1.

In the Philippines, which condition is the most frequent cause of death associated with
schistosomiasis?

A. Liver cancer

B. Liver cirrhosis

C. Bladder cancer

D. Intestinal perforation

2. What is the most effective way of controlling schistosomiasis in an endemic area?

A. Use of molluscicides

B. Building of foot bridges

C. Proper use of sanitary toilets

D. Use of protective footwear, such as rubber boots

3. When residents obtain water from an artesian well in the neighborhood, the level of this approved
type of water facility is

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

4. For prevention of hepatitis A, you decided to conduct health education activities. Which of the
following is IRRELEVANT?

A. Use of sterile syringes and needles

B. Safe food preparation and food handling by vendors

C. Proper disposal of human excreta and personal hygiene

D. Immediate reporting of water pipe leaks and illegal water connections

5. Which biological used in Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) should NOT be stored in the
freezer? OPV and measles vaccine are highly sensitive to heat and require freezing

A. DPT

B. Oral polio vaccine

C. Measles vaccine

D. MMR
6. You will conduct outreach immunization in a barangay with a population of about 1500. Estimate the
number of infants in the barangay. 1500 times 0.3%

A. 45

B. 50

C. 55

D. 60

7. In Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, severe conditions generally require urgent referral to
a hospital. Which of the following severe conditions DOES NOT always require urgent referral to a
hospital?

A. Mastoiditis

B. Severe dehydration

C. Severe pneumonia

D. Severe febrile disease

8. A client was diagnosed as having Dengue fever. You will say that there is slow capillary refill when the
color of the nailbed that you pressed does not return within how many seconds?

A. 3

B. 5

C. 8

D. 10

9. A 3-year old child was brought by his mother to the health center because of fever of 4-day duration.
The child had a positive tourniquet test result. In the absence of other signs, which is the most
appropriate measure that the PHN may carry out to prevent Dengue shock syndrome?

A. Insert an NGT and give fluids per NGT.

B. Instruct the mother to give the child Oresol.

C. Start the patient on intravenous fluids STAT.

D. Refer the client to the physician for appropriate management.

10. The pathognomonic sign of measles is Koplik’s spot. You may see Koplik’s spot by inspecting the
_____.

A. Nasal mucosa

B. Buccal mucosa

C. Skin on the abdomen

 D. Skin on the antecubital surface

11. Among the following diseases, which is airborne?

A. Viral conjunctivitis

B. Acute poliomyelitis

C. Diphtheria

D. Measles

12. Among children aged 2 months to 3 years, the most prevalent form of meningitis is caused by which
microorganism?

A. Hemophilus influenzae****

B. Morbillivirus

C. Steptococcus pneumoniae

D. Neisseria meningitides NO NO NO

13. Human beings are the major reservoir of malaria. Which of the following strategies in malaria control
is based on this fact?

A. Stream seeding

B. Stream clearing

C. Destruction of breeding places

D. Zooprophylaxis***

14. The use of larvivorous fish in malaria control is the basis for which strategy of malaria control?

A. Stream seeding

B. Stream clearing

C. Destruction of breeding places

D. Zooprophylaxis

15. Mosquito-borne diseases are prevented mostly with the use of mosquito control measures. Which of
the following is NOT appropriate for malaria control?

A. Use of chemically treated mosquito nets

B. Seeding of breeding places with larva-eating fish

C. Destruction of breeding places of the mosquito vector**

D. Use of mosquito-repelling soaps, such as those with basil or citronella

16. A 4-year old client was brought to the health center with the chief complaint of severe diarrhea and
the passage of “rice water” stools. The client is most probably suffering from which condition?  Passage
of profuse watery stools is the major symptom of cholera. Both amebic and bacillary dysentery are
characterized by the presence of blood and/or mucus in the stools. Giardiasis is characterized by fat
malabsorption and, therefore, steatorrhea.

A. Giardiasis

B. Cholera

C. Amebiasis

D. Dysentery

17. In the Philippines, which specie of schistosoma is endemic in certain regions?

A. S. mansoni

B. S. japonicum

C. S. malayensis

D. S. haematobium

18. A 32-year old client came for consultation at the health center with the chief complaint of fever for a
week. Accompanying symptoms were muscle pains and body malaise. A week after the start of fever,
the client noted yellowish discoloration of his sclera. History showed that he waded in flood waters
about 2 weeks before the onset of symptoms. Based on his history, which disease condition will you
suspect?

