2024 COMMUNITY ATI EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
a nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center noticies
that one member of the group expresses anger repeatedly. which of the
following strategies should the nurse use to facilitate the group process with
this member?
A. remind the group that everyone should have a chance to participate
D. divide the group into pairs and give each pair a topic for discussion
C. give the member extra time to compose her thought before expressing
them
D. focus more on the group members who have a positive outlook -
CORRECT ANSWERS- D.
the nurse should ask them in private to uncover the source of her ongoing
anger
a nurse is preparing a community health program on communicable
diseases. when discussing modes of transmission, the nurse should include
which of the following as an airborne illness?
A. cholera
B. malaria
C. influenza
D. salmonellosis - CORRECT ANSWERS- C
a nurse is reviewing the various roles of a community health nurse. which of
the following is an example of a nurse funcitoning as a consultant?
A. advocating for federal funding of local health screening programs
B. updating state official saobut health needs of the local community
C. facilitating discussion of a client's ongoing needs with an interprofessional
team
D. performing health screenings for high blood pressure at a local health fair
- CORRECT ANSWERS- B
a community health nurse is providing education to a group of children who
have asthma. which of the following statements indicates an understanding
of the teaching?
A. i shouldn't play sports because it will make me too tired
B. i will stay indoors during cold weather
C. i will use my rescue medication every day
D. I shouldn't get the flu shot because it might make me sick - CORRECT
ANSWERS- B.
,cold air can be a trigger for asthma. this response indicates the student
reconizes this risk
a community health nurse is planning an in-service about STI to a group of
adolescents. which of the following clinical findings should the nurse include
as a manifestation of primary syphilis?
A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy - CORRECT ANSWERS- C
a public health nurse is working in a community that ha a population of 24,
096. There are 2,096 existing cases of heart disease within the populaiton.
The nurse can determine which of the following from this information?
A. mortality rate
B. attack rate
C. prevalence proportion
D. incidence proportion - CORRECT ANSWERS- C
a nurse is preparing a community education program about heatlh care
needs during pregnancy. The nurse should include that which of the
following vaccines is safe to administer to a client who is pregnant?
A. herpes zoster
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella - CORRECT ANSWERS- B
a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly diagnosed
with pertussis. Which of the following actions should the school nurse take?
(select all that apply)
A. instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing stage has
passed
B. encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
C. quarantine the children in the child's class
D. recommend the child receive a pneumococcal vaccine in 28 days
E. check the immunizations of the child's classmates - CORRECT ANSWERS-
A
B
E
a nurse is caring for a 50-year-old client who has DM, recently lost his job,
and has no health insurance. The nurse should advise the client to do which
of the following?
A. contact medicare to determine eligibility
B. contact medicaid to determine eligibility
C. go to the ER when services are needed
, D. go to the public health department when services are needed - CORRECT
ANSWERS- B.
low income, no insurance
a home health nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse who is drawing blood
from a client for laboratory testing and gets stuck by a used needle. Which of
the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for
further teaching?
A. the client will be tested for HIV
B. the client will be tested for hepatitis B virus
C. the client will be tested for hepatitis C virus
D. the client will be tested for hepatitis A virus - CORRECT ANSWERS- D
oral-fecal route
a clinic nurse manager is developing an education program on TB skin
testing. The nurse should include that which of the following can cause a
false-negative result?
A. advanced HIV or AIDS
B. Bacilli CAlmette-Gue'rin (BCG) vaccination
C. time between exposure and screening
D. age of the client
E. recent abuse of IV substances - CORRECT ANSWERS- A
C
D
a nurse is collecting demographic data as a part of a community assessment.
which of the following should be included?
A. racial distribution
B. family genograms
C. number of open water sources
D. presence of condemned buildings - CORRECT ANSWERS- A
a community health nurse is visiting a family that has newborn twims and
two school-aged children. The parents tell the nurse they are emotionally
and financially overwhelmed. which of the following referrals are
apporpriate?
A. postpartum support group
B. WIC program
C. CPS
D. medicare part B
E. free school lunch program - CORRECT ANSWERS- A
B
E
a community health nurse is teaching a group of older adults about
environmental health hazards. A need for additional teaching is indicated
CORRECT ANSWERS
a nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center noticies
that one member of the group expresses anger repeatedly. which of the
following strategies should the nurse use to facilitate the group process with
this member?
