ATI Proctored Exam: Community
Health (Public Health) Questions
with Accurate Answers
- Acculturation
- Ethnocentrism
- Cultural Assessment
- Interpreter correct answer *Acculturation*: Adopting the traits of a different
culture.
*Ethnocentrism*: The belief that one's own culture is superior to all others. View
world from their own cultural viewpoint.
*Culture Assessment*: Ask about patient's ethnic background, religious
preference, family structure, food patterns, and health practices. Incorporate
patient preferences into care whenever possible.
*Interpreter*: Use of family members in not recommended, interpreters need to
have knowledge of health terminology. Patient teaching materials should be
available in their primary language.
- Community Factors that Increase the Risk of Violence
- Signs of Child Abuse
- Signs of Child Neglect correct answer *Community Factors that Increase Risk of
Violence*: Unemployment, poverty, social isolation. Child abuse is more common
when spousal abuse is present.
,*Signs of Child Abuse*: *presence of wounds or injuries in various stages of
healing*, unexplained bruises/injuries, unusual fear of others, small round burns
that could be caused by cigarettes, forearm spiral fractures.
*Signs of Child Neglect*: Poor hygiene, inappropriate dress (for weather), signs of
malnourishment, withdrawal, school absences.
- Informatics
- Telehealth
- Nursing Roles in Health Policy correct answer *Informatics*: Incorporates
nursing, information technology, and communication technology to develop and
to support nursing practice and improve patient outcomes.
*Telehealth*: Delivery of health care through technology (vs. in person). This is
particularly helpful in rural areas, where there is a lack of specialty care services.
*Nursing Roles in Health Policy*: Nurses can act as an *advocate* for changes in
health policy, lobby legislators, serve in public office, or help from coalitions
(collaboration of groups to achieve a goal).
Alcohol Abuse
- Factors that Affect Alcohol Metabolism
- What is alcohol withdrawal?
- Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention correct answer *Factors that Affect
Alcohol Metabolism*: Size/weight of drinker, time elapsed while drinking, gender,
presence of food in stomach.
, *Alcohol Withdrawal*: *Manifestations appear within 4-12 hours*. Symptoms
include: tachycardia, hypertension, nausea, vomiting, headache, anxiety,
irritability, diaphoresis, tremors, seizures. It is important to ask patient when their
last drink was!
*Primary Prevention*: Public education campaigns, school education.
*Secondary Prevention*: Screen individuals for signs of abuse.
*Tertiary Prevention*: Refer patients to Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics
Anonymous, promote coping and lifestyle changes.
Bioterrorism:
- What are the categories?
- Inhaled Anthrax
- Smallpox correct answer *Category A*: smallpox, botulism, anthrax, plague
*Category B*: typhus, cholera
*Category C*: hantavirus
*Inhaled Anthrax*: Symptoms include sever dyspnea, fever, shock, muscle aches.
Interventions include IV ciprofloxacin for those exposed (or have a high risk of
exposure).
*Smallpox*: Symptoms include *rash (begins on face and spreads down), high
fever, headache, vomiting. Prevention includes vaccination.
Health (Public Health) Questions
with Accurate Answers
- Acculturation
- Ethnocentrism
- Cultural Assessment
- Interpreter correct answer *Acculturation*: Adopting the traits of a different
culture.
*Ethnocentrism*: The belief that one's own culture is superior to all others. View
world from their own cultural viewpoint.
*Culture Assessment*: Ask about patient's ethnic background, religious
preference, family structure, food patterns, and health practices. Incorporate
patient preferences into care whenever possible.
*Interpreter*: Use of family members in not recommended, interpreters need to
have knowledge of health terminology. Patient teaching materials should be
available in their primary language.
- Community Factors that Increase the Risk of Violence
- Signs of Child Abuse
- Signs of Child Neglect correct answer *Community Factors that Increase Risk of
Violence*: Unemployment, poverty, social isolation. Child abuse is more common
when spousal abuse is present.
,*Signs of Child Abuse*: *presence of wounds or injuries in various stages of
healing*, unexplained bruises/injuries, unusual fear of others, small round burns
that could be caused by cigarettes, forearm spiral fractures.
*Signs of Child Neglect*: Poor hygiene, inappropriate dress (for weather), signs of
malnourishment, withdrawal, school absences.
- Informatics
- Telehealth
- Nursing Roles in Health Policy correct answer *Informatics*: Incorporates
nursing, information technology, and communication technology to develop and
to support nursing practice and improve patient outcomes.
*Telehealth*: Delivery of health care through technology (vs. in person). This is
particularly helpful in rural areas, where there is a lack of specialty care services.
*Nursing Roles in Health Policy*: Nurses can act as an *advocate* for changes in
health policy, lobby legislators, serve in public office, or help from coalitions
(collaboration of groups to achieve a goal).
Alcohol Abuse
- Factors that Affect Alcohol Metabolism
- What is alcohol withdrawal?
- Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention correct answer *Factors that Affect
Alcohol Metabolism*: Size/weight of drinker, time elapsed while drinking, gender,
presence of food in stomach.
, *Alcohol Withdrawal*: *Manifestations appear within 4-12 hours*. Symptoms
include: tachycardia, hypertension, nausea, vomiting, headache, anxiety,
irritability, diaphoresis, tremors, seizures. It is important to ask patient when their
last drink was!
*Primary Prevention*: Public education campaigns, school education.
*Secondary Prevention*: Screen individuals for signs of abuse.
*Tertiary Prevention*: Refer patients to Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics
Anonymous, promote coping and lifestyle changes.
Bioterrorism:
- What are the categories?
- Inhaled Anthrax
- Smallpox correct answer *Category A*: smallpox, botulism, anthrax, plague
*Category B*: typhus, cholera
*Category C*: hantavirus
*Inhaled Anthrax*: Symptoms include sever dyspnea, fever, shock, muscle aches.
Interventions include IV ciprofloxacin for those exposed (or have a high risk of
exposure).
*Smallpox*: Symptoms include *rash (begins on face and spreads down), high
fever, headache, vomiting. Prevention includes vaccination.
