber made to fit on a man’s erect
penis to prevent passage of sperm cells and sexually transmitted disease organisms into the vagina. It
provides dual protection from STIs including HIV preventing transmission of disease microorganisms
during intercourse.
a. Condom
b. Cervical Cap
c. Tubal Ligation
d. Billings Method

22. There are misconceptions to family planning methods. These misconceptions usually come from persons
who lack knowledge and proper training, are inexperienced or not updated on the use of family planning
methods. Which of the following is true about the use of Family Planning Methods?
a. Using Contraceptives will render couples sterile
b. Some Family Planning methods causes abortion
c. Using contraceptive methods will result to loss of sexual desires
d. Contraceptives frees the couple from the fear of unwanted pregnancies

23. Immunization is the process by which vaccines are introduced into the body before infections sets in.
Which of the following belong in in the general principles which apply in vaccinating children? (Select all
that apply)
 i. It is safe and immunologically effective to administer all EPI vaccines on the same day at
different sites of the body
ii. Measles should be given as soon as the child is 9 months old, regardless of whether other
vaccines will be given on that day
iii. The vaccination schedule should always be restarted from the beginning when the interval
between doses exceeded the recommended interval by months or years
iv. Moderate fever, malnutrition, mild respiratory infection, cough, diarrhea and vomiting are not
contraindications to vaccination.
v. It is safe and effective with mild side effects after vaccination. Local reaction, fever and systemic
symptoms can result as part of the normal immune response
vi. Giving doses of a vaccine at less than the recommended 4 weeks’ interval may lessen the
antibody response.
vii. Extra doses must be given to children/mother who missed a dose of DPT/HB/OPV/TT.
a. i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii
b. I, ii, iv, v, vi only
c. I, iii, vii only
d. I, ii, iv, v, vi, vii

24. Vaccines are substance very sensitive at various temperature. Which of them are sensitive to heat?
a. DPT, Hep B, BCG, TT
b. OPV and Measles
c. OPV and DPT
d. OPV, Hep B, DPT, BCG, TT, Measles

25. Tetanus toxoid vaccination for women is important to prevent tetanus in mother and the baby. On what
dose of the Tetanus Toxoid guarantees the mother and the infant lifetime protection
a. TT4
b. TT4
c. TT5
d. TT6

26. There has been a steady increase in the number of household having access to safe water supply sources.
This approved type of water supply facility is a system composed of a source, a reservoir, a piped
distribution network and communal faucets, located at not more than 25 meters from the farthest house.
a. Level 1
b. Level 2
c. Level 3
d. Level 4

27. The Food Sanitation Program considers four rights on food safety that involve the chain in food
processing from the source in the market until the food reaches the table. The Four Rights are: (Select all
that apply)

i. Right Source
ii. Right Preparation
iii. Right Storage
iv. Right Ingredients
v. Right Cooking
vi. Right Utensils
vii. Right Route
a. i, ii, iii, v
b. i, ii, iv, v
c. ii, iii, v, vi
d. ii, iv, v, vi

28. The Department of Health (DOH) shall serve as the focal agency with respect to violence and injury
prevention. The Violence and Injury Prevention Program has been institutionalized as one of the programs
of the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB). The program aims to reduce mortality, morbidity
and disability due to the following intentional and unintentional injuries:

i. Road traffic injuries

ii. Interpersonal violence
iii. Falls
iv. Occupational and work related injuries
v. Burns and fireworks-related injuries
vi. Drowning
vii. Poisoning and drug toxicity
viii. Animal bites and stings
ix. Self-harm / suicide
 x. Sports and recreational injuries
a. All of the above
b. i, ii, iii, iv, v, vii, viii, ix, x only
c. i, ii iii, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x only
d. i, ii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x only

29. Malaria is a parasite-caused disease that is usually acquired through the bite of a female Anopheles
mosquito. The DOH, in coordination with its key partners and the LGUs, implements the following
interventions, except:
a. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment
b. Vector control
c. Enhancement of local capacity
d. Educative measures

30. Malaria is a parasite-caused disease that is usually acquired through the bite of a female Anopheles
mosquito. It can be transmitted in the following ways: (select all that apply)
i. Blood transfusion from an infected individual
ii. Sharing of IV needles
iii. Transplacenta
iv. Droplets
a. All of the above
b. i, ii, iii
c. i and ii
d. iv only