A. Hepatitis A

B. Hepatitis B

C. Tetanus

D. Leptospirosis

19. MWSS provides water to Manila and other cities in Metro Manila. This is an example of which level
of water facility?

A. I

B. II

C. III: Waterworks systems, such as MWSS, are classified as level III.

D. IV

20. You are the PHN in the city health center. A client underwent screening for AIDS using ELISA. His
result was positive. What is the best course of action that you may take?

A. Get a thorough history of the client, focusing on the practice of high risk behaviors.
 B. Ask the client to be accompanied by a significant person before revealing the result.

C. Refer the client to the physician since he is the best person to reveal the result to the client.

D. Refer the client for a supplementary test, such as Western blot, since the ELISA result may be
false.

21. Which is the BEST control measure for AIDS?

A. Being faithful to a single sexual partner

B. Using a condom during each sexual contact

C. Avoiding sexual contact with commercial sex workers

D. Making sure that one’s sexual partner does not have signs of AIDS

22. The most frequent causes of death among clients with AIDS are opportunistic diseases. Which of the
following opportunistic infections is characterized by tonsillopharyngitis?

A. Respiratory candidiasis

B. Infectious mononucleosis

C. Cytomegalovirus disease

D. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

23. To determine possible sources of sexually transmitted infections, which is the BEST method that may
be undertaken by the public health nurse?

A. Contact tracing

B. Community survey

C. Mass screening tests

D. Interview of suspects

24. Antiretroviral agents, such as AZT, are used in the management of AIDS. Which of the following is
NOT an action expected of these drugs.

A. They prolong the life of the client with AIDS.

B. They reduce the risk of opportunistic infections

C. They shorten the period of communicability of the disease.

D. They are able to bring about a cure of the disease condition.

25. A barangay had an outbreak of German measles. To prevent congenital rubella, what is the BEST
advice that you can give to women in the first trimester of pregnancy in the barangay?

A. Advice them on the signs of German measles.

 B. Avoid crowded places, such as markets and moviehouses.

C. Consult at the health center where rubella vaccine may be given.

D. Consult a physician who may give them rubella immunoglobulin.***

26. You were invited to be the resource person in a training class for food handlers. Which of the
following would you emphasize regarding prevention of staphylococcal food poisoning?

A. All cooking and eating utensils must be thoroughly washed.

B. Food must be cooked properly to destroy staphylococcal microorganisms.

C. Food handlers and food servers must have a negative stool examination result.

D. Proper handwashing during food preparation is the best way of preventing the condition.

27. In a mothers’ class, you discussed childhood diseases such as chicken pox. Which of the following
statements about chicken pox is correct?

A. The older one gets, the more susceptible he becomes to the complications of chicken pox.

B. A single attack of chicken pox will prevent future episodes, including conditions such as shingles.

C. To prevent an outbreak in the community, quarantine may be imposed by health authorities.

D. Chicken pox vaccine is best given when there is an impending outbreak in the community.

28. Complications to infectious parotitis (mumps) may be serious in which type of clients?

A. Pregnant women

B. Elderly clients

C. Young adult males

D. Young infants

Answers and Rationales

1. Answer: (B) Liver cirrhosis. The etiologic agent of schistosomiasis in the Philippines is

Schistosoma japonicum, which affects the small intestine and the liver. Liver damage is a
consequence of fibrotic reactions to schistosoma eggs in the liver.

2. Answer: (C) Proper use of sanitary toilets. The ova of the parasite get out of the human body
together with feces. Cutting the cycle at this stage is the most effective way of preventing the
spread of the disease to susceptible hosts.

3.  Answer: (B) II. A communal faucet or water standpost is classified as Level II.

4. Answer: (A) Use of sterile syringes and needles. Hepatitis A is transmitted through the fecal oral
route. Hepatitis B is transmitted through infected body secretions like blood and semen.
5.  Answer: (A) DPT. DPT is sensitive to freezing. The appropriate storage temperature of DPT is 2
to 8° C only. OPV and measles vaccine are highly sensitive to heat and require freezing. MMR is
not an immunization in the Expanded Program on Immunization.

