All Free Community Health Nursing MCQs with Answers
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- A. To identify one patient’s immediate treatment needs
- B. To compare community health needs and plan suitable services
- C. To replace clinical assessment in hospitals
- D. To provide the same intervention to every household
Explanation: A population-based approach examines patterns, needs and resources across groups so services can be planned fairly.
Correct answer: To compare community health needs and plan suitable services- A. Incidence rate
- B. Prevalence
- C. Case fatality rate
- D. Crude birth rate
Explanation: Prevalence describes all existing cases in a population at a specified time or period.
Correct answer: Prevalence- A. Primary prevention
- B. Secondary prevention
- C. Tertiary prevention
- D. Rehabilitation prevention
Explanation: Screening aims to detect disease early, before symptoms or complications develop, so it is secondary prevention.
Correct answer: Secondary prevention- A. Economic and social conditions
- B. Inherited blood group
- C. Seasonal variation in daylight
- D. Individual pulse pressure
Explanation: Employment and household income influence food security and are social determinants of health.
Correct answer: Economic and social conditions- A. Community data analysis
- B. Individual case treatment
- C. Programme evaluation
- D. Discharge planning
Explanation: Organising and interpreting collected information is community data analysis.
Correct answer: Community data analysis- A. Set community health priorities
- B. Record individual medication histories
- C. Measure treatment adherence
- D. Close the community assessment
Explanation: Priority setting follows assessment and analysis and helps decide which problem should be addressed first.
Correct answer: Set community health priorities- A. Planning
- B. Assessment
- C. Diagnosis
- D. Evaluation
Explanation: Planning translates an identified community problem into objectives, activities, resources and responsibilities.
Correct answer: Planning- A. Infant mortality rate
- B. Number of outpatient visits
- C. Number of hospital beds
- D. Average length of a clinic queue
Explanation: Infant mortality is influenced by maternal care, nutrition, sanitation, socioeconomic conditions and access to health services.
Correct answer: Infant mortality rate- A. Providing support and health care
- B. Replacing the public health system
- C. Making a laboratory diagnosis
- D. Authorising national health policy
Explanation: Families provide practical, emotional and preventive support and can help patients follow treatment safely.
Correct answer: Providing support and health care- A. Intersectoral collaboration
- B. Isolation of health services
- C. Individual case management
- D. Hospital-based specialisation
Explanation: Intersectoral collaboration means different sectors work together on factors affecting health.
Correct answer: Intersectoral collaboration- A. Equality in service delivery
- B. Equity in service delivery
- C. Efficiency in service delivery
- D. Uniformity in service delivery
Explanation: Equity means distributing resources according to need so that people have a fair opportunity to achieve good health.
Correct answer: Equity in service delivery- A. Repeating the community assessment
- B. Implementing the planned activities
- C. Writing a new community diagnosis
- D. Measuring the final programme outcome
Explanation: Implementation is the step in which the team carries out the selected activities, such as teaching or referral services.
Correct answer: Implementing the planned activities- A. Primordial prevention
- B. Primary prevention
- C. Secondary prevention
- D. Tertiary prevention
Explanation: Primordial prevention prevents the development of risk factors by promoting healthy social and environmental conditions.
Correct answer: Primordial prevention- A. Specialised institutional care
- B. Appropriate health technology
- C. Centralised decision-making
- D. Curative hospital management
Explanation: Appropriate technology is scientifically sound, affordable, acceptable and practical for the community using it.
Correct answer: Appropriate health technology- A. Advocacy for community health
- B. Individual case management
- C. Routine clinical screening
- D. Hospital discharge planning
Explanation: Advocacy involves speaking or acting on behalf of a population to influence decisions that affect health.
Correct answer: Advocacy for community health- A. Community census
- B. Health surveillance
- C. Individual counselling
- D. Case rehabilitation
Explanation: Health surveillance is the ongoing collection, analysis and use of health information for action.
Correct answer: Health surveillance- A. Household health education only
- B. First referral-level care
- C. Village sanitation inspection
- D. National policy development
Explanation: In Pakistan's primary health care structure, a Rural Health Centre can provide referral-level services for patients whose needs exceed the…
Correct answer: First referral-level care- A. Mutual support and shared learning
- B. Replacement of professional diagnosis
- C. Enforcement of national regulations
- D. Provision of specialist surgery
Explanation: Groups can strengthen health by providing peer support, shared experiences and collective problem-solving.
Correct answer: Mutual support and shared learning- A. Availability of health information
- B. Accessibility of health services
- C. Genetic susceptibility to disease
- D. Personal preference for treatment
Explanation: Accessibility includes the practical ability to reach and use services, including transport, distance and cost.
Correct answer: Accessibility of health services- A. Wait for the monthly health report
- B. Verify and promptly report the suspected outbreak
- C. Begin a general exercise programme
- D. Refer every resident for surgery
Explanation: An unusual cluster may indicate an outbreak, so prompt verification and notification allow investigation and control measures to begin.
Correct answer: Verify and promptly report the suspected outbreak