31. The Child Survival Strategy published by the Department of Health has emphasized the need to
strengthen health services of children throughout the stages. The beneficiaries of this program include the
following, except:
a. Newborn all over the country
b. Parents
c. Communities
d. Government officials

32. The neonatal period has been identified as one of the most crucial phase in the survival and development
of the child. Which MDG can be achieved by the Philippines through this movement?
a. MDG 2
b. MDG 4
c. MDG 6
d. MDG 8

33. This SDG aims to end hunger, achieve food security, and improve nutrition, and promote sustainable
agriculture.
a. SDG 1
b. SDG 2
c. SDG 3
d. SDG 4

34. The Sustainable Developmental Goals build on the successes of:

a. Millennium Development Goals
b. Millennial Development Goals
c. Millions Devotional Goals
d. Millimeter Developmental Goals

35. The SDGs came into effect in January 2016, and they will continue to guide UNDP policy and
funding until
a. 2020
b. 2030
c. 2040
d. 2050

36. This the essential and indispensable equipment of a public health nurse which she has to carry along
during her home visits.
a. Public Health Bag
b. E-Cart
c. Bag Technique
d. Black Backpack

37. The important points to consider in the use of the bag are the following, except:
a. The bag should contain all the necessary articles, supplies and equipment that will be used to answer
emergency needs
 b. The bag and its contents should be cleaned very often, the supplies replaced, and ready to use anytime
c. The bag and its contents should be well protected from contact with any article in the patient’s home.
d. The arrangement of the contents of the bag should be the exact sequence on how it was taken out to
facilitate efficiency and avoid confusion.

38. Filariasis afflicts Filipinos living in the endemic areas. What is vector that carries the infectious agent of this
disease?
a. Aedes Poecilius
b. Aedes Aegypti
c. Plasmodium Falciparum
d. S. Japonicum

39. Laboratory examination conducted for Filariasis:

a. Slit Screen Test
b. CD4 Count
c. Nocturnal Blood Exam
d. AFB

40. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever was first reported in 1953. An acute febrile infection of sudden onset with
clinical manifestation of 3 different stages. What stage starts abruptly as high fever, abdominal pain and
headache; later flushing which may be accompanied by vomiting, conjunctival infection and epistaxis?
a. Febrile stage
b. Toxic Stage
c. Hemorrhagic Stage
d. Convalescent Stage

41. Control measures for dengue includes Elimination of the vector, by: (Select all that apply)
i. Changing water and scrubbing sides of lower vases once a week
ii. Destroy breeding places of mosquito by cleaning surroundings
iii. Proper disposal of rubber tires, empty bottles and cans
iv. Keep water containers covered
v. Hand Washing religiously
a. i, ii, iii, iv. v
b. i, ii, iii, iv
c. i, ii, iii
d. i and ii only

42. Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused bacteria called leptospires, Leptospira interrogans.
The main host to leptospirosis is the:
a. Dog
b. Cat
c. Rat
d. Rabbit

43. Approved herbal medicine for Diabetes Mellitus.

a. Papaya
b. Ampalaya
c. Tsaang Gubat
d. Bayabas

44. Approved herbal medicine for Antifungal

a. Sambong
b. Tsaang Gubat
c. Akapulko
d. Bawag

45. Approved herbal medicine for Anti-helminthic

a. Niyug-niyogan
b. Lagundi
c. Yerba Buena
d. Ulasimang-Bato

46. The Field Health Services and Information System (FHSIS) is the recording and reporting system in public
health care in the Philippines. The Monthly Field Health Service Activity Report is a form used in which of
the components of the FHSIS?
a. Tally Report
b. Output Report
c. Target/Client List
 d. Individual Health Record

47. To monitor clients registered in long-term regimens, such as the Multi-Drug Therapy, which component will
be most useful?
a. Tally Report
b. Output Report
c. Target/Client List
d. Individual Health Record
48. To describe the sex composition of the population, which demographic tool may be used?
a. Sex ratio
b. Sex proportion
c. Population pyramid
d. Any of these may be used.
49. Which of the following is a natality rate?
a. Crude birth rate
b. Neonatal mortality rate
c. Infant mortality rate
d. General fertility rate
50. You are computing the crude death rate of your municipality, with a total population of about 18,000, for last year. There were 94 deaths. Among
those who died, 20 died because of diseases of the heart and 32 were aged 50 years or older. What is the crude death rate?
a. 4.2/1,000
b. 5.2/1,000
c. 6.3/1,000
d. 7.3/1,000