ATI Community Health Retake 2 Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers)
1. 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 ANS: D.
the nurse should ask them in private to uncover the source of her
ongoing anger
2. a community health nurse is providing education to a group of
children who have asthma. which of the following statements indicates
an under- standing 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 ANS: B.
cold air can be a trigger for asthma. this response indicates the
student reconizes this risk
3. 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 ANS: C
4. 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 ANS: C
5. a nurse is preparing a community education program about heatlh
care needs during pregnancy. The nurse should include that which of the
follow- ing vaccines is safe to administer to a client who is pregnant?
A. herpes zoster
,B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
, C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella ANS: B
6. a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly
diag- nosed 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
ANS: A B
E
7. 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
ANS: B. low income, no insurance
(Verified Answers)
1. 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 ANS: D.
the nurse should ask them in private to uncover the source of her
ongoing anger
2. a community health nurse is providing education to a group of
children who have asthma. which of the following statements indicates
an under- standing 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 ANS: B.
cold air can be a trigger for asthma. this response indicates the
student reconizes this risk
3. 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 ANS: C
4. 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 ANS: C
5. a nurse is preparing a community education program about heatlh
care needs during pregnancy. The nurse should include that which of the
follow- ing vaccines is safe to administer to a client who is pregnant?
A. herpes zoster
,B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
, C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella ANS: B
6. a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly
diag- nosed 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
ANS: A B
E
7. 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
ANS: B. low income, no insurance
