ATI Community Health Proctored Final Exam
1. A charge nurse in an ED is informed that a tornado touched down in a
nearby town and mass casualties are en route. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
1. Follow facility policy to activate the disaster plan.
2. Prepare the triage rooms.
3. Obtain additional supplies.
4. Call in off-duty staff. ANS: 1. Follow facility policy to activate the
disaster plan.
2. A nurse is planning to participate in a public education program about
prevention of West Nile Virus. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include in her presentation?
1. "Eliminate sources of standing water."
2. "Make sure your immunizations are up to date."
3. "Keep all of your pets indoors."
4. "Spray insect nests with a repellent that contains DEET." ANS: 1.
"Eliminate sources of standing water."
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,3. A nurse is performing a community assessment in a rural setting. Which
of the following types of health care should the nurse recognize is most
likely to be absent in this setting?
1. Tertiary care
2. Primary prevention
3. Chronic care
4. Secondary prevention ANS: 1. Tertiary care
4. A triage nurse is an ED when several hundred clients who were injured
in a train collision arrive at the facility for treatment. The nurse should
determine that which of the following requires immediate treatment?
1. A client who has neck pain and was transported to the facility on
a backboard
2. A client who has epigastric and left-arm pain and is diaphoretic
3. A client who has nasal and orbital ecchymosis and a respiratory rate
of 16/min
4. A client who has abdominal pain and is 2 months pregnant ANS: 2. A
client who has epigastric and left-arm pain and is diaphoretic
5. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for
ciprofloxacin following exposure to anthrax. Which of the following
state-
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, ments by the client indicates that further teaching is required?
1. "I will limit my intake of coffee, tea, or cola beverages."
2. "I will wear a large-brim hat and long sleeves if I am out in the sun."
3. "I will take the ciprofloxacin with an antacid if I get an upset stomach."
4. "I will avoid taking ciprofloxacin along with dairy products." ANS: 3. "I
will take the ciprofloxacin with an antacid if I get an upset stomach."
6. A community health nurse is planning a study with the goal of
improving the environmental health of a community. Identify the sequence
the nurse should follow when conducting the research.
Design the study
Formulate the research
question Analyze the findings
Review related literature ANS: Formulate the research
question Review related literature
Design the study
Analyze the
findings
7. An industrial health nurse is caring for a client who states, "I have
been under a lot of stress lately." When the nurse suggests stress
management techniques, the client calmly states that he has a pistol in his
car and intends to take his life in the parking lot after work that day. Which
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1. A charge nurse in an ED is informed that a tornado touched down in a
nearby town and mass casualties are en route. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
1. Follow facility policy to activate the disaster plan.
2. Prepare the triage rooms.
3. Obtain additional supplies.
4. Call in off-duty staff. ANS: 1. Follow facility policy to activate the
disaster plan.
2. A nurse is planning to participate in a public education program about
prevention of West Nile Virus. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include in her presentation?
1. "Eliminate sources of standing water."
2. "Make sure your immunizations are up to date."
3. "Keep all of your pets indoors."
4. "Spray insect nests with a repellent that contains DEET." ANS: 1.
"Eliminate sources of standing water."
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,3. A nurse is performing a community assessment in a rural setting. Which
of the following types of health care should the nurse recognize is most
likely to be absent in this setting?
1. Tertiary care
2. Primary prevention
3. Chronic care
4. Secondary prevention ANS: 1. Tertiary care
4. A triage nurse is an ED when several hundred clients who were injured
in a train collision arrive at the facility for treatment. The nurse should
determine that which of the following requires immediate treatment?
1. A client who has neck pain and was transported to the facility on
a backboard
2. A client who has epigastric and left-arm pain and is diaphoretic
3. A client who has nasal and orbital ecchymosis and a respiratory rate
of 16/min
4. A client who has abdominal pain and is 2 months pregnant ANS: 2. A
client who has epigastric and left-arm pain and is diaphoretic
5. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for
ciprofloxacin following exposure to anthrax. Which of the following
state-
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, ments by the client indicates that further teaching is required?
1. "I will limit my intake of coffee, tea, or cola beverages."
2. "I will wear a large-brim hat and long sleeves if I am out in the sun."
3. "I will take the ciprofloxacin with an antacid if I get an upset stomach."
4. "I will avoid taking ciprofloxacin along with dairy products." ANS: 3. "I
will take the ciprofloxacin with an antacid if I get an upset stomach."
6. A community health nurse is planning a study with the goal of
improving the environmental health of a community. Identify the sequence
the nurse should follow when conducting the research.
Design the study
Formulate the research
question Analyze the findings
Review related literature ANS: Formulate the research
question Review related literature
Design the study
Analyze the
findings
7. An industrial health nurse is caring for a client who states, "I have
been under a lot of stress lately." When the nurse suggests stress
management techniques, the client calmly states that he has a pistol in his
car and intends to take his life in the parking lot after work that day. Which
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