6. Answer: (A) 45. To estimate the number of infants, multiply total population by 3%.

7. Answer: (B) Severe dehydration. The order of priority in the management of severe dehydration
is as follows: intravenous fluid therapy, referral to a facility where IV fluids can be initiated
within 30 minutes, Oresol/nasogastric tube, Oresol/orem. When the foregoing measures are not
possible or effective, tehn urgent referral to the hospital is done.

8. Answer: (A) 3. Adequate blood supply to the area allows the return of the color of the nailbed
within 3 seconds.

9. Answer: (B) Instruct the mother to give the child Oresol. Since the child does not manifest any
other danger sign, maintenance of fluid balance and replacement of fluid loss may be done by
giving the client Oresol.

10. Answer: (B) Buccal mucosa. Koplik’s spot may be seen on the mucosa of the mouth or the
throat.

11. Answer: (D) Measles. Viral conjunctivitis is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with
discharges from infected eyes. Acute poliomyelitis is spread through the fecal-oral route and
contact with throat secretions, whereas diphtheria is through direct and indirect contact with
respiratory secretions.

12. Answer: (A) Hemophilus influenzae. Hemophilus meningitis is unusual over the age of 5 years. In
developing countries, the peak incidence is in children less than 6 months of age. Morbillivirus is
the etiology of measles. Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis may cause
meningitis, but age distribution is not specific in young children.

13. Answer: (D) Zooprophylaxis. Zooprophylaxis is done by putting animals like cattle or dogs close
to windows or doorways just before nightfall. The Anopheles mosquito takes his blood meal
from the animal and goes back to its breeding place, thereby preventing infection of humans.

14. Answer: (A) Stream seeding. Stream seeding is done by putting tilapia fry in streams or other
bodies of water identified as breeding places of the Anopheles mosquito

15. Answer: (C) Destruction of breeding places of the mosquito vector. Anopheles mosquitoes breed
in slow-moving, clear water, such as mountain streams.

16. Answer: (B) Cholera. Passage of profuse watery stools is the major symptom of cholera. Both
amebic and bacillary dysentery are characterized by the presence of blood and/or mucus in the
stools. Giardiasis is characterized by fat malabsorption and, therefore, steatorrhea.

17. Answer: (B) S. japonicum. S. mansoni is found mostly in Africa and South America; S.
haematobium in Africa and the Middle East; and S. malayensis only in peninsular Malaysia.

18. Answer: (D) Leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is transmitted through contact with the skin or mucous
membrane with water or moist soil contaminated with urine of infected animals, like rats.
19. Answer: (C) III. Waterworks systems, such as MWSS, are classified as level III.

20. Answer: (D) Refer the client for a supplementary test, such as Western blot, since the ELISA
result may be false. A client having a reactive ELISA result must undergo a more specific test,
such as Western blot. A negative supplementary test result means that the ELISA result was
false and that, most probably, the client is not infected.

21. Answer: (A) Being faithful to a single sexual partner. Sexual fidelity rules out the possibility of
getting the disease by sexual contact with another infected person. Transmission occurs mostly
through sexual intercourse and exposure to blood or tissues.

22. Answer: (B) Infectious mononucleosis. Cytomegalovirus disease is an acute viral disease

characterized by fever, sore throat and lymphadenopathy.

23. Answer: (A) Contact tracing. Contact tracing is the most practical and reliable method of finding
possible sources of person-to-person transmitted infections, such as sexually transmitted
diseases.

24. Answer: (D) They are able to bring about a cure of the disease condition. There is no known
treatment for AIDS. Antiretroviral agents reduce the risk of opportunistic infections and prolong
life, but does not cure the underlying immunodeficiency.

25. Answer: (D) Consult a physician who may give them rubella immunoglobulin. Rubella vaccine is
made up of attenuated German measles viruses. This is contraindicated in pregnancy. Immune
globulin, a specific prophylactic against German measles, may be given to pregnant women.

26. Answer: (D) Proper handwashing during food preparation is the best way of preventing the
condition. Symptoms of this food poisoning are due to staphylococcal enterotoxin, not the
microorganisms themselves. Contamination is by food handling by persons with staphylococcal
skin or eye infections.

27. Answer: (A) The older one gets, the more susceptible he becomes to the complications of
chicken pox. Chicken pox is usually more severe in adults than in children. Complications, such
as pneumonia, are higher in incidence in adults.

28. Answer: (C) Young adult males. Epididymitis and orchitis are possible complications of mumps.
In post-adolescent males, bilateral inflammation of the testes and epididymis may cause
sterility.