A. remind the group that everyone should have a chance to participate
D. divide the group into pairs and give each pair a topic for discussion
C. give the member extra time to compose her thought before expressing
them
D. focus more on the group members who have a positive outlook -
CORRECT ANSWERS- D.
the nurse should ask them in private to uncover the source of her ongoing
anger
a nurse is preparing a community health program on communicable
diseases. when discussing modes of transmission, the nurse should include
which of the following as an airborne illness?
A. cholera
B. malaria
C. influenza
D. salmonellosis - CORRECT ANSWERS- C
a nurse is reviewing the various roles of a community health nurse. which of
the following is an example of a nurse funcitoning as a consultant?
A. advocating for federal funding of local health screening programs
B. updating state official saobut health needs of the local community
C. facilitating discussion of a client's ongoing needs with an interprofessional
team
D. performing health screenings for high blood pressure at a local health fair
- CORRECT ANSWERS- B
a community health nurse is providing education to a group of children who
have asthma. which of the following statements indicates an understanding
of the teaching?
A. i shouldn't play sports because it will make me too tired
B. i will stay indoors during cold weather
C. i will use my rescue medication every day
D. I shouldn't get the flu shot because it might make me sick - CORRECT
ANSWERS- B.
,cold air can be a trigger for asthma. this response indicates the student
reconizes this risk
a community health nurse is planning an in-service about STI to a group of
adolescents. which of the following clinical findings should the nurse include
as a manifestation of primary syphilis?
A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy - CORRECT ANSWERS- C
a public health nurse is working in a community that ha a population of 24,
096. There are 2,096 existing cases of heart disease within the populaiton.
The nurse can determine which of the following from this information?
A. mortality rate
B. attack rate
C. prevalence proportion
D. incidence proportion - CORRECT ANSWERS- C
a nurse is preparing a community education program about heatlh care
needs during pregnancy. The nurse should include that which of the
following vaccines is safe to administer to a client who is pregnant?
A. herpes zoster
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella - CORRECT ANSWERS- B
a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly diagnosed
with pertussis. Which of the following actions should the school nurse take?
(select all that apply)
A. instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing stage has
passed
B. encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
C. quarantine the children in the child's class
D. recommend the child receive a pneumococcal vaccine in 28 days
E. check the immunizations of the child's classmates - CORRECT ANSWERS-
A
B
E
a nurse is caring for a 50-year-old client who has DM, recently lost his job,
and has no health insurance. The nurse should advise the client to do which
of the following?
A. contact medicare to determine eligibility
B. contact medicaid to determine eligibility
C. go to the ER when services are needed
, D. go to the public health department when services are needed - CORRECT
ANSWERS- B.
low income, no insurance
a home health nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse who is drawing blood
from a client for laboratory testing and gets stuck by a used needle. Which of
the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for
further teaching?
A. the client will be tested for HIV
B. the client will be tested for hepatitis B virus
C. the client will be tested for hepatitis C virus
D. the client will be tested for hepatitis A virus - CORRECT ANSWERS- D
oral-fecal route
a clinic nurse manager is developing an education program on TB skin
testing. The nurse should include that which of the following can cause a
false-negative result?
A. advanced HIV or AIDS
B. Bacilli CAlmette-Gue'rin (BCG) vaccination
C. time between exposure and screening
D. age of the client
E. recent abuse of IV substances - CORRECT ANSWERS- A
C
D
a nurse is collecting demographic data as a part of a community assessment.
which of the following should be included?
A. racial distribution
B. family genograms
C. number of open water sources
D. presence of condemned buildings - CORRECT ANSWERS- A
a community health nurse is visiting a family that has newborn twims and
two school-aged children. The parents tell the nurse they are emotionally
and financially overwhelmed. which of the following referrals are
apporpriate?
A. postpartum support group
B. WIC program
C. CPS
D. medicare part B
E. free school lunch program - CORRECT ANSWERS- A
B
E
a community health nurse is teaching a group of older adults about
environmental health hazards. A need for additional teaching is indicated
