ATI Community Health Exam Community
& Public Health Nursing Assessment |
Questions with Correct Answers | Rated
A+
✅ ATI Community Health Exam – PRACTICE (2026/2027)
Community & Public Health Nursing
Multiple-choice (a, b, c, d) • Correct answers included • NCLEX® readiness
Questions 1–40
🟦 Foundations of Community Health (1–10)
Q1. The primary focus of community health nursing is:
a) Treatment of illness
b) Health promotion and disease prevention
c) Acute care management
✅
d) Hospital-based care
Answer: b
Q2. Which population is considered a vulnerable group?
a) Healthy adults
b) Adolescents in school
c) Older adults with limited income
✅
d) Employed adults
Answer: c
Q3. Primary prevention includes:
a) Rehabilitation
,b) Screening programs
c) Immunizations
✅
d) Disease treatment
Answer: c
Q4. Secondary prevention focuses on:
a) Preventing disease occurrence
b) Early detection and treatment
c) Restoring function
✅
d) Palliative care
Answer: b
Q5. Tertiary prevention aims to:
a) Prevent exposure
b) Identify disease early
c) Reduce complications
✅
d) Promote vaccination
Answer: c
Q6. A community assessment should begin with:
a) Data analysis
b) Windshield survey
c) Nursing diagnosis
✅
d) Intervention planning
Answer: b
Q7. The nurse’s role in community health is primarily:
a) Curative
b) Preventive
c) Surgical
✅
d) Diagnostic
Answer: b
Q8. Which determinant most strongly affects health?
a) Genetics
b) Access to healthcare
c) Lifestyle behaviors
✅
d) Climate
Answer: c
Q9. An example of health promotion is:
a) Administering antibiotics
b) Teaching nutrition and exercise
c) Performing wound care
, ✅
d) Managing IV therapy
Answer: b
Q10. Which agency focuses on disease surveillance?
a) Red Cross
b) CDC
c) WHO
✅
d) OSHA
Answer: b
🟦 Epidemiology & Communicable Disease (11–20)
Q11. The chain of infection includes all EXCEPT:
a) Agent
b) Host
c) Vector
✅
d) Reservoir
Answer: c
Q12. Which action breaks the chain of infection?
a) Increased antibiotics
b) Hand hygiene
c) Hospital admission
✅
d) Isolation of family
Answer: b
Q13. An endemic disease is one that:
a) Occurs worldwide
b) Occurs occasionally
c) Is constantly present in a region
✅
d) Has no cure
Answer: c
Q14. A pandemic is defined as a disease that:
a) Occurs seasonally
b) Affects one city
c) Spreads globally
✅
d) Is rare
Answer: c
Q15. The nurse reports a case of tuberculosis to:
a) The hospital only
b) The client’s family
& Public Health Nursing Assessment |
Questions with Correct Answers | Rated
A+
✅ ATI Community Health Exam – PRACTICE (2026/2027)
Community & Public Health Nursing
Multiple-choice (a, b, c, d) • Correct answers included • NCLEX® readiness
Questions 1–40
🟦 Foundations of Community Health (1–10)
Q1. The primary focus of community health nursing is:
a) Treatment of illness
b) Health promotion and disease prevention
c) Acute care management
✅
d) Hospital-based care
Answer: b
Q2. Which population is considered a vulnerable group?
a) Healthy adults
b) Adolescents in school
c) Older adults with limited income
✅
d) Employed adults
Answer: c
Q3. Primary prevention includes:
a) Rehabilitation
,b) Screening programs
c) Immunizations
✅
d) Disease treatment
Answer: c
Q4. Secondary prevention focuses on:
a) Preventing disease occurrence
b) Early detection and treatment
c) Restoring function
✅
d) Palliative care
Answer: b
Q5. Tertiary prevention aims to:
a) Prevent exposure
b) Identify disease early
c) Reduce complications
✅
d) Promote vaccination
Answer: c
Q6. A community assessment should begin with:
a) Data analysis
b) Windshield survey
c) Nursing diagnosis
✅
d) Intervention planning
Answer: b
Q7. The nurse’s role in community health is primarily:
a) Curative
b) Preventive
c) Surgical
✅
d) Diagnostic
Answer: b
Q8. Which determinant most strongly affects health?
a) Genetics
b) Access to healthcare
c) Lifestyle behaviors
✅
d) Climate
Answer: c
Q9. An example of health promotion is:
a) Administering antibiotics
b) Teaching nutrition and exercise
c) Performing wound care
, ✅
d) Managing IV therapy
Answer: b
Q10. Which agency focuses on disease surveillance?
a) Red Cross
b) CDC
c) WHO
✅
d) OSHA
Answer: b
🟦 Epidemiology & Communicable Disease (11–20)
Q11. The chain of infection includes all EXCEPT:
a) Agent
b) Host
c) Vector
✅
d) Reservoir
Answer: c
Q12. Which action breaks the chain of infection?
a) Increased antibiotics
b) Hand hygiene
c) Hospital admission
✅
d) Isolation of family
Answer: b
Q13. An endemic disease is one that:
a) Occurs worldwide
b) Occurs occasionally
c) Is constantly present in a region
✅
d) Has no cure
Answer: c
Q14. A pandemic is defined as a disease that:
a) Occurs seasonally
b) Affects one city
c) Spreads globally
✅
d) Is rare
Answer: c
Q15. The nurse reports a case of tuberculosis to:
a) The hospital only
b) The client’s family
