2
ATI RN 2026\27
ATI RN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSESSMENT 2026\27 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS + RATIONALES.
A school nurse has identified a need for improved playground safety. Using a quality
improvement process that mirrors the steps of evidence-based practice, which of
the following steps should the nurse take before selecting changes aimed at
improving playground safety? (Select all that apply.)-CORRECT ANS - Organizing an
effort to work on improvement
Rationale: The nurse should identify that in the steps of the PDSA framework,
organizing an effort to work on improvement occurs before selecting changes aimed
at performance improvement
- Planning the change
Rationale: The nurse should identify that in the steps of the PDSA framework,
planning the change occurs after selecting changes aimed at performance
improvement
- Clarifying current knowledge of the process
Rationale: The nurse should identify that in steps of the PDSA framework, clarifying
current knowledge of the process occurs before selecting changes aimed at
performance improvement.
A school nurse is researching information about the effects of homelessness on
immunization rates in school-age children. In what order will the nurse examine
each item, from most robust type of evidence to least robust? (Move the steps into
the box on the right, placing them in the order of strength of evidence. Use all the
steps.)-CORRECT ANS 1. Systemic reviews of all randomized controlled trials
published within the last 5 years about the effects of homelessness on
immunization rates in children
2. A randomized controlled trial about the effects of homelessness on immunization
rates on one stat's population of school=age children
3. Observational cohort studies about immunization rates performed with a
population of homeless school-age children during the last 3 years.
4. An expert opinion presented in a conference in the current year from a pediatric
immunologist.
A+ GRADED 1
, 2
ATI RN 2026\27
A nurse at a public health department is presenting information about Healthy
People 2030 to a group of community health workers. In which of the following
categories will the nurse discuss specific, evidence-based interventions of Healthy
People 2030?-CORRECT ANS Objectives
Rationale: The nurse should discuss evidence-based interventions with Healthy
People 2030 objectives.
A community health nurse is reporting their findings from research conducted about
the need for primary care clinics in a community. According to Wilder's community-
engagement research model, which of the following activities would the nurse
report if the community was engaged in the research in the collaborator role?
(Select all that apply.)-CORRECT ANS - Residents filled out questionnaires on the
survey tool.
Rationale: The nurse should report that the community acted in a collaborator role
by answering surveys
- Residents volunteered to count the number of completed surveys returned each
day.
Rationale: The nurse should report that the community acted in a collaborator role
by volunteering to count the completed surveys
- Residents donated the data collection supplies.
Rationale: The nurse should report that community residents acted in a collaborator
role by donating data collection supplies.
Wrong Answers: LEADERSHIP ROLE
- Residents attended information sessions presented by the nurse during the
research process
- Residents developed informational brochures for the community before the
research process began.
A team of community health nurses is in the planning phase for community-
engaged research. Which of the following describes a role the nurses should take
during the planning phase using the nursing process?-CORRECT ANS Writing
grants for funding of community-engaged research
A team of home health nurses is searching for data about pressure injury protocols
for use in the home setting. Which of the following resources should they use to find
pressure injury protocols?-CORRECT ANS Cochrane
A+ GRADED 2
ATI RN 2026\27
ATI RN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSESSMENT 2026\27 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS + RATIONALES.
A school nurse has identified a need for improved playground safety. Using a quality
improvement process that mirrors the steps of evidence-based practice, which of
the following steps should the nurse take before selecting changes aimed at
improving playground safety? (Select all that apply.)-CORRECT ANS - Organizing an
effort to work on improvement
Rationale: The nurse should identify that in the steps of the PDSA framework,
organizing an effort to work on improvement occurs before selecting changes aimed
at performance improvement
- Planning the change
Rationale: The nurse should identify that in the steps of the PDSA framework,
planning the change occurs after selecting changes aimed at performance
improvement
- Clarifying current knowledge of the process
Rationale: The nurse should identify that in steps of the PDSA framework, clarifying
current knowledge of the process occurs before selecting changes aimed at
performance improvement.
A school nurse is researching information about the effects of homelessness on
immunization rates in school-age children. In what order will the nurse examine
each item, from most robust type of evidence to least robust? (Move the steps into
the box on the right, placing them in the order of strength of evidence. Use all the
steps.)-CORRECT ANS 1. Systemic reviews of all randomized controlled trials
published within the last 5 years about the effects of homelessness on
immunization rates in children
2. A randomized controlled trial about the effects of homelessness on immunization
rates on one stat's population of school=age children
3. Observational cohort studies about immunization rates performed with a
population of homeless school-age children during the last 3 years.
4. An expert opinion presented in a conference in the current year from a pediatric
immunologist.
A+ GRADED 1
, 2
ATI RN 2026\27
A nurse at a public health department is presenting information about Healthy
People 2030 to a group of community health workers. In which of the following
categories will the nurse discuss specific, evidence-based interventions of Healthy
People 2030?-CORRECT ANS Objectives
Rationale: The nurse should discuss evidence-based interventions with Healthy
People 2030 objectives.
A community health nurse is reporting their findings from research conducted about
the need for primary care clinics in a community. According to Wilder's community-
engagement research model, which of the following activities would the nurse
report if the community was engaged in the research in the collaborator role?
(Select all that apply.)-CORRECT ANS - Residents filled out questionnaires on the
survey tool.
Rationale: The nurse should report that the community acted in a collaborator role
by answering surveys
- Residents volunteered to count the number of completed surveys returned each
day.
Rationale: The nurse should report that the community acted in a collaborator role
by volunteering to count the completed surveys
- Residents donated the data collection supplies.
Rationale: The nurse should report that community residents acted in a collaborator
role by donating data collection supplies.
Wrong Answers: LEADERSHIP ROLE
- Residents attended information sessions presented by the nurse during the
research process
- Residents developed informational brochures for the community before the
research process began.
A team of community health nurses is in the planning phase for community-
engaged research. Which of the following describes a role the nurses should take
during the planning phase using the nursing process?-CORRECT ANS Writing
grants for funding of community-engaged research
A team of home health nurses is searching for data about pressure injury protocols
for use in the home setting. Which of the following resources should they use to find
pressure injury protocols?-CORRECT ANS Cochrane
A+ GRADED 2
